Explore the transformative power of compassion with Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center's Spirited Book Club. Reflecting on Joyce Rupp's "Boundless Compassion," this online event on September 7 & 21, 2023 at 2pm PDT/MST, 3pm MDT, aims to deepen your understanding of compassion and inspire you to be a more caring presence. Register now to gain wisdom, confidence, and inspiration to live with boundless compassion.
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Join facilitator Sheri Brown in viewing hopeful, encouraging, and soul-strengthening films, followed by group discussion and mutual support. Climate Theater meets online via Zoom for their final film, Kiss the Ground, on Thursdays, August 17 & 24 at 4pm PDT/MST, 5pm MDT. Register here to receive the Zoom link.
To significantly mitigate the climate crisis, there are a lot of problems humans need to solve — and as this documentary suggests, one of the biggest problems is right under your feet: the soil. Narrated by Woody Harrelson, the star-studded film explains why transitioning to regenerative agriculture could be key in rehabilitating the planet, while simultaneously invigorating a new sense of hope and inspiration in viewers.
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Join facilitator Sheri Brown in viewing hopeful, encouraging, and soul-strengthening films, followed by group discussion and mutual support. Climate Theater meets online via Zoom on Thursdays through August 24 at 4pm PDT/MST, 5pm MDT. Register here to receive this month’s Zoom link.
Next up, American Resilience Project’s new film series and associated outreach campaigns tackles the challenge of how the utility, auto, tech, and defense industries can help modernize the aging power grid to make it more secure and responsive to the needs of its users while enhancing environmental performance.
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Join facilitator Sheri Brown in viewing hopeful, encouraging, and soul-strengthening films, followed by group discussion and mutual support. Through August 24, 2023, Climate Theater meets online via Zoom on Thursdays at 4pm PDT/MST, 5pm MDT. Register here to receive this month’s Zoom link.
View the trailer for the Ants & the Grasshopper, which will be discussed on July 20 and 27, 2023.
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The Spirited Book Club welcomes author Larry Gordon, who will reflect on his new memoir, The Seventh Sunrise: A Time to Hear God's Whisper. Sheri Brown facilitates the conversation this month.
The book is discussed in two 60-minute virtual meetings on Thursdays, July 6 & 20 2023 at 2pm PDT/MST, 3pm MDT. Click for reviews, bio and registration.
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Join Spirited Book Club online on August 10 & 24 at 2pm PDT/MST, 3pm MDT, as we delve into Larry L. Rasmussen's new book, The Planet You Inherit: Letters to My Grandchildren When Uncertainty’s a Sure Thing.
Explore the nexus of climate change, global citizenship, democracy, and legacy with a renowned environmental ethicist. Let's discuss what our legacy for future generations will be in this era of climate instability and global upheavals. Open to all - bring a friend, share your insights, and create a shared legacy. Register now and become part of the conversation.
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Join facilitator Sheri Brown in viewing hopeful, encouraging, and soul-strengthening films, followed by group discussion and mutual support. Climate Theater meets online via Zoom on Thursdays, June 8 – August 24 (excluding July 6 & 13) at 4pm PDT/MST, 5pm MDT. Register here to receive this month’s Zoom link.
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"I am beyond thrilled to report that author Robert Harris has agreed to join our discussion in May when we discuss his latest book, The Jesus Perspective,” says facilitator Sheri Brown.
Join Spirited Book Club's discussion of its May selection, The Jesus Perspective: A Faith that May Surprise You by Robert Harris. The book is discussed over two 60-minute meetings on Thursday, May 11 and May 25, 2023 at 2pm MST/PDT, 3pm MDT. Click for reviews, bio and registration.
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On Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 10:00 am, Spirit in the Desert’s Sue Palmer will offer a 15-minute guided meditation. Learn more here.
Free food! Snacks and beverages will be provided by Spirit in the Desert, Roastery of Cave Creek and Foothills Food Bank.
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This year, Mother’s Day brunch ($30, $10 for ages 4-12) is being offered May 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Spirit’s recently renovated dining room. Dine indoors or outdoors. Your choice of two seatings: Morning or Afternoon. Reserve your spot today!
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The Spirited Book Club's April selection is Neighbor Love through Fearful Days: Finding Purpose and Meaning in a Time of Crisis by Jason A. Mahn. Click here for book details & to register. Thursday, 4/13/2023, 2 pm MST/PDT, 3pm MDT.
Neighbor Love through Fearful Days is a reflection on the Covid-19 pandemic, the accompanying economic collapse, a summer of climate chaos, and the pandemic of white supremacy, as well as on the calling to “serve thy neighbor” and work toward the common good.
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Explore the economic, cultural, political, and ecological contours of the systemic crisis we face, and grow in the knowledge, skills, spiritual strength, and community that are so vital to forging the paths toward climate justice.
Register here for this event facilitated by Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, Friday, March 10 - Sunday March 12, 2023.
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Join the Spirited Book Club during Lent for a discussion of Rooted & Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis, edited by Leah Schade and Margaret Bullitt-Jonas. Discussion of the March book selection is facilitated by Sheri Brown. Register to receive Zoom link.
The book is discussed over two meetings on Thursdays, March 2 and March 16, 2023 at 2pm MST, 1pm PST.
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Join learner/facilitator Sheri Brown on each Thursday of 2023 Lent at 4:00 pm MST (AZ) for six half-hour virtual workshops, beginning Thursday, February 23, as we live into 40 days of caring for creation. Register to receive Zoom link and join the Spirit in the Desert community
February 23: Coming full circle, a fuller and creation-integrated faith.
March 2: Present bias and why it is working against future generations.
March 9: Your carbon footprint and what it says about walking the talk of faith.
March 16: Food choices and what they say about putting your money where your mouth is.
March 23: Human migration patterns and global demographic decline.
March 30: Purchasing choices and what they say about faith-based earth advocacy.
The Healing of Memories workshop is FREE for healthcare workers who have experienced emotional, psychological and spiritual distress – in their personal or professional lives – during the COVID pandemic. This workshop provides a safe, confidential environment, the ideal setting to help participants take the necessary steps toward healing. Register here for this February 19 – 21, 2023 event at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center.
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Join us for a four-day training experience for pastors and church leaders that offers practical learning, Sabbath rest, and support.
Leading Well is a retreat for church leaders, Tuesday, February 7 – Friday, February 10, 2023 at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center. Register here.
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Reflect, rest and renew, and connect with God, self and one another in this spiritual wholeness retreat focusing on the multi-dimensional elements of wellness. Friday-Wednesday, Feb. 10-15, 2023. Learn more & register.
We are called to live as whole and holy people of God. As a participant in this six-day, five-night Desert Sojourn Retreat, you will gather in community, and grow in your journey toward wholeness.
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This popular week-long continuing education event for pastors and church leaders explores how concepts from an MBA program can be applied to the arena of congregational life. Register here for this 5-day event, 1/9/2023-1/13/2023 at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center.
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Join author Mary J. Streufert for a Spirited Book Club discussion of her book, Language for God: A Lutheran Perspective. Discussion of the January book selection is Thursday, 1/5/2023 at 2pm MST, 1pm PST, and is facilitated by Sheri Brown. Register to receive Zoom link.
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The Spirited Book Club's December selection is Joan Chittister's The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully. Sheri Brown facilitates the discussion on Thursday, 12/8/2022, 2pm MST, 1pm PST. Register to receive Zoom link.
Not only accepting but celebrating getting old, this inspirational and illuminating work by Sr. Joan Chittister looks at the many facets of the aging process, from purposes and challenges to struggles and surprises.
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