Pain Passes, Beauty Remains

Warm Worms

Lawrence of Arabia and the need for the Holy Spirit.

Clean Air

Napkin Scribbles

Bald Eagles and the Dove

Eczema of the Soul

Science - The Only Narrative?

Ben Franklin and the nature of originality

The Nature of Originality

Three phases of the dark night of the soul

The Absence of God According to St. John of the Cross

The Origins of Ketchup

Helen Hayes, gold rushes, and the important things in life.

The Illusion of Affluence

Joseph Holding Jesus

Join us for episode one of the all-new season of Napkin Scribbles!  On today's episode, Author and Professor Leonard Sweet scratches and scribbles with us about sacred jazz.  Today's episode includes music from jazz giants of the faith; Aretha Franklin, Mary Lue Williams, and Louis Armstrong. So are you a Thelonious Monk? Take a listen and find out! Don't forget to subscribe and share with a friend!     



Napkin Scribbles Podcast does not own the copyrights to the following list of the music included in this episode. Napkin Scribbles only intends to use them as a point of reference for the content contained within this episode: 
Aretha Franklin: Say A Little Prayer,  Atlantic Records
Mary Lou Williams: Black Christ of The Andes, Smithsonian Folkways Records
Louis Daniel Armstrong: Rhythm Save the World,  Decca Jazz Records
Duke Ellington: Don't Mean a Thing, Brunswick Records

Are you a Thelonious Monk ?

Join Professor Sweet as he shares one of his favorite secrets about "The Tablet" and the wisdom he finds reading it.

A Secret Scribble!

Join Leonard Sweet for part one of a two-part Napkin Scribble as he shares his scratches and scribblings on the infamous "E" word, that's right Evangelism!

The "E" Word! Part 1

Join Professor Sweet for the follow-up episode surrounding the infamous "E" word, evangelism. In this Napkin Scribble, Leonard Sweet talks about the Great Commission an much more!

The "E" Word: Part 2

Join Professor Sweet as he scribbles his thoughts on the Protestant principle, the Pope and much more!

I Could Be Wrong...

On this episode, Professor Sweet scribbles a little about Frank Zappa, the Anabaptists, and Politics all in one! Don't forget to subscribe and share Napkin Scribbles with a friend. Napkin Scribbles is brought to us by Portland Seminary of George Fox University!

Lets Get Political...Or Not?

Join Professor Sweet for a Scribble about his love for the Latin language and the fearless nature of the early church.

Do you like a little Latin in your language?

Join Professor Sweet as he rekindles the call for more smoke and fire in the Church!

SMOKE & FIRE Pt. 1

Join Professor Sweet as he continues his scribble about man's desire for more fire and smoke. Professor Sweet also shares a little Johann Sabastian Bach as well as a brief story about share a story President Roosevelt and King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia metting aboard Quincy.

Smoke & Fire Pt2

This week's episode of Napkin Scribbles joins Professor Sweet on a journey into great silence as he shares the story of Carthusian monks and the great secret of Chartreuse!

Into Great Silence: The Story of Chartreuse

Join Professor Sweet as he scribbles out some of his most pressing questions he would ask the Church if he could.

Questions For The Church

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