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Tag Archives: desert spirituality

The Freedom of Detachment

The Desert Mystics: Weekly Summary

Testing in the Desert

Bringing Forth New Life

Experiencing Our Own Deserts

Recognizing Our Lost History

Contemplative Prayer Is Nothing New  

The Wise Storytellers 

Freedom from Our Passions

The real heart of emotion is the willingness to let go, to sacrifice your personal drama so that you can begin to see. Continue Reading Freedom from Our Passions

Freedom in the Desert

Mystics and the Margins Freedom in the Desert Tuesday, September 29, 2020 When Christianity became the established religion of the Roman Empire, something remarkable and strange took place. A whole set of people began to flock to the margins of the Empire to pursue God. They went to the deserts of Palestine, Cappadocia, Syria, and… Continue Reading Freedom in the Desert

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