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Singer/Songwriter/Storyteller Matthew Clark and guests share weekly essays glimpsing truth, beauty, and goodness along the way of pilgrimage toward God. Visit: www.matthewclark.net/onethousandwords
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S6:E35 – Where the River Goes: Malcolm Guite, “Full-eyed Love” (opens the original)
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Meet poet, priest, scholar and essayist for "Where the River Goes," Malcolm Guite. Malcolm chose song number eleven from the album called "The Dream of God" and wrote an epic closing essay for The Well Trilogy about the great joy set before us: the Beatific Vision of Christ's shining face when he returns and God's dream for this world comes true, as all things are made new. The post S6:E35 – Where the River Goes: Malcolm Guite, “Full-eyed Love” appeared first on Matthew Clark .
S6:E34 – Where the River Goes: Ned and Leslie Bustard, “Toward a Harvest of Beauty” (opens the original)
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This week, meet Ned Bustard and his late wife, Leslie. Together they created Square Halo books, hosted conferences, and produced enormous amounts of visual art, poetry, and beauty. Ned took up the task of finishing an essay Leslie started for "Where the River Goes. Before she passed, she had chosen song number ten from the album, called "Rise." Ned and Leslie's joint essay points toward Jesus, the King of Beauty, who will come again and make all things new. The post S6:E34 – Where the River Goes
S6:E33 – Where the River Goes: Douglas Kaine McKelvey, “What is Not Costly is Not Hope” (opens the original)
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Meet author, songwriter, speaker and essayist for "Where the River Goes," Douglas Kaine McKelvey. Doug chose song number nine from the album called "Almost Time" and wrote a deeply honest and beautiful essay reflecting on the costly nature of staying engaged in real hope. The post S6:E33 – Where the River Goes: Douglas Kaine McKelvey, “What is Not Costly is Not Hope” appeared first on Matthew Clark .
S6:E32 – Where the River Goes: Nicole Howe, “Prayers in Neon Chalk” (opens the original)
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Meet educator, author, mom, and essayist for "Where the River Goes," Nicole Marie Howe. Nicole chose song number nine from the album called "Strong Man" and wrote beautiful personal essay reflecting on childhood experiences of disappointment in God, and how the Great King Jesus bends down low as a humble servant to attend the grief of those old painful prayers. The post S6:E32 – Where the River Goes: Nicole Howe, “Prayers in Neon Chalk” appeared first on Matthew Clark .
S6:E31 – Where the River Goes: Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, “Also” (opens the original)
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Meet George MacDonald Scholar, Christian ecologist, retreat host and essayist for "Where the River Goes," Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson. Kirstin chose song number seven from the album called "Sing like you did" and wrote an astonishing poetic essay on the God of Creation and our response to his call on us to enter into the work of New Creation already underway. The post S6:E31 – Where the River Goes: Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, “Also” appeared first on Matthew Clark .
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