{"id":12164,"date":"2020-02-25T16:02:26","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T22:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=12164"},"modified":"2020-04-10T10:44:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T15:44:20","slug":"season9-week1-the-struggle-to-get-our-lives-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2020\/02\/season9-week1-the-struggle-to-get-our-lives-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 9: Episode 1 | The Struggle to Get our Lives Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span class=\"e2ma-style\">\u201cThe human soul is like a fine wine that needs to ferment in various barrels as it ages and mellows\u2026Growing up and maturing is precisely a process of fermentation. \u00a0It does not happen easily, without effort and without breakdown. \u00a0But it happens almost despite us, because such is the effect of a conspiracy between God and nature to mellow the soul.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em>\u2013 Fr. Ron Rolheiser,\u00a0<em>Sacred Fire<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"\">We are launching season 9 and keeping things fresh. This season is titled<\/span><span class=\"\" style=\"font-style: italic;\"> Ruth and Friends: \u201cConversations on Spiritual Transformation and\u2026<\/span><span class=\"\"><i>\u201d<\/i><\/span><span class=\"\"><i>\u00a0<\/i>In each\u00a0episode\u00a0Ruth invites leaders with diverse callings and expertise to dialogue and explore how spiritual transformation intersects with some of the most significant topics of this time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We begin the season by offering a three-part conversation with author Fr.\u00a0Ronald Rolheiser discussing the three stages of discipleship. This conversation is drawn from his profound and thought-provoking book, <span class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/080413944X\/ref=rdr_ext_tmb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Sacred Fire: A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity<\/em><\/a>. In episode 1 Ruth and Ron discuss the temptations and invitations of those who are getting their lives together<\/span><em>.<\/em>\u00a0We pray these three episodes will serve you well as you begin your Lenten journey.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also access podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Iugwwuq5kmhfft5aadsbvtksage?t=Strengthening_the_Soul_of_Your_Leadership_with_Ruth_Haley_Barton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/ruth-haley-barton\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Season 9: Episode 1 | The Struggle to Get our Lives Together\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/rpxdc-d4aac3?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=107&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;pbad=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-nine\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 9<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Holy-Longing-Search-Christian-Spirituality\/dp\/038549419X\/ref=pd_sbs_14_1\/143-8345556-4200521?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=038549419X&amp;pd_rd_r=87729302-12e3-4410-bcd6-26264d0a69b7&amp;pd_rd_w=RMld0&amp;pd_rd_wg=KIMu9&amp;pf_rd_p=7cd8f929-4345-4bf2-a554-7d7588b3dd5f&amp;pf_rd_r=MQNF9QBFDVY0156DQCKP&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=MQNF9QBFDVY0156DQCKP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality <\/em><\/a>Ronald Rolheiser<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/080413944X\/ref=rdr_ext_tmb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Sacred Fire: A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity <\/em><\/a>Ronald Rolheiser<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exploring Further:<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/transforming-community\/\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transforming Community<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruthhaleybarton.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruth Haley Barton<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Become a patron:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join a growing movement of transforming leaders. We\u2019ve received fantastic feedback about the podcast, and we would like to create even more episodes. We need you!\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/patron\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extra bonus when you become a patron during Lent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Credit:<br \/>\n<\/strong><b><\/b><em>New Way to Live<\/em> written by Joel Hanson. <em>I am New<\/em> written by Joel Hanson and Jason Gray.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/patron\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12113 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ad-digital-lent-reflections-gift-1024x436.png\" alt=\"Join us for Lent: Receive a free resource when you give a gift.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe human soul is like a fine wine that needs to ferment in various barrels as it ages and mellows\u2026Growing up and maturing is precisely a process of fermentation. \u00a0It&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141],"tags":[2486],"class_list":["post-12164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","tag-season-9"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - 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