Avoiding the Present
“But we want a man hag-ridden by the Future ... We want a whole race perpetually in pursuit of the rainbow’s end, never honest, nor kind, nor happy now.” In this piece, we walk the path of the time-full life and consider, with help from C.S. Lewis, how gratitude and love can ground us in eternity.
Featured August 1, 2024 (Original Sep 2024 )
Reading the Bible with the Mind and the Heart
“God not only originated the Bible through human authorship; he remains with it always. It is God’s book. No one owns it but God himself. It is the loving heart of God made visible and plain. And receiving this message of exquisite love is the great privilege of all who long for life with God.”
Featured July 26, 2024 (Original Mar 2005 )
Modern Media and Tech—Blessing or Curse?
“What we as a species now face in terms of access to entertainment, communication, and information is completely unprecedented in the whole of human existence.” In this foreword to Everyday Sabbath, Nathan Foster ponders the role of technology and media in our lives.
Featured July 18, 2024 (Original Aug 2021 )
Practicing the Presence of Christ
Trevor Hudson explains classical practices for growing our awareness of God’s presence “wherever we are and in whatever we are doing.”
Featured July 18, 2024 (Original Nov 2010 )
Learning To Trust The Slow Work Of God
Carolyn Arends reminds us that spiritual formation is a slow process by design. “Let’s not mistake God’s patience for inactivity.”
Featured July 11, 2024 (Original Sep 2020 )
A People, Transforming
Mimi Dixon writes about the swelling influence of Celebration of Discipline: “Individuals from every race and nation and tongue and stratum of society were joining hearts and hands and minds and voices in a shared commitment to go deep in their life with God.”
Featured June 28, 2024 (Original May 2024 )