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To Bear the Character of God

We were created to love, but how do we reclaim that high calling? “The way is wide open for those willing to become the least and the last.”
Chris Webb
Chris Webb
Featured September 15, 2023 (Original Nov 2016 )
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“God, what do you think about me?”

Nathan Foster tells the story of how God’s love became the central reality that reshaped his identity and propelled him into a life of spiritual renewal.
Nathan Foster
Nathan Foster
Featured September 15, 2023 (Original Sep 2014 )
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The Sacred Ordinary of Each Day

Keith Riley invites us into a spiritual practice of savoring the spectacularly ordinary gifts of goodness that God offers us every day.
Keith Riley
Keith Riley
September 14, 2023
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God is not a Cosmic Egotist

Considering the goodness of God leads to complete adoration and worship. Brian Morykon offers a rich reflection on how worthy our God is to be praised.
Brian Morykon
Brian Morykon
Featured September 7, 2023 (Original Dec 2018 )
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Drawing a Picture of God

“The way we live is profoundly shaped by our picture of God,” writes Trevor Hudson, and so it’s of the utmost importance that we reflect carefully on the ideas we hold about God and bring them into alignment with the truth.
Trevor Hudson
Trevor Hudson
Featured September 7, 2023 (Original Nov 2010 )
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The Glory of God

“If you keep silent before God and give Him time, He will leave within you impressions that will be as the rays of His glory shining in you.” Andrew Murray invites us to consider anew the wondrous glory of the Trinity.
Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray
Featured September 7, 2023 (Original Nov 2024 )
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My Story of Being Formed

The essential goal — that Christ be formed in you — begins with understanding what has shaped you already. Rich Villodas reflects on both shallow and deep forces of formation in his life, and his personal decision to be shaped by Jesus.
Rich Villodas
Rich Villodas
Featured September 1, 2023 (Original Sep 2020 )
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Who is Our Teacher?

“You learned how to live from somebody else.” Dallas Willard looks at the teachers that shape us, and encourages us to open the door to different and better teachers—and to “one above all.”
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
Featured September 1, 2023 (Original Mar 1998 )
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When Altar Calls Don’t Work

What happens when a boy admits that he doesn’t love God—but wants to? Jonathan Bailey testifies that “change is possible” in this personal story of his coming to faith.
Jonathan Bailey
Jonathan Bailey
Featured September 1, 2023 (Original Nov 2024 )
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Ten Counsels in Spiritual Formation

Originally published in Reformed Worship, this article gives a radiant vision of formation in the likeness of Jesus Christ—what it is, what “utterly defeats” it, and what will help us abide in grace.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured August 31, 2023 (Original Mar 2008 )