Tracks for the Journey

Dec 06 2024 76 ep. 18 mins

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Tracks for the Journey will improve your well-being with practical insight and inspiration from progressive Christian spirituality, positive psychology, and justice ethics. Your host is Dr. Larry Payne, a minister, chaplain, and counselor with more than 45 years experience helping people with discoveries on their journey of life. He believes well-being is founded on balanced self-awareness, quality relationships, and active spirituality. Access all the resources of the Network at www.tracksforthejourney.com.

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Merry...Happy...Whatever...Good Greeting for a Diverse Holiday

Dec 06 2024 13 mins

Text me your thoughts! The holidays bring us many opportunities to mix with others. In our diverse society, the person you meet can be celebrating the season as a merry… happy… or whatever… holiday. Our words of greeting can make a difference when diverse opinions abound. What do we say to greet one another without starting a holiday riot? Good theology and love can build sol

Make the Spirituality and Physicality Connection

Nov 22 2024 15 mins

Text me your thoughts! Our physical experiences offer a gateway to profound spiritual encounters. Integrating our physicality and spirituality promotes holistic well-being. Body and Mind can flow in a dynamic unity. In this episode let’s explore the deep connections to our bodily experience and our spiritual life. The insights of Process Theology and modern neuroscience form a fo

Election Inflections

Oct 29 2024 9 mins

Text me your thoughts! You have a choice and the time is now. One Presidential candidate stands tall above the other. Four excellent reasons guided my vote for Kamala Harris. She offers the best economic plans, rational thinking about the issues, personal integrity, and vital faith. America needs her leadership in this challenging time.Learn about the TRACKS EXPRESS NewsletterSuppo

Is God Punishing Me?

Aug 16 2024 13 mins

Text me your thoughts! “Why is God punishing me?” An answer to the age-old question affects our well-being in many ways. Modern psychology and progressive theology offer insights built on God’s love and human choices which inspire hope in the toughest times of life. Explore the teaching Jesus offered when the disciples struggled with the same question to develop greater resil

New Words of Dynamic Prayer

Jul 16 2024 10 mins

Text me your thoughts! My understanding of prayer has changed towards a new dynamism and excitement. I've learned to collaborate rather than plead with God. Explore with me some new words that will make a difference in your spiritual devotion. Rather than tossing a hope in the wishing well of prayer for a far-away deity to act, we can join in a synergistic experience with a loving

Awestruck! The Emotion of Transcendence

Jun 19 2024 13 mins

Text me your thoughts! The delightful emotion of awe offers a path toward transcendence and well-being. The thunder of Niagara Falls or the face of a newborn can provoke emotions that change us forever. Science has given new perspectives on the impact of awe for our faith and well-being. The insights of Cole Arthur Riley, Victor Frankel, David Ray Griffin, and Summer Allen add brea

How Giving Gives Happiness

May 30 2024 10 mins

Text me your thoughts! Everyone wants happiness. But what if we are missing a key ingredient? Altruism is proven to bring well-being. So let’s be intentional! In this episode, I explore the evidence that giving to help others changes our body and mindset. Choosing these acts on a regular basis may be the ingredient that moves our happiness to a new level.Segments include:The hope

Discover How the Tracks for the Journey Podcast Will Help You

May 14 2024 4 mins

Text me your thoughts! You are ready for a path to better well-being, and the Tracks for the Journey Podcast will provide great resources! This brief episode explains the benefits you receive listening. The twice-monthly episodes offers programming that will improve your well-being with practical insight and inspiration from progressive Christian spirituality, positive psychology,

Go Wild! Spirituality for the Earth

Apr 18 2024 10 mins

Text me your thoughts! Running the path beneath the giant Sequoias brought a depth to my faith experience. Could going Wild lead to a closer connection to God and the Planet? Explore with me a green path with the perspective of Panentheism, Jesus in the Wild, Ecopsychology, and the battle against plastic pollution. We can learn from Brian McLaren, Ilia Delio, and others a new langu

Get Better Sleep Tonight

Apr 05 2024 13 mins

Text me your thoughts! Getting a good night’s sleep is important. But it’s not always easy. Sleep science offers a better tomorrow by improving what happens tonight. Let’s explore more about your well-being through good sleep habits. Looking at the example of Jesus, making a few minutes of pre-sleep preparation, and a tracking your nocturnal adventure can make all the differe