Your Spirit In The Desert!

Connect, Refresh, Renew in Carefree. All are welcome here.

More Events More

Location Details

7415 E Elbow Bend Road Carefree, AZ 85377

Retreats

What to expect when you visit Spirit

Facilities

Explore rooms, dining, outdoors and more

Programs

Workshops, classes, book club and more

Calendar

Get involved in what's happening here

New Touchpoints

Raise The Shades

In Matthew 21:33–46, Jesus challenges our ideas about authority, ownership, and the responsibility that comes with being entrusted with God’s gifts.

Authorized Personnel Only

In Matthew 21:23–32, Jesus challenges the religious authorities who question where his authority comes from. He responds with the parable of two sons: one says no but eventually goes, while the other says yes but does not. Jesus exposes the difference between outward words and inward transformation, reminding us that what we ultimately do matters more than what we say.

Thou Shall Not Take Cuts

A reflection on Matthew 20:1–16, where Jesus challenges our ideas about fairness, entitlement, and God’s extravagant generosity.

Spirit Blog

Daily Devotions

Psalm 80:7-11..“You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. You cleared the ground for it; it took deep root and filled the land.” vss. 8-9 The psalmist seems to be aware of the vineyard parable used by the prophets to describe the chosen people and doesn’t hesitate to use that same imagery in his prayer for the restoration of Israel. It is a powerful metaphor. Grapevines covered the slopes of the mountains in…

Daily Devotions

Isaiah 5:1-7.. “Let me sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.” vs. 1 Isaiah imagines the Lord singing a love-song for the nation of Israel and it’s rather like a country western. It starts with an image of a vineyard, one planted with care on a very fertile hill, but the refrain turns dark in a hurry, “when I expected it to yield grapes, why did it yield…

Daily Devotions

Matthew 21:28-31.. “Which of the two did the will of his father?’ They said, ‘The first.’ Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, the tax-collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.’” vs. 31 When he was challenged by the chief priests and the elders in the temple Jesus told them a little parable about a father who asked his two sons to go work in the vineyard. One says that he will…

My First Visit

We welcome you to explore the campus…

I came for the Healing of Memories workshop for veterans, and I almost didn’t come because of the trauma I wrestle with, but your staff, the workshop leaders and the quiet and safe campus held me there and I’ve found a new sense of peace and healing.

Donate to Spirit

Explore options for giving using our online giving system.

There are many ways to support Spirit in the Desert through financial contributions, all of which are tax-deductible.

  • Give a one-time gift without an account
  • Schedule recurring giving with an account
  • Give online via our secure form
  • Give using your phone by sending a text
  • 5 minutes is all it takes to get started