Wow! Thanks for the great comment! We're glad to have you as a listener!

Thomas passed along info on your album - looking forward to sharing pieces of it over the next few weeks!

Thanks again!

This podcast appeals to me because of its documentary nature. Podcasts often and capably promote a performer, discuss a "thought leader"'s ideas, or cover a "big picture' topic.

Yet part of the power of the new media is the ability to document life as it is really lived. This is part of the process of using the new technologies to re-imbue daily life with creativity. Part of "showing creativity", it seems to me, is to begin, as here, with who people really are and what they really do.

I think that sometimes there is a tendency in some religious circles to aim for "salesmanship" at the expense of authentic experience. In my part of the world, massive congregations are built into huge edifices to which luxury vehicles are driven every day by the affluent as a palpable "sign of success" of this form of evangelism.

This podcast, set in a coffee shop with Petula Clark's "Downtown" in the background, re-connectts with the core principle--a life of compassion is not built on membership statistics achieved, but on relationships built, and real experiences shared.

This podcast shares an interview which is just such a real experience, and I'm delighted to hear these youth ministers in training and their views. The life they chose is different from the life I have chosen--and they gave me a window into thier world.

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