Streams in the Wasteland

Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers and Mothers

By: Andrew Arndt

Narrated by: Andrew Arndt

Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

The desert fathers and mothers found a way to live radically, humanly, and beautifully in a spiritually desolate and confusing time. So can we.

Streams in the Wasteland is for all those who thirst for a better way—the radical way of Jesus amid the desert of our age.

©2022 Andrew Arndt (P)2022 One Audiobooks

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It is such an encouraging book showing us how to do the work of a modern saint in our world. For every point in the book, Andrew choreographs stories from the ancient Christians, his own life, modern ministry, and the culture around us. If you've ever been discouraged about life, Andrew shows us the hope of a different kind of life where streams can be found in a desert. I'm a pastor and will use the points and illustrations in this book for many sermons to come. Thank you, Andrew!

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I absolutely love listening to pastor Andrew teach, and this book was able to give me more insight into the desert father and mothers history and way of life. We all could use this book!

Great, rejuvenating book.

studying the way of the desert fathers and mothers is replenishing. this book is great. so much wisdom and hope. one step at a time, we got this. Gd is always with us.