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Everyday Means of Grace

What does a life that lives out the fruit of the Spirit look like? In this second part of Richard Foster’s “Salvation is for Life,” we meet the ideas that “infusions of divine grace” and “growing in godliness” are keys to the fruitful Christian life.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
August 16, 2019
06 30 Holy Sins

Our "Holy" Sins

What is a ‘holy’ sin? Are there indeed sins that afflict Christians more than non-believers? Carolyn takes a look at these insidious slips from right-relationship that keep us from fully living the with-God life.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
August 14, 2019
Opening Out Of Dark Cave

How to Defeat Temptation and Bad Habits

Classics of Christian devotional literature are marked by clarity and profound simplicity. This excerpt from The Imitation of Christ is no exception. It offers practical and timeless advice for dealing with harmful desires.
Thomas à Kempis
Thomas à Kempis
August 12, 2019
Bowl Full Water

Live Life to the Full

Dallas Willard helps us understand the synergy between God’s transforming grace and our active cooperation: “You have never seen people more active than those who have been set on fire by the grace of God.”
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
August 9, 2019
Linen Sea Glass

Defining the Holiness Tradition: The Virtuous Life

In this excerpt from Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster reveals the beauty of a virtuous life by laying out what holiness is and is not.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
August 7, 2019
Prayer Labyrinth

A Deeper Level of Prayer

“We may know that we should pray, or we may know what to pray for, but when it comes to how we pray, we may be at a loss.” From her classic work Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ, Jeanne Guyon guides us through an experience of prayer.
Jeanne Guyon
August 2, 2019
Black Woman Praying

Five Misconceptions that Hinder Prayer

There are common misconceptions that hinder a rich and fulfilling prayer life. Richard Foster looks at five of them.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
July 31, 2019
Woman In Winged Bonnet

The Highest Form of Prayer

While Julian of Norwich’s “revelations” may be hard for us today to identify with com­pletely, they contain significant insights from which we all can learn.
Julian of Norwich
Julian of Norwich
July 29, 2019
01 30 Journaling

How to Start a Prayer Journal

Richard Foster invites us to follow the lead of disciples such as St. Augustine, Julian of Norwich, and Blaise Pascal in the practice of keeping a prayer journal.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
July 26, 2019
Man Reflecting Over Morning Lake

Morning Prayers

There is no better way to learn about prayer than by praying, and no better teacher than John Baillie. Here are eight of his prayers for us to pray, remix, and make our own.
John Baillie
John Baillie
July 24, 2019