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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 Dec 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 )
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A Different Way to Read

Letting a text touch your heart might mean slowing down or trying one of these techniques used by monks long ago. Chris Hall shares wisdom about the best ways to read for spiritual growth.
Christopher A. Hall
Christopher A. Hall
Featured August 25, 2023 (Original Feb 2023 )
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Room for the Infinite

A life that is too crowded lacks the “spaciousness” needed for wonder and worship, Thomas Kelly explains in this excerpt from The Eternal Promise.
Thomas R. Kelly
Thomas R. Kelly
Featured August 25, 2023 (Original Jan 1966 )
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Exploring Heaven

From the imagination of C.S. Lewis—this snippet from The Great Divorce describes an encounter between a citizen of heaven and one of the ghosts who is conflicted about whether to stay or go.
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
Featured August 25, 2023 (Original Jan 1946 )
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Free to Fail

If failing is just a natural part of learning for children, maybe we shouldn’t be so afraid of failure. Lacy Borgo helps us ease into acceptance in her new book, Faith Like a Child.
Lacy Finn Borgo
Lacy Finn Borgo
Featured August 24, 2023 (Original Dec 2024 )
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For the Love of God

What were the rules and hardships of desert monasticism all about? The point of spiritual discipline—then and now—is cultivating love for God and others.
Andrew Arndt
Andrew Arndt
Featured August 18, 2023 (Original Sep 2022 )
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Taking Sin—and Grace—Seriously

Seasons of disruption and challenge can reveal disheartening cracks in our personalities. They can also become an invitation to reset our direction or cultivate new habits.
Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
Featured August 18, 2023 (Original Dec 2018 )
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Our “Holy” Sins

Can believers be blind to certain sins? Carolyn Arends takes a look at the subtle slips from right-relationship that keep us from loving as God loves.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
Featured August 18, 2023 (Original Oct 2015 )