{"id":9376,"date":"2018-10-17T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=9376"},"modified":"2020-04-10T11:10:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T16:10:35","slug":"season-5-episode-8-emptiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2018\/10\/season-5-episode-8-emptiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 5: Episode 8 | Emptiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It takes stamina to stay in silence and solitude. Why does God meet us in such vast emptiness? Ruth has a thought. There is great encouragement in Elijah\u2019s journey and how long it took. Emptiness can be very lonely, yet you don\u2019t have to go alone. It is good to have some human support and we discuss the ministry of presence. Our practice starts with acknowledging we have places of emptiness.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also access podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Iugwwuq5kmhfft5aadsbvtksage?t=Strengthening_the_Soul_of_Your_Leadership_with_Ruth_Haley_Barton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/ruth-haley-barton\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a><i class=\"fab fa-google-play\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/5hwm2-9bdbf7?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/5hwm2-9bdbf7?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-five\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 5<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.transformingcenter.org\/products\/invitation-to-solitude-and-silence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Invitation to Solitude and Silence<\/a>,<\/em> Ruth Haley Barton<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/tc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transforming Community<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Exploring Further:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.transformingcenter.org\/collections\/music-in-solitude\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Music in Solitude<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruthhaleybarton.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ruth Haley Barton<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/stevewiens.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Wiens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Become a patron:<\/strong>\u00a0 Join a growing movement of transforming leaders. 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