Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership with Ruth Haley Barton
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
This week Ruth and Steve address the temptation to invest in that which does not satisfy. So many of us leaders find ourselves turning towards escapist behaviors in our exhaustion and grief. How do we discern between what is distracting and what is satisfying? How can we abstain in order to give time to that which is most life-giving? How do we cultivate our freedom and choose our hearts' deepest desire through fasting? Ruth and Steve discuss all this and more in this episode.
Lectionary Readings for the third Sunday of Lent, Cycle C:
Isaiah 55:1-9 • Psalm 63:1-8 • 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 • Luke 13:1-9
Music Credit:
Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus from Lent Music In Solitude
Mentioned in the episode:
Show Me the Way by Henri Nouwen
Additional Resources:
Fasting by Scot McKnight
Fasting: Spiritual Freedom Beyond Our Appetites by Lynne Baab
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Season 3: Teaser
Season 2: Episode 9 | You are Witnesses of these Things
Season 2: Episode 8 | Discerning the Presence of Christ
Season 2: Episode 7 | Finding Our Story in HIS Story
Season 2: Episode 6 | The Nature of the Spiritual Journey
Season 2: Episode 5 | Men and Women in Community
Season 2: Episode 4 | Gathering on the Basis of Shared Desire
Season 2: Episode 3 | Choosing to Listen Rather than Fix
Season 2: Episode 2 | Welcoming the Stranger
Season 2: Episode 1 | Choosing to Walk Together
Season 1: Episode 9 | A Rule of Life: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation
Season 1: Episode 8 | For the Sake of Others
Season 1: Episode 7 | The Art and Practice of Spiritual Discernment
Season 1: Episode 6 | Transformation Through Self-Knowledge and Self-Examination
Season 1: Episode 5 | Honoring the Body as a Spiritual Discipline
Season 1: Episode 4 | Engaging the Scriptures for Transformation
Season 1: Episode 3 | Prayer - Deepening Our Intimacy With God
Bonus Episode | Lent : Returning to God with All Your Heart
Season 1: Episode 2 | A Leader's Journey into Silence and Solitude
Season 1: Episode 1 | Invitation to Retreat/Dangerously Tired
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