Teaching | The Solitude Practice | Encounter With Our Enemy E03

Why does solitude sometimes feel less like rest and more like a battlefield? In this teaching on the ancient practice of solitude, John Mark reveals what Jesus and the desert fathers and mothers knew: we don't always go into the quiet place to flee the noise of our lives, but to fight the enemies of our souls. John Mark’s newest book Into The Quiet is now available for order at your book provider of choice. You can join John Mark in person for the Into the Quiet Experience, coming to a city near you between now and November 12. Purchase your ticket at intothequietexperience.com. This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Rosalia from Trabuco Canyon, California; Hannah from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom; Eric from Tomball, Texas; Nancy from Edgewood, Washington; and Christian from Fairhope, Alabama. Thank you all very much. If you’d like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/generous.  Mentioned in this teaching: Matthew 4:1-11 Talking Back: A Monastic Handbook for Combating Demons by Evagrius Ponticus The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis "Christ in the Wilderness," painting by Moretto da Brescia Order your copy of the Solitude Companion Guide at practicingtheway.org/solitude.