Tag: Desert Elders

Letting Event-based Forms of Church Die

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It was a great time speaking with author, teacher, and spiritual director Cindy S Lee about the desert elders and spiritual formation, but we covered other topics in our surprisingly wide-reaching conversation. We spoke about the deficits in many Western forms of church that focus on the an individual’s needs and thereby neglect the ingredients for creating enriching communities vital to our healthy spiritual formation. The podcast has only an excerpt

TO WATCH and listen to the full version, go here: https://youtube.com/live/9n4tyHbhh8A

Join me and scholar Robert J Monson, Sunday May 17th at 4pm ET on the youtube channel for a LIVE conversation 


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Temptations of the Body – 4/12/26

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Hello friends,

I’m back to share something from the lesson I did at Bethesda EC Church in Reedsville, PA on 4/12/26 and it is the 2nd of four.

Some of you may enjoy WATCHING this, and you can try this link: https://youtu.be/YzQE-rGNNpo?si=BsjvHxs1-HoaTjYl
At that channel you will also find the 1st lesson from March 29.
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UPDATE:
Here is the 3rd one from April 19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlIKZUWSAC8

Lent Week 1 – (clips)

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Maybe you missed WEEK 1 of Lent with the Desert Elders that was live on Substack, YouTube, and Facebook. Phoebe Farag Mikhail was my co-host and her perspective as a Coptic Christian is really informative. The Coptics claim the Desert Elders of Egypt as their direct heritage.

I choose a few short clips to whet your appetite, leaving the best parts for you to discover at the YouTube Channel (youtube.com/@Sparkmymuse).

Subscribe to the channel to be a part of the other weeks, or check back to watch the replays.

Besides getting a copy of my book on the Desert Elders, don’t forget to find Phoebe’s work, especially the Lent-related book she wrote called Hunger for Righteousness

Big News of Launch Week

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A big thank you to those who offered encouragement and helping The Way of the Desert Elders fly from the nest. Today, is very brief, but it’s about some of the wins from launch week.

Getting on the TOP TEN & LAUNCH DAY PARTY!

LIVE LAUNCH Party tonight at 7pm EST!
Find it at this here link at that time: https://sparkmymuse.substack.com/p/tonight-live-book-launch-celebration

Launch party announcement 1/27 LIVE STREAM - follow link

AND this honor came today. I’m so excited.

You can read an except of one of the chapters that was printed (with permission) by Red Letter Christians here

And the first two reviews are in already!
YOU CAN HELP TOO! Please write a review onAmazon once you read the book.