The Listening Porch

The Listening Porch is a podcast from Ray Hughes. Connect with Ray and support the show at: patreon.com/rayhughes

The Listening Porch is a religion podcast hosted by Ray Hughes, with 57 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ray Hughes hosts The Listening Porch, a religion show with 57 episodes published.

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  Episode #125

  Make Your Life a Praise | The Listening Porch w/Ray Hughes | Episode 15

  Jan 15, 202613 minS0

  <p>The Psalms don’t just tell stories of victory, they carry the long memory of God’s faithfulness. In this episode of Listening Porch, Ray Hughes and Eric explore what it really means to be a psalmist. Not just a songwriter, but a person whose life becomes praise. From David’s victories and failures to our own moments of shame, response, creativity, and redemption, this conversation reframes worship as something lived, not performed.</p> <p>We talk about:</p> <p>- Responding to God instead of reacting<br> - How victory flows from God’s faithfulness, not self-effort<br> - Why la...

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  Episode #124

  Be a Psalmist | The Listening Porch w/Ray Hughes | Episode 14

  Jan 8, 202617 minS0

  <p>What does it actually mean to be a psalmist?</p> <p>In this Listening Porch conversation, Eric and Ray reflect on #44 from 107 Things I Forgot to Say the Last Time I Talked About Worship, Creativity, and Music. Together, they explore how the psalms are more than songs. They are stories of real lives lived before God.</p> <p>This episode dives into tension and release, lament and praise, and how David’s psalms documented moments of fear, desperation, trust, and deliverance, often before the victory was visible. We talk about how creativity gives language to the soul, why honesty ma...

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  Episode #123

  Walking While Waiting | The Listening Porch w/Ray Hughes | Episode 13

  Dec 31, 202524 minS0

  <p>On a cold November porch in Alabama, we talk about deserts, waiting, creativity, and why God often speaks beyond the narrow parameters of thought. A conversation about stillness, listening, and finding beauty where we least expect it.</p> <p>--</p> <p>Join Selah Creatives: Get access to all of Ray’s online courses, teachings, monthly live Zoom gatherings, and a community of over 100 like-spirited creatives → selahonline.teachable.com/p/selah-creatives</p> <p>Support Ray on Patreon: Receive his personal poetry, prose, and creative writings not shared anywhere else → patreon.com/rayhughes</p> <p>Visit Ray's Website: RayHughes.org</p>

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  Episode #122

  Fitting In vs. Belonging | The Listening Porch w/Ray Hughes | Episode 12

  Dec 17, 202517 minS0

  <p>In this episode of The Listening Porch, Ray Hughes reflects on the difference between fitting in and belonging, and why so many gifted, creative, Spirit-filled people feel misaligned in the places they’re trying to serve.</p> <p>Drawing from the life of David, Ray explores how the Holy Spirit expresses Himself through poetry, music, story, and creativity, not just within sacred spaces, but through everyday assignments. We talk about fire as light, fire as warmth, fire as focus, and fire as something meant to be carried into dark places.</p> <p>From campfires and candles to misfits and re...

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  Episode #121

  Misfits, Makers, and the Presence of God | The Listening Porch w/Ray Hughes | Episode 11

  Dec 10, 202517 minS0

  <p >In this episode of The Listening Porch, Ray and Eric sit down to talk about something so many creatives quietly carry: the feeling of not fitting in.</p> <p >Drawing from the life of King David, they explore why so many musicians, poets, worship leaders, storytellers, and dreamers walk through seasons of misalignment, and how God uses those very seasons to shape purpose, discipline, and fire.</p> <p >David didn’t just surround himself with poets and prophets. He gathered the distressed, the discontent, the misunderstood, the ones in debt, and the ones who didn’t fit anywhere else. And...

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