{"product_id":"streams-in-the-wasteland-finding-spiritual-renewal-with-the-desert-fathers-and-mothers-paperback","title":"Streams in the Wasteland: Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers and Mothers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Arndt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if our exhaustion, burnout, and pain are an invitation into a more vibrant faith?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristianity is fighting for its soul. We've enjoyed the benefits of power and privilege for so long that many of us have forgotten the radical way of Jesus. But we have been here before. And there is a way through. Within a few hundred years after the death and resurrection of Jesus, Christianity emerged as the dominant religion of the Roman Empire. Where it once took courage to be a Christian, suddenly it was easy, and the radical way of Jesus was being lost. Toward the end of the fourth century, a group of men and women began to withdraw from the halls of privilege and power into the desert to rediscover the essence of Jesus Christ. The stories and examples of these desert fathers and mothers are recorded for us. And their lives still speak by as they teach us: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo embrace the disciplines of solitude, silence, and prayer;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo pursue humility, generosity, and unity in rich relationship with others;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo develop a keen eye for wisdom; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo lay down our rights for the good of others.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe desert fathers and mothers found a way to live radically, humanly, and beautifully in a spiritually desolate and confusing time. So can we.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStreams in the Wasteland\u003c\/i\u003e is for all those who thirst for a better way--the radical way of Jesus amid the desert of our age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs there a way to live humanly in an inhumane world?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Christianity first emerged in the ancient world, many referred to it simply as \"the Way.\" Founded on the life, death, resurrection, and teachings of Jesus, the early church was marked by a peculiar quality of pervasive \u003ci\u003ehumanness\u003c\/i\u003e--a way of being that led to wholeness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Christianity grew in power and privilege, many felt that quality of humanness was at risk of being lost. And so, toward the end of the fourth century, a group of men and women began to withdraw from the halls of power and privilege into the desert to rediscover the radical Way of Jesus Christ. The stories and examples of these Desert Fathers and Mothers are recorded for us and can speak into our lives today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCould our twenty-first-century isolation, lack of purpose, fatigue, and pain be an invitation of the Spirit to a more vibrant faith?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if we: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbraced the disciplines of solitude, silence, and prayer?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeaned into the life of God that is found in community?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBegan to see our lives as divine gifts given to a world in need?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eStreams in the Wasteland\u003c\/i\u003e is an invitation to reconsider the Way of Jesus as the path to a more human life in an inhumane world. The Desert Fathers and Mothers modeled that way. We'd do well to follow.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333155655917,"sku":"9781641584517","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/PdAqHsWObP9781641584517.webp?v=1784979293","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/streams-in-the-wasteland-finding-spiritual-renewal-with-the-desert-fathers-and-mothers-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}