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The Invisible Nature of the Spiritual

Richard Foster explains that spiritual reality is hidden from us “until we want to see it . . . want to see it with all our hearts . . . long for it like the deer longing for flowing streams (Ps. 42:1).”
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured June 2, 2023 (Original Jul 1993 )
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The Role of Temptations

Classics of Christian devotional literature are marked by clarity and profound simplicity. This excerpt from The Imitation of Christ is no exception. It offers practical and timeless advice for dealing with harmful desires.
Thomas à Kempis
Thomas à Kempis
Featured June 2, 2023 (Original Dec 1988 )
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Disturb Us, Lord

They say scripture “disturbs the comfortable and comforts the disturbed”—a dynamic evident in the with-God life. James Catford introduces a poem on that topic by the great explorer Sir Francis Drake.
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Sir Francis Drake
Featured June 2, 2023 (Original Nov 2024 )
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Practice Staying in God’s Presence

François Fénelon reminds us that most of the struggles we face in the with-God life are not giant sins, but rather the seemingly inconsequential offenses that gradually drive a wedge between the life we want and the life we lead.
François Fénelon
François Fénelon
Featured June 1, 2023 (Original Nov 2024 )
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How to Cultivate a Listening Life

Renovaré Board Member and Co-founder of the Bible listening app Dwell, Jon Bailey, invites us to experience “fresh growth and grace as we keep God’s Word in our ears.”
Jonathan Bailey
Jonathan Bailey
Featured May 26, 2023 (Original May 2019 )
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Understanding Prayer

“Just like a little child can never draw a bad picture, so a child of God can never utter a bad prayer.” Richard Foster explores the discipline through which God welcomes, embraces, and changes us.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured May 25, 2023 (Original Sep 2014 )
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The Feast that Satisfies and Never Satiates

God sets a meal before us—the never ending feast of deepening intimacy with the Trinity through Jesus Christ. Chris Hall describes this extraordinary invitation to know God in both the now and the not yet.
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Christopher A. Hall
Featured May 24, 2023 (Original Jan 2017 )
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Dead to Distraction

Could it be that our difficulty in focusing comes not only from the technological toys forever at our fingertips but also from a sort of spiritual unrest? Carolyn Arends explores this theme.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
Featured May 12, 2023 (Original Dec 2016 )
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Facing the Fear of Solitude

Solitude strikes right at the root of our fear of becoming unimportant, unneeded, insignificant, useless— which is precisely why we need it. Richard Foster helps us learn how to resign as CEO of the universe.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured May 12, 2023 (Original Mar 1997 )
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Abuse, Anger & Healing Prayer

“The Lord told me that he would pro­vide me with the grace to for­give my father.” Donn Thomas shares how God healed him of hurt and anger.
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Donn Charles Thomas
Featured May 5, 2023 (Original Jan 1994 )