CONTENTMENT
31/5/2018
Our minds dance around the delights of the eyes, or spend the lottery win before it is ever drawn. And so our soul only rolls further into restlessness.
Category: Tales from the Desert
Redeeming My Tomorrow
28/4/2018
Man cannot discover anything about his future. (Ecclesiastes 7:14c) That day dawns when men finally apprehend they have chased after the wind and grasped at vapor.
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Impure Thoughts Therapy
23/4/2018
Deserts are dry, demanding and hot. That is the nature of deserts. Yet, the wisdom from the Desert Fathers is refreshing, simple and cooling to the soul.
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Prayer Is...
22/4/2018
Prayer is: the seed of gentlenessthe spirit of trustthe seeking of peacethe absence of angera remedy against griefa salve to depressionthe unbinding of shackles andfreedom to the heart.
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A Soul Scaffold from the Desert ~ Depressed?
16/11/2017
Abba Euprepius (a fourth century A. D. desert monk) taught: knowing that God is mighty and faithful, have faith in Him and you shall share what is His.
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The Mother of all Passions#
14/11/2017
A disciple once approached Abba Agathon in his 'cell' (a hut or a cave where the desert monks lived) and inquired - I want to live with other brothers, tell me how…
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The Priest & the Prostitute#
13/11/2017
Sometime during the fourth century a desert father named Abba Ephrem trod an ancient road, a prostitute engaged him in conversation.
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Tales Strange and True from the Desert
10/11/2017
At daybreak Jesus went out to a solitary place . . . Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed . . .
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My Sins Run Out Behind Me
23/10/2017
Sadly, I am not a skilled gardener. Too often I have potted life in the rich soils of poor judgements. This dirt I have watered well and fertilized frequently.