Five short sessions on what the Desert Christians knew about staying rooted when everything around you is moving fast.
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In the fourth century, a generation of Christians walked into the Egyptian desert and learned to pray. They weren't running from the world — they were learning to be present in it without being shaped by it. Sixteen hundred years later, the question is the same.
This series isn't a challenge to complete or a habit to optimize. It's an invitation to sit still long enough that something old gets to work on you.
You pray, read, and serve — but it's all a little blurry around the edges.
The news, your phone, and the noise win more days than you'd like to admit.
You've read about silence and solitude. You haven't quite figured out how to actually do them.
You want Scripture to do more than fill a notebook.
Formed in the Quiet: How Withdrawal and Spiritual Disciplines Shape a Steady Faith. Short enough to watch in one sitting.
A printable plan that walks you through Scripture at a pace meant for chewing, not scrolling.
Each session ends with one practice you can actually attempt this week. Not all of them. One.
A handful of short emails after the series. No daily devotional firehose.
Andrew is a pastor and author. He's been reading the Desert Fathers for years and teaching out of that reading for almost as long.
He's not interested in being precious about ancient practices, and he's not going to pretend they're easy. He'll just walk you through what's there, and let you decide what to do with it.
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