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The Book of James - aka The Epistle of James  - aka The Gospel of James - read by BEFOR THE PAGE host Charlie 'Scarecrow' Mehrhoff. 

It is only fitting that The Book of James, lampooned by Martin Luther as The  Epistle of Straw is rendered into speech by the old Scarecrow.

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The Man Who Planted Trees  by Jean Giono read by Before the Page Podcast host Charlie Mehrhoff.

Copies of the book, The Man Who Planted Trees, featuring exquisite wood engravings by Michael McCurdy are available from CHELSEA GREEN PUBLISHING by going to the publisher's website at - https://www.chelseagreen.com 

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Selections from Thomas Merton, G.I. Gurdjieff, Rabindranath Tagore, Idries Shah,  Rav Kook, Clint Frakes, Charlie Mehrhoff. 

To obtain a copy of The Torah of Tomorrow: One Song - teachings of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Hakohen Kook (Rav Kook) - in Hebrew & English, translated by Rachel Tova Ebner, Mosaica Press - go to https://mosaicapress.com 

Copies of Myths, Beasts & the Ways of Water : Poems by Clint Frakes - can be obtained from Seven Worlds Press - go to https://sevenworldspress.com 

Episode #9 features the words of Carlo Suarès.  

It opens with The Eight Propositions from Carlo's seminal book The Second Coming of Reb YHSHWH   

This episode also features a reading (in English) of Quoi Israel?, an essay penned by Suarès in 1954 in Alexandria, Egypt. 

In Quoi Israel? (What Israel?) Suarès provides his striking spiritual/political view of the then nascent State of Israel.  

Here's a brief list (English titles) of Suarès publications: Genesis Rejuvenated, The Second Coming of Reb YHSHWH, The Resurrection of the Word, The Cipher of...

This episode of Before the Page is for the children. Listen to a poetic piece by Rav Kook:  https://mosaicapress.com/product/the-torah-of-tomorrow/ - and a wonderful retelling of a Jataka tale, Brave Little Parrot, by Rafe Martin: https://www.rafemartin.com/ 

This episode also features 2 children's picture book manuscripts composed by Nora & Charlie Mehrhoff - Mama at the Mango Tree - and - Beyond the Big.

For more information about Mama Dolfine, the heroine of Mama at the Mango Tree, and about how one may help the orphans and vulnerable children around Kisumu...

Selected readings from Carlo Suarès, Rumi and Clint Frakes. Also, features words from Rachel Tova Ebner's stunning translations of Rav Kook.

The Rav Kook translations read from on Before the Page are available via Mosaica Press - under the title The Torah of Tomorrow: One Song: https://mosaicapress.com/bookshop/?srsltid=AfmBOor6YTHlm_NEv4FgOAz5-ZokFGEIFk7lRp_cBrxOPJr3ckLWBQq9

To obtain a copy of Myths, Beasts & the Ways of Water by Clint Frakes - go to https://www.sevenworldspress.com/

Copies of Words to Light Eternity by Charlie Mehrhoff can b...

Readings from: Walt Whitman, The Essence Gospel of Peace, Earth Prayers (Harper), Words to Light Eternity (Charlie Mehrhoff), Rabindranath Tagore - also featuring recently published translations of Rav Kook's 'Gleamings' translated from the Hebrew by Rachel Tova Ebner - Mosaica Press. 

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This episode of Before the Page features words regarding direction - excerpts from the Tao Te Ching, Attar, Mahatma Gandhi, Hannah Hurnard, Thich Nhat Hahn, Ryokan, Herman Hesse, etc. 

Words composed by the reader featured in the Country Valley Press chapbook publication: We have come to believe. Available at: 

https://www.amazon.com/have-come-believe-Charlie-Mehrhoff

Copies of The Sky at Night: Writings of the Children of Korando - compiled by Charlie Mehrhoff - available by contacting Ripple Effect Project: 

https://www.rippleeffectproject.org/

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Saint Teresa of Avila, Rumi, an inspiring distillation of Moshe Cordevero's Palm Tree of Devorah - hosted by Charlie Mehrhoff

This, the first episode of Before the Page features an eclectic offering of words to inspire nonviolence: Thich Nhat Hanh, Krishamurti, the Tao Te Ching, Hannah Hurnard, Saint Thomas, Sa'adi, Mahatma Gandhi, others. Hosted by Charlie Mehrhoff.