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In Christ

Sri Lankan pastor Daniel Thrambajaya Niles reminds us that with-God life is not solitary. We enter a family of fellow believers. And in Christ, we are to embrace all the world as brothers.
D. T. Niles
D. T. Niles
Featured November 15, 2024 (Original Jan 1962 )
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Vision, Idea, and Message

What is Renovaré, exactly? And what does it mean to “train in righteousness?” In this vintage piece, Richard Foster offers some sturdy—and inspiring—definitions.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured November 14, 2024 (Original Apr 1999 )
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Jesus: the Truth and the Way

“Jesus as the truth gets far more attention than Jesus as the way.” Eugene Peterson encourages us to pattern ourselves after the way of Jesus rather than the ways of the world.
Eugene H. Peterson
Eugene H. Peterson
Featured November 8, 2024 (Original Feb 2007 )
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Acknowledging God in All We Do

Dallas Willard helps unpack Jesus’ invitation to “take our whole life into the kingdom of God and learn how to live the life God has given us in the power of God.”
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
Featured November 8, 2024 (Original Jul 1998 )
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A Life of Prayer and Holy Obedience in a War-Wracked World

A substantial piece by Richard Foster on the relationship between spiritual warfare, prayer, and holy obedience.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured November 8, 2024 (Original Feb 1983 )
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How to “Keep Watch”

Jan Johnson invites us to reflect on what it means to “keep watch” for Christ, like the wise ones in Jesus’ Parable of the Ten Women.
Jan Johnson
Jan Johnson
November 1, 2024
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Off to Work We Go

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard...” From The Scandal of the Kingdom, read Dallas Willard’s teaching on the Vineyard Workers.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
Featured November 1, 2024 (Original Nov 2024 )
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Loving Those We Don’t Like

In an excerpt from her autobiography, Thérèse of Lisieux tells about the small acts of kindness that helped her learn to get along with a particularly annoying nun in her fellowship. Little but valiant steps toward self-mastery and love.
Thérèse of Lisieux
Thérèse of Lisieux
Featured October 25, 2024 (Original Nov 2024 )
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The Ministry of Holding One’s Tongue

Not cut-and-dried rules, but only the ever-perfect filter of Love can help us discern when to speak and when to hold our tongues as we share life together with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Featured October 11, 2024 (Original Jan 1939 )
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The Human Body and Spiritual Growth

Probably the least understood aspect of progress in Christlikeness is the role of the body in the spiritual life. Dallas Willard illuminates the connection.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
Featured October 11, 2024 (Original Nov 2024 )