Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Texts

About Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Texts

Through the help of a number of my friends, the sacred texts, I will be exploring the interconnection of my self (and each of our "selves"), others, our world, and the divine... I sometimes call that "soulcialism," this interconnection of all things, which for me becomes more and more real as we: Experience interconnection through imaginative empathy, and... Express interconnection though compassionate action. The sacred texts of of the world's great religions have a lot to say about these things, and about those 4 spheres of connection (self, others, nature, divine). I am no Tolkien, but in some ways my music and poetry is like the Hobbit, my prior podcasts (Cow Behind the Barn and Soulcialism; Making it Real) are my Lord of the Rings, then this series of Episodes, Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Texts, is like my "Silmarillion." For more of my music you can find me on all the apps, just look for Kevin Caldwell. I also share my music and poetry on YouTube @KevinCaldwellMusicandPoetry. All of this flows from and is the fruit of years of my “conversations” with some of humanity's most influential sacred texts, each of which has become a spiritual friend to me: the books of Genesis, Exodus, the Bhagavad Gita, the teachings of the Buddha, the Tao Te Ching, the Gospels of John and Luke, and the Quran. As humans, we have different ways of knowing what we know. In order to more fully experience the richness of these texts, I will draw upon reason, imagination, emotion, intuition, memory, hope, love, and our senses. I will weave meditation practices into the episodes and sometimes include examples of my own art as opportunities to engage the wisdom of these friends with more of the fullness of our humanity. Each sacred text grasps different facets of reality and touches various aspects of the Truth. They describe their experiences of Truth in different ways. Sometimes they are in harmony, sometimes they seem to disagree, and sometimes in fact they don’t agree with each other. I will be transparent about how I decide what I agree with, disagree with, and remain undecided about. I will also be clear about why! In most episodes I unpack “big chunks” of individual texts line by line, allowing their unique wisdom to speak. Occasionally, I invite these ancient voices into conversation together, allowing them to speak to each other as if they were not only my friends but also friends with each other. This holistic way of engaging the collective wisdom offered by these friends enables us to experience a more complete picture of ourselves, the world, and the Divine. #moses #gita #buddha #laotzu #jesus #quran #spirituality #mutualism #kevincaldwell #soulcialism #sacred #sacredtexts #religion #art #truth #creativity

Publisher

Kevin Caldwell

Category

arts · education · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Feb 2026

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Episode 37 New Social Order #gospels #jesus #society #sacred #sacredtexts #spirituality #divine #god

   Demons and leprosy and the poor and the rich, and a new social order. All of that is giving us clues about how Luke might answer questions about what is real, what went wrong, and how to fix it.I am Kevin Caldwell, and this podcast is the fruit of years of my “conversations” with some of humanity's most influential sacred texts, each of which has become a spiritual friend to me: the books of Genesis, Exodus, the Bhagavad Gita, the teachings of the Buddha, the Tao Te Ching, the Gospels of John and Luke, and the Quran. In this episode we look at accounts of casting out demons, healing, forgiving, and forming a new kind of community. It all sets up Luke’s version of the so-called sermon on the mount in Matthew…which is where the next Episodes will take us.Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Texts and Jesus:Jesus is one of the six friends I am drawing upon for the Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Texts podcast. Sacred Wisdom:In these episodes, the sacred wisdom that comes from who Jesus is, and which has made him such an important friend in my life, is the wisdom I find in both how he lived and the events of his life, as well as in what he taught.Sacred Texts:There are several sacred texts which tell us what he did and said, so which of the texts that present the life and words of Jesus should I focus on, and are any of them reliable? There are four official ones, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. There also are many others which were not included as official versions. The story of how some of those texts were determined to be “inspired” and true and worthy of inclusion is complicated, and took decades, indeed, centuries, to be finally sorted out (though it is not really final, since there are differences among Christians about which books “count” as official). I had to start somewhere though, and decided to focus on portions of Luke and Matthew. I will go into the reasons for that decision in more detail in the Episodes themselves, but here is a summary:For the events in Jesus’ life which have deepened my friendship with him I wilI focus on the way the Gospel of Luke portrays things that took place leading up to the launch of his public “career” so to speak. I decided to focus on Luke for this material in part because I have spent a lot of time with Luke over the years, and in part because I think the way Luke presents Jesus is extremely relevant for the times in which we live. I will follow Luke up to the point in chapter 6 when we get his version of the material that in Matthew’s version is referred to as the “Sermon on the Mount.”For the teaching of Jesus, I will turn to Matthew’s way of presenting the material I just referred to: Luke’s “sermon on the plain,” which in Matthew is the “Sermon on the Mount.” The reason for relying on Matthew for this, as I explained in Episode 31, is that Matthew in three chapters assembles things taught by Jesus into a cohesive “package” or summary, a collection that will more easily enable me to compare Jesus’ teaching with Moses’ Ten Commandments and the Buddha’s Eightfold Path.For more of my work, including other podcasts and my music and poetry, check out my YouTube channels: @KevinCaldwellPodcasts And@KevinCaldwellMusicandPoetry

2. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Episode 35 Divine Children #Jesus #sacredtexts #divine #spirituality #gospelofluke #humannature #god

   Who are you? Who am I? “Idenity” seems like a big topic these days. But how do we know, and what if we have reasons to doubt it? And what’s that got to do with Jesus?In this Episode we encounter two famous scenes in the life of Jesus: a baptism at the River Jordan and a series of tests in the wilderness.There will be voices (divine and diabolical), and a lot of implied and explicit information about who Jesus is.And also about who we are.Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Texts and Jesus:Jesus is one of the six friends I am drawing upon for the Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Texts podcast. Sacred Wisdom:In these episodes, the sacred wisdom that comes from who Jesus is, and which has made him such an important friend in my life, is the wisdom I find in both how he lived and the events of his life, as well as in what he taught.Sacred Texts:There are several sacred texts which tell us what he did and said, so which of the texts that present the life and words of Jesus should I focus on, and are any of them reliable? There are four official ones, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. There also are many others which were not included as official versions. The story of how some of those texts were determined to be “inspired” and true and worthy of inclusion is complicated, and took decades, indeed, centuries, to be finally sorted out (though it is not really final, since there are differences among Christians about which books “count” as official). I had to start somewhere though, and decided to focus on portions of Luke and Matthew. I will go into the reasons for that decision in more detail in the Episodes themselves, but here is a summary:For the events in Jesus’ life which have deepened my friendship with him I wilI focus on the way the Gospel of Luke portrays things that took place leading up to the launch of his public “career” so to speak. I decided to focus on Luke for this material in part because I have spent a lot of time with Luke over the years, and in part because I think the way Luke presents Jesus is extremely relevant for the times in which we live. I will follow Luke up to the point in chapter 6 when we get his version of the material that in Matthew’s version is referred to as the “Sermon on the Mount.”For the teaching of Jesus, I will turn to Matthew’s way of presenting the material I just referred to: Luke’s “sermon on the plain,” which in Matthew is the “Sermon on the Mount.” The reason for relying on Matthew for this, as I explained in Episode 31, is that Matthew in three chapters assembles things taught by Jesus into a cohesive “package” or summary, a collection that will more easily enable me to compare Jesus’ teaching with Moses’ Ten Commandments and the Buddha’s Eightfold Path.

3. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Episode 34 More Mary, More Jesus #Jesus #Mary #spirituality #sacredtexts #religion #divine #gospel

   It’s common in my culture to seek therapy to get help for father issues and mother issues…but most of us also get good things from them. I think Jesus got quite a bit of what he is known for from his mother…In Episode 33,“Heart of Mary, Heart of Jesus “ I barely began to scratch the surface of bringing out the ways that I see in Jesus’ personality and perspectives and character the fingerprints of his mother…The main example in that Episode being: Mary said to the angle: let it happen to me in keeping with your wordJesus said to God: your will be done This Episode is a kind of “Part 2, hence the title: ”“More Mary, More Jesus.”The point is that I am still exploring the way I see the character and heart of Mary shaping Jesus’ character and heart. The Episode opens with some of the most frequently recited words in Christian worship, used regularly in the liturgies of the Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican communities. In other words, buy the majority of the world’s Christian population.It is a song or poem attributed to Mary called “the Magnificat.”Then we will look at a visit from some shepherds, and two events in the Temple.Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Texts and Jesus:Jesus is one of the six friends I am drawing upon for the Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Texts podcast. Sacred Wisdom:In these episodes, the sacred wisdom that comes from who Jesus is, and which has made him such an important friend in my life, is the wisdom I find in both how he lived and the events of his life, as well as in what he taught.Sacred Texts:There are several sacred texts which tell us what he did and said, so which of the texts that present the life and words of Jesus should I focus on, and are any of them reliable? There are four official ones, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. There also are many others which were not included as official versions. The story of how some of those texts were determined to be “inspired” and true and worthy of inclusion is complicated, and took decades, indeed, centuries, to be finally sorted out (though it is not really final, since there are differences among Christians about which books “count” as official). I had to start somewhere though, and decided to focus on portions of Luke and Matthew. I will go into the reasons for that decision in more detail in the Episodes themselves, but here is a summary:For the events in Jesus’ life which have deepened my friendship with him I wilI focus on the way the Gospel of Luke portrays things that took place leading up to the launch of his public “career” so to speak. I decided to focus on Luke for this material in part because I have spent a lot of time with Luke over the years, and in part because I think the way Luke presents Jesus is extremely relevant for the times in which we live. I will follow Luke up to the point in chapter 6 when we get his version of the material that in Matthew’s version is referred to as the “Sermon on the Mount.”For the teaching of Jesus, I will turn to Matthew’s way of presenting the material I just referred to: Luke’s “sermon on the plain,” which in Matthew is the “Sermon on the Mount.” The reason for relying on Matthew for this, as I explained in Episode 31, is that Matthew in three chapters assembles things taught by Jesus into a cohesive “package” or summary, a collection that will more easily enable me to compare Jesus’ teaching with Moses’ Ten Commandments and the Buddha’s Eightfold Path.

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