Friends, I first published this video back in the summer, but I want to highlight it again today, in case you missed it back then. It was actually the first interview I did to support The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism— and my conversation partner is one of my favorite people on the planet, Kate H. Rademacher, who is the author of wonderful books of her own like Reclaiming Rest and Their Faces Shone (check them out!). Kate and I did this interview for the spirituality & writing community that she directs, called Writing for Your Life. This particular video got back on my radar this week because Writing For Your Life just sent out an email honoring it as one of their ten-most-watched videos of 2023!
Watch the video here…
Here’s what I said about this video when it was first released:
My first interview talking about The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism has been released. It’s embedded above, or you can check it out on Youtube by clicking here.
Kate Rademacher of Writing for Your Life and Compassionate Christianity sat down with me the other day for a Zoom chat about mysticism, theology, spirituality, writing, publishing, and other fun topics, like “How to talk about mysticism with your agnostic family members” — that sort of thing. We talked about the proper way to pronounce my last name and what I think is really going on with the (new) title of the book, among many other things. We both enjoyed our conversation, so I hope you’ll like it too!
Kate is herself an author, of books like Reclaiming Rest: The Promise of Sabbath, Solitude, and Stillness in a Restless World and Following the Red Bird: First Steps Into a Life of Faith. Like me, she has a deep love for the contemplative dimension of spirituality, and recognizes the deep wisdom of other faith traditions (especially Buddhism, the faith of her husband) while remaining anchored in her commitment to Christ.
Hope you enjoy this video! and if you haven’t already done so, please order your own copy of The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism, either directly from me (to get an autographed copy!) or from one of these online sources (including independent bookstores):
- Amazon — paperback or Kindle ebook
- Barnes and Noble — paperback or Nook ebook
- Broadleaf Books (the publisher) — paperback
- Bookshop.org (representing independent bookstores) — paperback
- Books-a-Million — paperback
- Cathedral Bookstore — Atlanta independent bookstore — paperback
- Christian Book Distributors — paperback
- Indiebound.com (representing independent bookstores) — paperback
