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Mosaic Obedient Until Death

The Joy of Obedience

“Perfect obedience would be perfect happiness, if only we had perfect confidence in the power we were obeying.” Ponder this excerpt from Hannah Whitall Smith’s classic The Christian’s Secret to a Happy Life.
Hannah Whitall Smith
Hannah Whitall Smith
February 15, 2019
Man Holding Bible

The Path to Joy

In the spiritual life, the only thing that will produce genuine joy is obedience. Richard Foster explains why in this piece from Celebration of Discipline.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
February 13, 2019
Women Laughing

Carbonated Holiness

From giggles to guffaws and from splitting one’s sides to being in stitches, there is nothing quite like a good laugh for all the right reasons to release us into self-forgetfulness and worshipful joy. Carolyn Arends explains why laughter is serious business.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
February 12, 2019
Celebration Table Chips

Worship con Queso

Director of Education Carolyn Arends shares how a truly magnificent chile con queso can move her to worship and muses, along with C.S. Lewis, that “every earthly pleasure is an apprenticeship in adoration for the sort of thing that will go on forever in heaven.”
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
February 8, 2019
Celebrate Party2

Understanding Celebration

Richard Foster shares how celebration prevents the spiritual disciplines from deteriorating into soul-killing legalisms and saves us from taking ourselves too seriously.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
February 7, 2019
Celebrate Balloon Confetti

Spiritual Disciplines Index: Celebration

The Spiritual Disciplines Index is a selective, topical index designed to help readers get a picture of the with-God life presented in the Bible. Here are passages related to celebration.
Renovaré Team
Renovaré Team
February 6, 2019
Celebrate Party

Celebration: A Practical Guide

From her helpful Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, Adele Calhoun provides a succinct and practical overview of the discipline of Celebration.
Adele Calhoun
Adele Calhoun
February 5, 2019
Man Holding Fire

The Sacrament of the Present Moment

“When will God be all in all to us?” Come and acquaint yourself with Jean-Pierre de Caussade’s thoughts on aligning ourselves with divine will by living fully with God in each present moment.
Jean-Pierre de Caussade
Jean-Pierre de Caussade
February 1, 2019
Walking Shoes

An Everyday Experiment in Hearing God

Found in archives dated shortly after the publication of Celebration of Discipline, these honest journal entries from Richard Foster provide a helpful window into a daily experiment​ with listening to God moment by moment.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 31, 2019
Children Drawing

Can Children Hear God?

Children, like adults, can learn to distinguish God’s voice from the many others that are clamoring for their attention. Lacy Borgo shares how.
Lacy Finn Borgo
Lacy Finn Borgo
January 25, 2019