Emulating Francis and Clare
Richard Foster remembers the sweet friendship of St. Francis and St. Clare—both of Assisi. They have so much to teach us today about living life fully in the Spirit, meeting God in nature, and walking with humility, love, obedience, and joy.
Featured October 13, 2023 (Original Jan 1997 )
Focused
How do we follow Jesus? Lilias Trotter suggests it has a lot to do with our focus—what we think about, what our aim is, which path we set out to follow, and whether or not we are willing to drop anything that gets in the way of our devotion and obedience to Christ.
Featured September 29, 2023 (Original Jul 1901 )
The Jesus Way of Life
“Jesus Christ calls all peoples everywhere to be his disciples. And disciples are those who intend to live their lives as Jesus would live them if Jesus were them.” Richard Foster examines this Jesus Way in terms of relevance, patterns, and grace.
Featured September 29, 2023 (Original Jan 2025 )
The First Thing Necessary for Salvation
In a piece that helps us reexamine what evangelism means, Watchman Nee writes, “We are not required—in the first place—to believe, or to repent... we are required only to approach the Lord with an honest heart.”
Featured September 22, 2023 (Original Apr 1990 )
Which Gospel? Wesley Can Help
In dealing with doubts about the gospel, we must first find out if the gospel in question is actually a fair representation of the good news. James Catford and John Wesley look at misrepresentations that present a barrier to trust.
Featured September 22, 2023 (Original Jan 2025 )
Entering the Ultimate Reality
The life for which you were made — a life intertwined with the Trinity and growing in closeness, communication, and surrender to God — is open to you. The offer is “not something to be ‘accepted’ now and enjoyed later, but something to be entered now.”
Featured September 22, 2023 (Original Jan 2025 )
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.”
Featured September 15, 2023 (Original Nov 2016 )
“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.
Featured September 15, 2023 (Original Sep 2014 )