Mark Holdaway has many facets to his life including his work as a scientist and currently as a musician whose passion is centered on the Kalimba, the African Thumb Piano. From generic Christian to Born Again to Quaker, Mark's life is a tapistry of spirit and music.

Mark Holdaway has many facets to his life including his work as a scientist and currently as a musician whose passion is centered on the Kalimba, the African Thumb Piano. From generic Christian to Born Again to Quaker, Mark's life is a tapestry of spirit and music.

A thoughtful dialog about abortion, peace witness and care for creation. Guests are Rachel MacNair, Phd. in Psychology and undergraduate in Peace & Conflict Studies, and Stan Becker, Phd. in Demographics at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, where he is currently professor in the Dept of Population, Family and Reproductive Health.

Judith Ann Wagener has been a School Sister of Notre Dame since 1961, a period that has seen vast changes in American society and in the Catholic Church. She started as a teacher but followed a leading into pastoral ministry over 20 years ago, for the last 9 with St James the Greater Catholic Church in Eau Claire.

Her spiritual travels have included geographical travels to Central America and Israel, trips that have widened her vision and deepened her commitment to all of god's people.

Singer/songwriter Dennis Warner has 8 recordings under his belt and just one children's book, Beads On One String, named for one of his songs. Dennis joined us from Chicago's Dominican University where he was invited as a performer for a New Thought conference.

Adam Kirby is my first Rastafari guest for Song of the Soul, and it's an educational session and well as a compelling story of growth for a spiritual, but not religious, seeker. From Phoenix, Arizona, to Oregon to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Adam walks a path of love and depth, including his work at Just Local Food and his plans to farm sustainably.

Cathy Sultan, Tom Chisholm & Jason Hicks were recently part of a delegation to Israel/Palestine sponsored by the Interfaith Peace-Builders, witnessing first-hand the suffering and aspirations of the people both sides of the wall.

Cathy Sultan is the author of 3 books about the Middle East from a human viewpoint. Her latest release is Tragedy in South Lebanon: The Israeli-Hezbollah War of 2006. Tom Chisholm spent most of his work life as a military doctor, is a member of Veterans for Peace, and serves the Chippewa Valley as a volunteer doctor for the local free clinic. Jason Hicks has a Masters of Science in Conservation Genetics and is pursuing a career in International Conflict Resolution and Human Rights.

Bryce Black is a whimsical and profound singer/songwriter from the Chippewa Valley. His day job as LoTec Windmills provides him with time to turn the events of every day into verse and then into song. Bryce is Lutheran raised and Quaker enduring, with a trip through Evangelical Christian circles along the way, but mostly he's an original.

A "field trip" to an environmentally friendly model home near Waupaca, Wisconsin, built by A-A Exteriors, including a discussion of a number of technical options.

If you care to visit the model home, click here for directions.

Music featured on this program includes:

We Will Build This House - Sally Rogers
Power - Holly Near
G-Gee It’s Warm Out Here - Peter Alsop