Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Thanks for listening to this podcast from Susie Larson Live.

Welcome to Susie Larson Live. Do dance. You don't have to know how to ever since, ever since, we've got you left.

Welcome to Susie Larson Live, always honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk,

that deepen your understanding of God's word and that heightens your awareness of this very real presence in your life. Well, my guest today writes this, 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've been here before, and there is a way through. Love that. Author and Pastor Andrew

Arndt joins me today to talk about his book, Streams in the Wasteland,

Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers and Mothers. Very interesting reading. We've got a

handful of copies to give away today. If you want in on the drawing, you can text the word book

to this number, 877-933-2484. That's 877-933 2484. Quick announcement before I introduce my guest. Next week is our

fall fundraiser. I tell you this for a few reasons. One, would you be praying for us? It's a really

amazing time to cast vision, to talk about what God has done, where we've been, where we are now,

and where we sense God is taking us.

So it's really important vision casting time. And it's a time where we, because we're listeners

supported, we raise the funds for the ministry. We do this two big times a year and then a

couple days at the end of the year. And there's so much spiritual attack around these times.

It's amazing. Physical or sleep or health, you know, technology. Would you be

praying for us, just protection, but also be prayerful about how you want to partner with us?

It's a powerful time to be a believer. We're so grateful that we have airwaves or we can preach

Jesus without fear for our lives. And we feel like we're just getting started. So would you

pray with us and stand with us? And we'll look forward to a really powerful week next week.

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