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Christians Are Supposed to Embrace Suffering
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Christians Are Supposed to Embrace Suffering

A Spiritual Sunday podcast returning to "The Imitation of Christ"
David Michael Swindle 🌀🟦's avatar
David Michael Swindle 🌀🟦
Dec 04, 2022
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Today I discuss how God calls us to “pick up your own cross” and live a life rejecting ease, comfort, and wealth.

Check out the previous podcast installments in this series on Thomas a Kempis’s spiritual classic:

God of the Desert Books
Taking the Heat of the Desert and the Wisdom of the Desert Fathers
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4 years ago · 1 like · David Swindle
God of the Desert Books
Seeing 'The Interior Life' Through 'The Doors of Perception'
Listen now (41 min) | How many podcasts start with The Book of Job and conclude with an excerpt from the original psychedelic explorer’s handbook, Aldous Huxley’s The Doors of Perception?God of the Desert Books is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber…
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4 years ago · David Swindle
God of the Desert Books
'The Character of the Genuine Monk Only Appears When He Is Tempted.'
Listen now (12 min) | Today’s readings include excerpts from The Desert Fathers, The Imitation of Christ, and the Gospel of Luke. Would you like more frequent religious reflections than just on Sunday? I’m considering increasing the number of faith-based audio podcasts if there’s an interest. Let us know down in the comments…
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4 years ago · 1 comment · David Swindle
God of the Desert Books
Just How Wretched Are We Humans?
Listen now (7 min) | I’m going to try for a Christian spiritual reading on each Sunday podcast. This week we continue with the wonderful book sent to me by GOTD senior columnist Alec Ott…
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4 years ago · 2 likes · 2 comments · David Swindle
God of the Desert Books
2 Secrets to Imitating Christ? Silence & Solitude (GOTD Audio Podcast 5)
Listen now (9 min) | I finally find the peace and quiet to record today’s Sunday devotional reading. How ironic given the subject of the excerpt…
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4 years ago · 3 likes · 2 comments · David Swindle
God of the Desert Books
GOTD Audio Podcast #1: "The Life These Holy Fathers Lived in the Desert"
Listen now (8 min) | Today we published the first fiction contribution from Catholic science fiction author Alec Ott, whose trilogy of novels we’ll be publishing this year and next. Alec has been a very good friend for many years and his kindness in sending me a copy of…
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4 years ago · David Swindle

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