Pioneering Old Paths
You need somewhere to ponder, wonder, wrestle.
You're curious - perplexed - even listless - about the paradoxes of life in Christ: the pains, promises, people, and practices.
You're in the right place.
Join Amy Leigh Bamberg, a spiritual director who deeply values the sacred work of holy listening with individuals, couples, and groups in exploration of the intricate ways God meets each person. Tune in for in-depth discussions with insightful guests and find companionship for your spiritual transformation journey.
Podcasting since 2025 • 8 episodes
Pioneering Old Paths
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Reading the Bible the Ancient Way
Reading the Bible is challenging. Not only are we engaging multiple genres - from poetry to prose to apocolyptic - but also there's that whole language issue. I don't speak ancient Hebrew or Greek. Do you?And there's a tenden...
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The Interior Life: A Meditative Reflection
Is it psycho-babble? Selfishness? Escapism? Or is the interior journey absolutely essential for a Christ-formed life?Answer: the latter. Make no mistake: in a society of weaponized individuality and normalized pathological na...
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Contemplating the Interior Castle
Long before John Mark Comer and Ruth Haley Barton; even preceding the greats like Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, and Henri J.M. Nouwen, an insightful nun living in 16th century Spain megaphoned the necessity of spiritual formation--that is, th...
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The Mystics: Reformation & Transformation
You sign up for it. Find a supervisor with exceptional expertise. Then spend the next four years following them, failing, learning, fumbling around with the fret saw, feeling mortified on jobsites. You watch. Ask. Listen. Obey. Chan...
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Contemplative Prayer: A Striking Metaphor
Sporting Rainbow Brite pj's, as a child I curled underneath the covers and dutifully repeated: "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take."Bowing my head b...
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