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Engagement of the Heart

Great Awakening revivalist preacher and theologian Jonathan Edwards encourages us to lean into interactive, whole-hearted discipleship.
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Jonathan Edwards
Featured October 10, 2022 (Original Dec 1989 )
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Summer’s Exodus

“In the letting go, the unclenching of hands, there is freedom.” With tender honesty, Melanie Gillgrist shares spiritual lessons from a summer of rest and the return to fall’s rhythms.
October 3, 2022
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Being More Pedestrian

Is there a “lost” spiritual discipline from Christianity’s earliest days? Mark Buchanan suggests walking is a fundamental physical activity to support life with God. He reflects on the value of walking as a spiritual practice in his own life and in the lives of Christ and his first followers.
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Mark Buchanan
Featured October 3, 2022 (Original May 2019 )
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Habits of Body and Mind for Renovating the Heart

Richard Foster draws on Dallas Willard’s teaching about how we can use our bodies and minds to yield ourselves to God’s transforming work.
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Richard J. Foster
Featured October 3, 2022 (Original Oct 2002 )
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What is Fortitude?

What is the virtue of fortitude? What can we learn from those who display it? How can we develop this trait? Richard Foster helps answer these questions.
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Richard J. Foster
Featured September 27, 2022 (Original Jul 2001 )
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Bring Anger under the Yoke of Reason

We live in an angry world, but the 4th century writings of Ambrose of Milan remind us that this is not a new thing at all. St. Ambrose explores the age-old question of how to set aside wrath and indignation when we experience anger.
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Aurelius Ambrosius
Featured September 27, 2022 (Original Nov 2024 )
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On Love and Nonviolence

When his home was bombed in 1956 with his wife and young child inside, King chose to “confront the problem with love.” Spiritual discipline is needed to cultivate restraint and stay committed to non-violence.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Featured September 26, 2022 (Original Nov 2024 )
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The Kingdom is Calling

Chris Webb helps us understand a concept at the heart of Jesus’ teaching, preaching, and mission —the Kingdom of God.
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Chris Webb
Featured September 19, 2022 (Original Sep 2017 )
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Learning to Pray Again

“Knowing about prayer is not enough,” writes Emilie Griffin. “We need to give ourselves to prayer.” In this excerpt, Emilie writes about the way that a healthy image of God undergirds prayer.
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Emilie Griffin
Featured September 19, 2022 (Original Dec 2002 )
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Pray Like You’re Going to Die

This brief selection from The Cloud of Unknowing encourages an unexpected means to deeper prayer. As you read, take heed of the author’s advice and allow yourself to pray as if your end comes before the “Amen.”
The Unknown Author
Featured September 19, 2022 (Original Jan 2000 )