What does the wilderness mean to you? What have you learnt from it?

Brent talks with Noel Forlini Burt about her new IVP book ‘God in the Desert: A Spiritual Theology of Wilderness in the Old Testament’.

Noel explores Old Testament wilderness narratives in conversation with voices from church history.

Noel teaches widely in the intersection of biblical studies and spiritual formation. She’s the author of a number of books. She’s certified as a spiritual director and in spiritual formation.

• (0:50) Wilderness years;
• (3:00) Early Christians and the desert;
• (5:15) Wilderness in the Bible;
• (7:00) Hagar and Abraham;
• (9:30) Israel in the wilderness;
• (11:40) Elijah;
• (13:05) Monasteries and silence;
• (13:35) Hosea;
• (16:00) God in the wilderness;
• (18:15) Psalm 63;
• (19:45) Spiritual formation.

Links mentioned in this episode:

www.amazon.com/God-Desert-Spiritual-Wilderness-Testament/dp/1514010305

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