Water From A Deep Well | Rhythm E04
From Practicing the Way with John Mark Comer by Practicing the Way
June 15, 2026 · 41 min
About this episode
John Mark Comer and Dr. Sittser discuss the organization of the desert movement into monastic communities and their relationship with time.
How do you spend your time? In this conversation, John Mark and Dr. Sittser continue exploring the desert movement as it became more organized in monastic communities, and specifically how these communities related to one of humanity’s most valuable commodities: time. This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Aaron from Huntsville, Texas; Sheryl from Auburn, California; Jane from Oxford, Oxfordshire; Eleanor from Eugene, Oregon; and Alexandra from Atlanta, Georgia. 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/give.
People in this episode
Host: John Mark Comer
Guest: Dr. Sittser
Topics covered
- desert movement
- monastic communities
- time management
- spirituality
- Christianity
Keywords
- desert movement
- monastic communities
- time
- spirituality
- Christianity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Circle, practicingtheway.org
Places: Huntsville, Texas, Auburn, California, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Eugene, Oregon, Atlanta, Georgia
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