Streams in the Wasteland: Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers and Mothers
Andrew Arndt
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Description
What if our exhaustion, burnout, and pain are an invitation into a more vibrant faith?Christianity 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:
- To embrace the disciplines of solitude, silence, and prayer;
- To pursue humility, generosity, and unity in rich relationship with others;
- To develop a keen eye for wisdom; and
- To lay down our rights for the good of others.
Product Details
Price
$16.99
$15.80
Publisher
NavPress Publishing Group
Publish Date
September 13, 2022
Pages
224
Dimensions
5.43 X 8.19 X 0.71 inches | 0.5 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781641584517
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About the Author
Andrew Arndt is the lead pastor of New Life East, one of seven congregations of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, where he also hosts the Essential Church podcast, a weekly conversation designed to strengthen the thinking of church and ministry leaders. He previously served as lead pastor of Bloom Church, a neo-monastic, charismatic, liturgical, justice-driven network of house churches in Denver. He holds a DMin in the sacred art of writing from Western Theological Seminary (2024) and an MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (2006). He has written for Missio Alliance, Patheos, The Other Journal, and Mere Orthodoxy. He is the author of Streams in the Wasteland and All Flame. He and Mandi have been married since 2000, and are grateful parents to four kids: Ethan, Gabe, Bella, and Liam. Arndt was born and raised in the charismatic movement. His ministry is marked by an integration between the unique gifts of his charismatic heritage and the great gifts of historical Christian belief and practice. His speaking and writing combine deep pastoral concern with a desire to locate his hearers inside the wide sweep of the Christian story--all seasoned with personal stories and good humor to challenge the mind and expand the heart.
Reviews
Closing with the image of a renewed church, led by a spirit of vulnerability and sacrifice, Streams in the Wasteland is rich with the wisdom of early Christianity, which is expanded upon to help contemporary believers face their own challenges.--Foreword Reviews
