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Podcast Episodes
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Podcast EpisodeAndrew Arndt — On the Desert Fathers and Mothers
January 26, 2024
Pastor and author Andrew Arndt talks with Nathan Foster about how the stories and examples of the desert fathers and mothers move from exhaustion, burnout, and… -
Podcast EpisodeChris Hall — Athanasius: Theological Street FighterApril 23, 2017
Soon the Renovaré Book Club starts reading On the Incarnation by Saint Athanasius. The facilitator is Renovaré President Chris Hall who joins Nathan this…
Articles
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ArticleFor the Love of God The radical aim of the Desert Fathers and Mothers What were the rules and hardships of desert monasticism all about? The point of spiritual discipline—then and now—is cultivating love for God and others.
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ArticleSelected Sayings on “Discretion” From The Desert Fathers Our image of the early desert Christians may be one of rigid rules and over-bearing discipline. Surprisingly, the ammas and abbas were celebrated for…
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ArticleAnthony and Examen Anthony gives his fellow monks some worthy counsel on the practice of examen—showing them how reflecting on their spiritual lives will both keep them from sin…
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ArticleConcrete Means of Grace Chris Hall exhorts us to turn away from spiritual junk food and feast on the ancient spiritual disciplines as we dig deeper into a knowledge of God that…
