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 16: Episode 7 | It’s a Human Thing: Systems Theory in Non-Majority Spaces
Season 16: Episode 6 | Second Order Change: Recognizing and Dissolving Stuck Patterns
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Season 15: Lent Week 5 | Out With the Old, In With the New
Season 15: Lent Week 4 | The Power of Confession
Season 15: Lent Week 2 | Consenting to God’s Will Deep Within
Season 15: Lent Week 1 | Fashioning Our Own Wilderness
Lent 2022 Teaser | Lent for Leaders: With God in the Wilderness
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