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The Listening Porch is a podcast from Ray Hughes. Connect with Ray and support the show at: patreon.com/rayhughes
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Happy New Year

2023-01-0115:31

I'd like to wish you a Happy New Year!   Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at www.rayhughes.org or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Ever Speaking

2022-12-0712:09

Today I'd like to tell you about my new book.  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at www.rayhughes.org or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.
I'd like to tell you about the man who saved the Smoky Mountains, Horace Kephart.  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at www.rayhughes.org or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Today

2022-09-2003:45

I'd like to share a poem with you today.   Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Unnecessary Urges

2022-09-1307:54

Let's talk about creativity and noise.   Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

God’s Love

2022-09-0706:42

I've been reading the past couple of days about the greatness of God's love.   Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.
Let's chat about Charles Spurgeon.  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Storytelling

2022-08-2307:521

The Bible tells us thousands of stories that consist of real people experiencing God in real ways. Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Mountain Talk

2022-08-0317:12

Join me today for some Mountain Talk. Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Man From A Hill Of Beans

2022-06-2610:121

I grew up six miles from the hill of beans. Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Honor

2022-06-1417:24

Of mockingbirds and men. Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.
A wonder-filled imagination is a wonder-full thing. Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

A Right To Choose

2022-05-2216:21

Quiet is not the absence of sound. It is an invitation to listen and to hear life. The good news is that you get to choose what you listen to. Choose life today. Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Horizons

2022-05-0815:36

When you can’t see a horizon in your life you can start to feel disconnected to your own future.  It’s easy to feel that way in these times of turmoil.  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Season 2 Trailer

2022-05-0502:281

Well as you may know I have been focused on my health the last couple of years. I've been taking walks and jotting down things that come to me in between the notes of the bird’s songs. These walks have been important to me but I’m back now, sitting on the porch. Let's chat!… Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

A Walk In New Orleans

2020-05-1708:09

A pair of poems inspired by one of my favorite places...    Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Poet and Old Ghosts

2020-05-1303:54

Sacred seeds are the words of truth that awaken hope in a longing heart when a soul is broken and only listens to old ghosts...    Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Today Feels Write

2020-05-0814:20

I want to encourage you today to take up pen and paper and process your life with the written word...  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Gipsy Girl

2020-05-0308:44

Sometimes I like to get up in the morning and go on walks fully intending on paying attention to the things that inspire...  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Dublin Morning

2020-04-2605:51

An original poem, "Dublin Morning," and the story behind it...  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

I‘m From Kentucky

2020-04-2206:02

Today I'm going to give you a little piece of poetry that kind of speaks to the world that I came from...  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Solitude

2020-04-1909:45

There's a difference between isolation and solitude...  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Dressed In Dust

2020-04-1706:57

I was digging in the garden today and had a few thoughts about dust and dirt...  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Thing 1

2020-04-1211:19

Today on the podcast I talk about Thing 1 from my book "107 Things I Forgot To Say the Last Time I Talked About Worship, Creativity, and Music." You can find the book on Amazon or order it from Bethel Media...  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Rewrite Your Past

2020-04-1203:04

Some people say you can't change the past, but I say its all in how you write it...  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Old Home Place

2020-04-1212:101

Some stories about my Old Home Place in Adolphus, KY...  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Quarantine Thoughts

2020-04-1207:55

My mom knows how to navigate the fearful unknown...  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Mutinous Wind

2020-04-1205:54

While the world is in quarantine, I think I'll read some original poetry...  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Just A Thought

2020-04-1204:12

I was cleaning pollen off the porch and had a thought about 2 Chronicles 20...  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Nora and Padraig

2020-04-1214:21

I love Ireland so much I've been 34 times. You can go with me sometime: www.pennywhistletravel.com.  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.

Sing It

2020-04-1215:02

I love to sit on my porch and listen to the birds sing...  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.  

The Listening Porch

2020-04-1101:00

The Listening Porch is a new podcast from Ray Hughes. Connect with Ray and support the show by becoming a patron at: patreon.com/rayhughes
Storytellers are the guardians of memories, Ray tells us. In this episode, Ray shares some of the memories of his early years and how the stories of our lives give shape to the people we become.  These formative memories of family history encourage us that our memories, even the darker, painful ones can become a wellspring of hope and redemption for generations to come.   Visit The Listening Porch online for more inspiring episodes. You can help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes or sign up for one of my online courses at www.rayhughes.org  Also, check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com. Check out Stephen's Makers & Mystics podcast here.  Note: This conversation was recorded in 2022.  *This Podcast Series is produced by Brightbell Creative.
The Places we love have a profound ability to awaken wonder in our hearts and fill us with a sense of purpose and destiny.  In this episode, Ray shares about his love of Wales, Scotland and Ireland a how a prophetic encounter set him on a lifelong course of discovering how deeply these lands were woven into his heart.    Visit The Listening Porch online for more inspiring episodes. You can help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes or sign up for one of my online courses at www.rayhughes.org  Also, check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.   Note: This conversation was recorded in 2022.  *This Podcast Series is produced by Brightbell Creative.    
In this episode, Ray Hughes shares from his lifelong study of King David and shows how this misfit shepherd boy’s unwavering pursuit of God's presence shaped his legacy as a poet, worship leader, and king. Ray emphasizes the timeless relevance of David's story, highlighting how his longing for God expressed through music continues to inspire generations and shape the language of worship today.   If you'd like to dive deeper into Ray's teachings on worship, creativity and the life of King David, you can sign up for his online courses here.  Visit The Listening Porch online for more inspiring episodes. You can help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes or sign up for one of my online courses at www.rayhughes.org  Also, check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.   You can learn more about Stephen Roach's creative work and his upcoming creative arts event at The Breath and The Clay You can listen to Stephen's art and faith podcast here.  Note: This conversation was recorded in 2022.  *This Podcast Series is produced by Brightbell Creative.
In today's conversation, Ray shares about the generational power of storytelling. This episode spans everything from the importance of paying attention to learning the difference between a distraction and a daydream.    Visit The Listening Porch online for more inspiring episodes. You can help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes or sign up for one of my online courses at www.rayhughes.org  Also, check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com. You can connect with Stephen's work at The Breath and The Clay creative arts gathering and his art and faith podcast here.  Note: This conversation was recorded in 2022.  *This Podcast Series is produced by Brightbell Creative.
In this conversation,Stephen and Ray are continuing the discussion on fascination imagination and wonder, adding to it a bit about storytelling, songwriting, and how dialect impacts destiny.   Visit The Listening Porch online for more inspiring episodes. You can help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes or sign up for one of my online courses at www.rayhughes.org  Also, check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com. You can connect with Stephen's work at The Breath and The Clay creative arts gathering and his art and faith podcast here.  Note: This conversation was recorded in 2022.  *This Podcast Series is produced by Brightbell Creative.
In this opening conversation, Ray Hughes shares his timeless wisdom on the topics of fascination, imagination and wonder. As creatives and followers of Jesus, nurturing these expressions of faith are vital to living a full and vibrant life.  Tune in to hear Ray share insights on how we can move beyond dull obligation to a religious life and maintain a sense of wonder for the long haul.  Visit The Listening Porch online for more inspiring episodes. You can help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes or sign up for one of my online courses at www.rayhughes.org  Also, check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com. You can connect with Stephen's work at The Breath and The Clay creative arts gathering and his art and faith podcast here.  Note: This conversation was recorded in 2022.  *This Podcast Series is produced by Brightbell Creative.  
Hello Everybody.  I am thrilled to announce a new series of conversations here on The Listening Porch. Each week, starting Friday, February 2nd, (that's Groundhog Day in case you were wondering,) my good friend Stephen Roach will be joining me for a series of talks about life, faith and the creative journey I've traveled.  We’re calling these talks Deep Roots and Tangled Limbs. I believe these candid conversations will inspire and encourage you in your own creative pursuits.  - Ray    Visit The Listening Porch online for more inspiring episodes. You can help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes or sign up for one of my online courses at www.rayhughes.org  Also, check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com. You can connect with Stephen's work at The Breath and The Clay creative arts gathering and his art and faith podcast here.             

What is Beauty?

2022-12-1414:47

Somebody asked me, "What is Beauty"?  Here's what I told them.  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at www.rayhughes.org or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.
Join me for a little porch chat about prayer and meditation  Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.
I'd like to tell you about the smartest man from the Hill of Beans, Bogey Duffer.   Visit The Listening Porch online! You can view a video version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a Patron at patreon.com/rayhughes. You can also sign up for one of my online courses at selahministries.com or check out my beautiful, handmade ink pens at redriverturning.com.
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