Life beyond burnout: how Christians can grow in the desert seasons
Christian Today speaks to author and Anglican priest Tish Harrison Warren about growth in desert seasons and why the Church shouldn’t treat all spiritual weariness as a problem to fix.
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Life beyond burnout: how Christians can grow in the desert seasons
Christian Today speaks to author and Anglican priest Tish Harrison Warren about the growth that can come through desert seasons and why the Church shouldn’t treat all spiritual weariness as a problem to fix.
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Biblical models and the creation of King Arthur
It is a frequent feature of Christian history that believers seek to understand their contemporary world by drawing parallels with biblical history. This can lead to some very ‘creative’ (and selective) interactions with the Bible; usually with Old Testament events. One remarkable example led to the creation of the figure of (King) Arthur.