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Freedom in the Frame

Katelyn Dixon writes that painful experiences can actually provide a frame—a narrowing of focus—that brings comprehensible tastes of God’s glory to our attention.
Katelyn J. Dixon
Katelyn J. Dixon
Featured February 3, 2023 (Original Feb 2023 )
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Praying with Our Eyes

“Visio divina is the practice of letting God tell a story to our soul by ‘reading’ us a picture book.” Vivianne David offers helpful prompts for gazing at a piece of art and listening to the Spirit.
Vivianne David
Vivianne David
Featured February 3, 2023 (Original Feb 2023 )
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Going in Search of God’s Vocabulary

The journals of Frank Laubach reveal his experiments with hearing God in “beauty and singing birds and cool breezes, in radiant Christlike faces, in sacrifices and in tears.”
Frank Laubach
Frank Laubach
Featured February 3, 2023 (Original Jan 1956 )
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The Spiritual Discipline of Rest

Richella Parham gently bids us to listen not only to our bodies but to our souls, and give both the rest they so need.
Richella Parham
Richella Parham
Featured January 27, 2023 (Original Aug 2016 )
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Sabbath Is a Way of Life

In this excerpt from The Great Omission, Dallas Willard unpacks the meaning of Sabbath and explores how Sabbath practices open us to God’s gracious provision and governance.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
Featured January 27, 2023 (Original Jun 2006 )
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Sabbath is the Climax of Living

“Sabbath is more than running away,” Marva Dawn explains in Keeping the Sabbath Wholly. Habits for Sabbath connect us to our Source and give energy and meaning to life.
Marva Dawn
Marva Dawn
Featured January 27, 2023 (Original Aug 1989 )
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Authority in the Context of Mutual Submission

In the kingdom of God, submission is “a call for help” and authority is offering “depth of experience and Christlikeness” as an act of submission and servanthood.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
Featured January 20, 2023 (Original May 1999 )
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Getting the Big Picture

In this classic article from Christianity Today, Richard Foster encourages Christians to embrace the authority and wisdom God has invested in his witnesses—Bible writers and examples in scripture, as well as saints and followers of Christ down through the ages.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured January 20, 2023 (Original Apr 1986 )
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The Submission of the Believer

Oswald Chambers reflects upon the grace that we receive through submission to Christ and to others.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
Featured January 20, 2023 (Original Jan 1934 )
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To a Friend Wondering How to Pray

Winn Collier shares an accessible paraphrase of François Fénelon’s 17th century letter to someone who—like many of us—craves practical guidance for moving deeper into conversation with God.
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Winn Collier & François Fénelon
Featured January 13, 2023 (Original Nov 2007 )