Soul Stirrings Paul Patton, Ph.D. & The CCSN “Soul Stirrings” is Dr. Paul Patton’s 5-7 minute attempt to provide clarifying, maybe even inspiring, nuggets of insight about faith, communication, and culture along the journey of our existence. Paul is Professor Emeritus of Communication and Media at Spring Arbor University in Michigan, a former pastor, theater practitioner, author, and playwright. This podcast, certainly assuming Judeo-Christian presuppositions, draws steadily from the biblical witness. The concept of “soul stirring” is readily tied to Jewish rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s insight that moments of inspiration come and go, yet “having been inspired never passes” (Heschel, Man Is Not Alone, Harper and Row, 1966, p. 78). In other words, if one can retrieve the inspiring insight from literature, from performance art, or even the memorable quip of a friend as circumstances invite clarity and depth, one has an oasis of the mind whenever it is needed. A “soul stirring” is a truth, an insight, an observation that stirs the soul to reconsider its assumptions and reflect on its current course. The topics covered include the “Fruits of the Spirit,” as laid out in Saint Paul’s letter to the Galatians, nine virtues cultivated over a lifetime in the garden of one’s life. Another over-arching theme is the wise engagement with the title-wave of pop culture, technology, and media entertainment offerings that can inadvertently move us away from a healthy balance of work and rest. As the podcast’s introduction asserts, “where all things regarding faith, communication, and culture are considered. Soul Stirrings’s tracks Ep. 4: God Talk- Confronting God Talk by Soul Stirrings published on 2023-01-24T03:51:28Z Ep. 3: God Talk- Power Trends by Soul Stirrings published on 2022-12-14T05:53:39Z Ep. 2: God Talk- The Price Tag of God Talk by Soul Stirrings published on 2022-10-17T13:45:53Z God Talk: The Manipulative Uses of Spiritual Language; Ep. 1 What is God Talk? by Soul Stirrings published on 2022-09-19T01:59:32Z Ep. 35: Fruit of the Spirit - Self-Control, Part 3 by Soul Stirrings published on 2022-09-09T04:44:35Z Ep. 34: Fruit of the Spirit - Self-Control, Part 2 by Soul Stirrings published on 2022-07-18T22:23:28Z Ep. 33: Fruit of the Spirit - Self-Control, Part 1 by Soul Stirrings published on 2022-05-01T21:15:34Z Ep. 32: Fruit of the Spirit - Gentleness, Pt. 3 by Soul Stirrings published on 2022-04-11T03:56:06Z Ep. 31: Fruit of the Spirit - Gentleness, Pt. 2 by Soul Stirrings published on 2022-03-26T20:12:30Z Ep. 30: Fruit of the Spirit - Gentleness, Pt. 1 by Soul Stirrings published on 2022-02-09T16:00:18Z
God Talk: The Manipulative Uses of Spiritual Language; Ep. 1 What is God Talk? by Soul Stirrings published on 2022-09-19T01:59:32Z
Ep. 35: Fruit of the Spirit - Self-Control, Part 3 by Soul Stirrings published on 2022-09-09T04:44:35Z
Ep. 34: Fruit of the Spirit - Self-Control, Part 2 by Soul Stirrings published on 2022-07-18T22:23:28Z
Ep. 33: Fruit of the Spirit - Self-Control, Part 1 by Soul Stirrings published on 2022-05-01T21:15:34Z