Solitude 01: An Introduction to the Solitude Practice

Rule of Life

Practicing the Way

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 700 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Our world is noisier than it’s ever been. Between noise pollution, our phones, and the digital era we live in, it is now possible to be alone but never truly be alone. Solitude has essentially disappeared from our modern world. And yet, Jesus prioritized solitude.

In the first episode of the Solitude season, Bethany Allen and Bryan Rouanzoin interview John Mark Comer about the practice of solitude and why it's essential for every apprentice of Jesus.

This podcast accompanies the Solitude Practice, developed by Practicing the Way. Thanks to the generosity of The Circle, all our resources are free. To learn more about The Circle or to run a Practice with your church, community, or small group, visit practicingtheway.org.

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0:00.0	The goal of stillness is not to like feel nice.
0:05.0	Nothing wrong with feeling less anxiety and more peace.
0:08.0	That's great.
0:09.0	But the goal is to make ourselves available to God,
0:13.0	to his voice to his work,
0:15.0	because at the end of the day,
0:17.0	you know, salvation is his work, not ours.
0:30.9	You're listening to the Rule of Life podcast by practicing the way.
0:35.0	In each season, we explore an ancient practice from the way of Jesus and its relevance for the modern era.
0:38.9	This is Season 4, Solitude. Here we are back together.
1:04.9	For those of you listening, my name is John Mark Comer.
1:07.5	I'm here with the lovely Bethany Allen.
1:10.0	Bethany, you are the pastor for spiritual
1:12.0	formation and leadership development at Bridgetown Church. I am. It's a big deal. That's still the title.
1:17.0	Still doing that. Yeah. And I'm also here with Brian Roundsen. Brian, you were a pastor until very recently
1:22.7	here in Southern California. But just recently, you and your wife,, started Roots and Embers, which is in,
1:28.4	I think, a similar stream to practicing the way. You're working with church teams and pastors
1:34.1	to cultivate a kind of culture of spiritual formation in community and also with leaders and pastors
1:41.3	to transition to the second half of life. That's exactly right. We need more of that, man.
1:45.1	What a first half of life culture we live in.
1:47.2	Absolutely.
1:48.0	It's pretty wild.
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