A Quiet Life

Ep 55 Erik

FIX-141 — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 23:25:23 +0000

This interview with Erik is somewhat controversial and thought provoking. We don’t agree about everything, but one thing we do agree about is that complex issues can’t be explained in a few sentences.

Erik Transcription

Erik’s book can be found here:

https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Home-Autobiographical-Tasmanian-Wilderness/dp/1467001368

Here are some home education links:

http://www.hea.edu.au

https://home-ed.vic.edu.au

https://home-ed.vic.edu.au/product/why-and-how-of-australian-home-education/. [Dr Barratt-Peacock’s thesis.]

https://home-ed.vic.edu.au/a-summary-of-australian-research/

https://adventistnewsonline.com/death-of-dr-john-barratt-peacock/

ACE:

https://www.aceministries.com/

LEM:

https://www.lem.com.au/

Erik’s training site is

http://www.3ptraining.com.au

James 4:8a Come near to God and he will come near to you. (NIV)

http://insightpolicy.blogspot.com

Erik’s Facebook settings are public https://www.facebook.com/erik.peacock.37 (but he says he doesn’t feed trolls).

Ep 54 Saying No Ch 2

FIX-141 — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:46:55 +0000

The second chapter of the My Year of Saying No audiobook, plus some news from me. You can order the e-book and paperback book from the links at http://ruthamos.com.au/book/my-year-of-saying-no/

Some links from the intro chat:

CGP Grey’s video on goals and themes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVGuFdX5guE&fbclid=IwAR1QGk1haDvy6x09v_DxX5Zg-GMMZ47PAvayptbtfz2wTYA_Vl-fLjWknr8

Numberphile

https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile

Ep 53 Catriona

FIX-141 — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:40:00 +0000

Five years ago, Catriona was an atheist. On the day I recorded this interview she had just found out that she had been accepted as an ordination candidate. So you could say that things have changed a bit for her. It’s a really wonderful story. She is a student minister at St Davids Cathedral this year, and will continue her studies at Ridley in 2021. The ordination is a ways off, but she says that the journey is as great as the destination.

St Michael’s Collegiate girl’s school where Catriona’s mother was ‘head girl’ or ‘head prefect’ https://collegiate.tas.edu.au/

Australian Antarctic Division http://www.antarctica.gov.au/

CSIRO https://www.csiro.au/

Psalm 46:10 ‘Be still, and know that I am God’

http://ruthamos.com.au/catriona-transcription/ ‎

Ep 52 My Year of Saying NO Chapter 1

FIX-141 — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:33 +0000

The first instalment of the My Year of Saying No audiobook, plus some news from me. You can order the e-book and paperback book from the links at http://ruthamos.com.au/book/my-year-of-saying-no/

Ep 51 Kylie

FIX-141 — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 22:18:00 +0000

It’s really great to be back! This year, the interviews will be aired fortnightly, the other week in the fortnight I will be recording and posting my memoir ‘My Year of Saying No’.

Today’s guest is Kylie from the Christian Coaching Institute Australia. She is full of wisdom about listening and approaching life with curiosity. It’s a great way to start the year’s podcasts.

Psalm 46:10a He says, “Be still and know that I am God”

The Enneagram is a personality test that results in nine personality types that are described by a number. I am a number 1 on the Enneagram scale. You can find the test here: https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits.html

Kylie Transcript

Ep 50 Sean Gaffney Part 3

FIX-141 — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 23:38:40 +0000

Today (in part 3 of the interview with Sean) we start with Frasier, head to Harry Potter, look at the Christology of Dr Who, take a detour via Oscar Wilde, and end up in Newfoundland.

It’s a fantastic way to celebrate the fiftieth podcast episode!

www.biola.edu

The Selfish Giant, Oscar Wilde can be read for free here: https://sacredheartacademygr.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Partners-in-Formation-The-Selfish-Giant-and-The-Happy-Prince.pdf

https://comefromaway.com.au/

Sean Gaffney Part 3 Transcription

Ep 49 Sean Gaffney Part 2

FIX-141 — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 02:58:44 +0000

Faith and art do the same thing. They ask the same questions.

It’s the story of how Sean became a writer, met his wife, wrote a script for Big Idea, and started work for Warner Brothers.

And then about the time it all went really wrong. We talk about fear and failure.

Asbury University https://www.asbury.edu/

Transcription Sean Gaffney Part 2

Ep 47 Sean Gaffney Part 1

FIX-141 — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 03:11:30 +0000

Sean is a scriptwriter and Associate Professor of Media, Journalism & Digital Storytelling. When I first met Sean he was working with Warner Bros. in LA. He now works at Asbury University, a Christian university in Kentucky. In this first part of our interview we talk about how he became a Christian, and about how God lined up all sorts of things that you wouldn’t think would go together to bring him to where he is now.

Asbury University https://www.asbury.edu/

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/01/why-the-british-tell-better-childrens-stories/422859/

http://ruthamos.com.au/sean-gaffney-part-1/ ‎

Ep 47 Catherine Gaffney

FIX-141 — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 00:32:38 +0000

Catherine is an actor. She lives in Kentucky and I recorded this interview with her over the internet. There were a few Skype issues in as we chatted which mean that there are some delays and jumpy bits occasionally. But I’ve cut out the worst of it. Catherine’s acting skills helped us out a fair bit as we repeated bits and pieces of the interview. Catherine talks in this interview about the acting life, the spiritual children that she has ‘adopted’ over the course of her life, and how she has chosen not to have biological children, among other things.

Asbury University https://www.asbury.edu/

Seattle Pacific University spu.edu

Deadly Misconduct https://rjamos.com/book/deadly-misconduct/

My Year of Saying No. http://ruthamos.com.au/book/my-year-of-saying-no/

Walking on Water Madeleine L’Engle. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/96880/walking-on-water-by-madeleine-lengle-preface-by-sara-zarr/

The Tale of Despereaux https://www.katedicamillo.com/books/tale.html

Matt 11:30 “For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

“Your vocation in life is where your greatest joy fits the world’s greatest need.” Frederick Buechner.

1 Corinthians 10:31 ‘So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.’

Matthew 5:13 ‘You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?’

Catherine Transcription

Ep 46 Christina Part 2

FIX-141 — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 23:21:36 +0000

Christina and I continue our conversation from last week. She said after the interview that she wanted to be clear that having a large family is a lot of hard work. We talk children, male and female roles, God’s provision, and diversity. I’ve put a couple of links below for the things we talked about and I’ve also included the NaNoWriMo website, and my blog website in case anyone wants to know what I was talking about in the introduction.

http://pilgrimhill.org/

https://www.pilgrimartists.com/

https://www.koorong.com/product/the-gospel-comes-with-a-house-key-practicing_9781433557866

https://www.desiringgod.org/books/desiring-god

aquietlifeblog.wordpress.com

NaNoWriMo.org

Transcription Christina Part 2