Speaking with Joy

Today we discuss chapter two. Joining me for today’s episode, Haley Stewart and I discussed the way someone we hardly know can fee like home, quantum entanglement, the spiritual discernment of pets, and, as ever, the excellencies of Mrs. Murray.

In this episode, Sally Clarkson (Joy's mom) joins her to discuss chapter one of a Wrinkle in Time. They talk about difference, conformity, love, and the wonderful writing of Madeleine L'Engle.

This summer Speaking with Joy's online summer book club will be exploring the suspenseful, captivating, scientific young adult novel a Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.

A conversation with Dr Matthew Rothaus Moser about the transformation of love in Dante's Divine Comedy.

Join Joy on the stoop of her Scottish flat to listen to birdsong and read three poems celebrating the glory of Spring.

From Poirot to Aragorn, Joy and Nathan Clarkson discuss the best heroes of film and literature, and discuss the qualities of good men. Check out Nathan's new book Good Man, released today!

Did you know modern chemistry began as an attempt to turn lead into gold? Enjoy this delightful conversation with historical fiction author Samantha Cohoe about alchemy, story telling, and lipstick!

Escape into the stories about people who go places (while we cannot!) and explore role of narrative in developing virtue.

A conversation with Gracy Olmstead about exodus, homecoming, landscapes, walking, and Wendell Berry.

Join me in my kitchen while I make french toast blintzes and contemplate the excellencies of tea.

An interview with artist and illustrator Mariah Ziemer about her philosophy of doodling, being a happy artist, and her new children's book about the Australian outback.

Enter into the story of the Passion through one of the greatest works of western music: Bach's Saint Matthew Passion.

Women, Art, Friendship... Three Phd students band together to create a devotional project to help people meditate through the season of Lent with beautiful art.

An hour of happy, wholesome distraction with Haley Stewart.

Why are murder mysteries so comforting? Boze Herrington and Joy Clarkson discuss the spiritual depths and dark delights of their favourite genre.

Listen into a mother daughter (Sally and Joy) Facetime about habits and havens of happiness, ways to keep your soul alive.

A conversation with Karen Swallow Prior about the great moral philosopher of the 19th century: Jane Austen.

Coronavirus, medieval morality plays, and Harry Potter.

Meg, the daughter of two academic historians herself, is troubled by the unimaginative story told about women throughout history: that they were always oppressed, quiet, and un-influential until feminism arrived on the stage to set us all free.

Why does it matter to live a faithful life, to resist evil, when it costs everything and seems to accomplish nothing? This episode reviews A Hidden Life, by Terrence Malick.

Who were the women of the early church? What do they have to teach us about vocation, the Holy Spirit, and being transformed into the image of Christ?

Welcome back to a brand new season of Speaking with Joy! This episode sings the praises of Rich Mullins, an artist steeped in scripture, with a heart like an open wound, and eyes that saw glory in creation.

A Christmas chat with my dear Sally-Mama!

Christ comes as the ruling King, but he also comes as the gentle Shepherd.

Mary is the first Christian, the first person in whom Christ dwelled. Her life and song teach us to bear Christ too.

Welcome to a special series on the season of advent. Sit in the dark, wait for the light, prepare for his coming.

How do we tell a good story with our lives? How do we sing a good song? Begin where you are. Grieve what you must. Do what you can.

Can watching the sea lead us close to God? This was a question Welsh poet R.S. Thomas contemplated often in his poetry. In this episode Joy explores the poetry of R.S. Thomas with Shanti Daffern.

There is a wisdom to the season of winter. But how does one wile away the long winter evenings in Scotland? By telling stories, singing songs, and dancing reels.

What heritage were you given? What legacy will you leave behind? These are the questions discussed in this episode.

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Memory shapes our sense of who we are, where we come from, and where we're going. It's fundamental, and it's flawed. What are we to make of it?

How can we incorporate rhythms of prayer into our every day lives, dedicating our work, play, and rest to God?

This episode explores Bach fugues, improvisational jazz, poetry, and a kid's cartoon to suggest the idea that true freedom necessitates restraint.

How do we live well in a complicated world? This episode seeks the words of a poet from the past and a musician for the present to explore this timeless question. This episode features an interview with Veery Huleatt, editor of a new volume of poetry by Jane Tyson Clement.

To be a human is to have a body, and to have a body is to touch and be touched. This episode explores our desire to touch creation, each other, and God.

Speaking with Joy welcomes a new season with this special episode featuring the talks from the Speaking with Joy live events and music from Two Benedictions. Enjoy!

Speaking with Joy is celebrating its second anniversary! Many thanks to everyone who has joined in on the journey.

There was some one thing that was too great for God to show us when He walked upon our earth; and I have sometimes fancied that it was His mirth.

Joy chats with Glenn Packiam about how our stories because sacred in the hands of Jesus.

"The chief mark of our epoch is a profound laziness and fatigue; and the fact is that the real laziness is the cause of the apparent bustle."

Is the world getting better and better? This week we discuss the myth of progress and the eternal revolution. Join in!

Boze Herrington joins Joy to discuss the beautiful paradoxes of Christianity as it has tumbled through history.

How is it possible that we both feel at home in the world and homesick in it?

Can fairy tales help us understand the world better than modern philosophy?

From her new flat in St Andres, surrounded by boxes, Joy rambles about chapter three of Orthodoxy and the unraveling of the modern mind. Listen in!

What do sin, madness, and rationalism have to do with each other? Tune into this week's episode about Chapter Two of Chesterton's book Orthodoxy to find out!

Welcome to Reading with Joy, a summer book club on G.K. Chesterton's excellent book of essays Orthodoxy. Join me this week for our first episode, diving into Chapter One "In Defence of Everything Else."

After a short (and unexpected!) break, Speaking with Joy is back. Listen to this podcast to hear about my summer book club, live Speaking with Joy events near you, and more. I hope you'll spend the summer with me!

The modern world is both overstimulating and excessively boring. In this episode, featuring Boredom expert Dr. Rebekah Lamb, we explore the social, literary, and spiritual dimensions of boredom. I promise, you will not find this episode a bore.

Is the modern world disenchanted? Today we will explore this question with the night sky as our conversation partner. My hunch is that the cosmos is not any less wondrous, mysterious, or enchanted than it was in the twelfth century. The world is not disenchanted, we've only grown blind to its wonder.