"This is why the holy fathers also withdrew into the desert alone, men such as Elijah the Tishbite and John the Baptist…having first practiced much quiet, they then received the power of God dwelling in them, and then God sent them into the midst of men, having acquired every virtue, so that they might act … Continue reading The Healing Presence →

"Fellowship with Christ is a table only for two-set in the wilderness. Inwardness is not a gaudy party but the meeting of lovers in the lonely desert of the human heart. There, where all life and fellowship can hold no more than two, We Sit together and he speaks as much as we, and even … Continue reading The 8 Characteristics of the Heavenly Life →

"A simple way to think about dissociation is to think of it as instant forgetting -amnesia, or a fractured mind. The brain has a switch that can deal with overwhelming feelings, and record them in a place that does not contact the conscious memory. That is hugely beneficial at the time." Living From the Heart … Continue reading Transformation Part 5 →

“I want a relationship with the Abba of Jesus, who is infinitely compassionate with my brokenness and at the same time an awesome, incomprehensible, and unwieldy Mystery.” Brennan Manning, Ruthless Trust Transitioning into Brokenness Jesus said something profound about the character and nature of God when he called Matthew to follow him. As he was … Continue reading Transformation Part 4 →

Approaching Transformation Practically Seasons of transformation carry much uncertainty. Questions of the unknown abound: Where am I going? Who am I? How am I going to survive? Will people like me? The questions we end up asking are not of the garden-variety kind. They are deeper, requiring much greater sensitivity and care to approach. Because … Continue reading Transformation Part 3 →

Once, three brothers caught a vision of God and dedicate their lives to serving Him. The first brother left for the city and dedicated his life to counsel people with broken relationships. He desired to take the words of Christ to be a peacemaker seriously. The second brother found many sick in the city and … Continue reading Transformation Part 2 →

"They said of Abba Macarius the Great, that he became, as it were, a god upon this earth; because, just as God protects the world, so Abba Macarius would cover the faults he saw, as though he did not see them, and those he heard, as though he did not hear them." Transformation begins, is … Continue reading Transformation Part 1 →