{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fabide.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-solitude-practice-a-conversation-UH__U5Zv","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Solitude Practice | A Conversation","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/40a544c5-7b87-4355-bf42-21d110422272/6bb9775a-eb28-40c1-a29c-957c51ee8946/1080x1080-solitude.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/8ce9c4be-3c69-4316-92d7-31d111e185af\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Solitude Practice | A Conversation\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In a world full of noise, hurry, and constant connection, the practice of solitude feels both deeply needed and strangely difficult. In this episode Aaron Sikele, Eric Goetsch, and Save Sikele sit down to explore the spiritual discipline of solitude—why Jesus pursued it, why we resist it, and how it can become a pathway to deeper peace and intimacy with God.\n\nWhether you're feeling overwhelmed or just hungry for more stillness in your life, this conversation invites you to slow down, unplug, and make space to be fully present—with yourself and with God.\n\n0:00 - Introduction\n2:25 - Finding God’s Strength in Stillness\n30:26 - The Pattern of Jesus\n36:37 - Encountering Ourselves \n50:46 - Encountering God \n1:02:32 - Jacob’s Encounter With God\n1:22:30 - Encountering the Enemy \n1:34:20 - Closing Thoughts\n\n\n\n\n"}