HeyJaredApricities
An occasional newsletter on creativity, music, and the spiritual life.
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Poetry as Spiritual Practice (opens the original)
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I’ve started writing a poem - almost every day - as a spiritual practice. I’ve found that approaching it at something I’m doing for my own well-being, instead of something I’m doing because I want to create Great ArtTM, has led to 1) more poems and 2) more joy.<div class="image2-inse
Theology in Sound & Image (opens the original)
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One month from today, on October 10, I’ll release my new album, Aphelion.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1456" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wo-v!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-
The Same Work (opens the original)
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For much of my adult life, people have assumed that I wear several different hats.I’m an Episcopal priest. I teach practical theology at a seminary. I write memoir and poetry. I compose and perform music. Depending on the context, one of those identities usually takes center stage while the others recede into the background. On Sunday mornings, I’m the priest. In the classroom, I’m the professor. On stage with my harp, I’m the musician. It can look as though I spend my life moving from one vocat
Happy Aphelion Day! (opens the original)
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Aphelion: 1. The point farthest from the sun in the earth’s orbit (that’s today!) 2. April’s new harp album, to be released in early October.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.c
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