In Memoriam of our Leader, Friend, and Partner in Ministry... Friends and family of Spirit In The Desert Retreat Center, It is with tremendous sadness we share the news that the Reverend Richard E. [...]
March 18, 2019 Isaiah 55:1-5 “Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.” vs. 1 The proph [...]
March 17, 2019 Luke 13:31-35 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers [...]
March 16, 2019 Philippians 3:20-4:1 “But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” vs. 20 When Paul wrote to the Philippians he coul [...]
March 15, 2019 Philippians 3:17-19: “Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things.” vs. 19 Not everyone bought in to the [...]
March 14, 2019 Psalm 27:7-14: “If my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will take me up.” vs. 10 It would be wonderful if every person born in this world would be welcomed into a family tha [...]
Jayne Baker Jayne Baker lives an active life. She said, “When doors present themselves, I walk through them. When someone says ‘Would you like to... (fill in the blank) ... I usually say yes.” Jayne, [...]
Richard and Nancy Christiansen When Richard and Nancy Christiansen of Ann Arbor, Michigan built a winter condo in Scottsdale, Arizona in 2000, they were introduced to Spirit in the Desert Retreat Cent [...]
Ted and Marietta Johns Ted and Marietta Johns met when they were students at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, and their life has been filled with opportunities to serve through their [...]
Carla Skladany, Coordinator of Volunteers: Valuing Religious and Ethnic Diversity When Carla met with Richard Andersen, Executive Director of Spirit in the Desert in 2017, she told him she was interes [...]
