Spilled Coffee on Ancient Scrolls is a podcast about finding ways to "live as humans fully alive," as St. Irenaeus encouraged us to do. It's hosted by Kelly Pigott, an obscure author, church history professor, contemplative, and outdoor enthusiast. Drawing upon wisdom from many sources, most of them quite old, this brief, weekly series seeks to provide a witty and thoughtful moment in your day. For more, including my blog and published works, visit SpilledCoffeeOnAncientScrolls.com
Right now, the world is not breathing so well. There is so much suffering from people struggling to breathe, literally and figuratively. This simple a...
The young look at the lines in their palms to try to see their future. The old look at the wrinkles in their face to see their past. In this episode, ...
In this episode I sit in a Starbucks, sipping a latte, pondering the image of God as seen in a sticky handprint left by a toddler on the window. It's ...
I grew up in a tradition that placed a lot of emphasis on making sure that when one died one went to heaven. And yet, all these decades later, as I re...
In nature, such connections can be found in what the Celts called “thin places.” George MacLeod describes these locations as “the eternal seeping thro...
Our lives are directed by to-do lists and calendars and productivity apps. I don’t wake with the sun but with a clock. And the things invented in this...