The highest compliment: Sarah “the female man of God” [SSL341]

Today is an introduction to wise Amma Sarah of the Christian Desert Era.

A shorter version of this can be found as a semi-polished VIDEO at my youtube channel. There will be a whole desert elder series there. Check it out here

Limited Series, part 2 : : : Howard Thurman: Disciplines of the Spirit [Commitment]


Today the focus on the work of Howard Thurman comes from Commitment chapter.

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STILL Event Announcement

I look forward to being with you online for this annual event called a reading of a segment from the Commitment chapter.
Still, is the theme. Check out the link ⬇️

https://the-pilgrimage.org/home-2/get-connected/winter-solace-2025/

Don’t Fear the Desert [SSL 322]

I’m featuring the work of Sr. Laura Swan and some wisdom from “The Forgotten Desert Mothers” which is one of her intriguing books. Be sure to go here to find out more after you click play to listen to the episode.


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Do you know Abba Macarius? [SSL 314]

Today we are exploring the Desert Wisdom of Abba Macarius on the strengthening of free will, among other things.


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Eps 221 Seasons of restlessness; Casey Tygrett

Casey Tygrett returns to the Spark My Muse podcast with his new book and sends wisdom into the center of our funk. We find help for our restless seasons.

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