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Three Converging Influences

Richard Foster tells how a range of spiritual mentors from different Christian traditions helped him become a more rooted Christian.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured August 8, 2022 (Original Jan 1998 )
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The Unity of the Body of Christ

“If you are confined by the barriers men make between Christians, your appreciation of God’s love will also be narrow,” Bakht Singh writes in this piece about unity and equality among believers.
Bakht Singh
Bakht Singh
Featured August 8, 2022 (Original Jan 1963 )
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Healing Traumas of Omission

It’s easy (but harmful) to confuse our old sinful self with our inner wounded child. In this honest piece, Brian Morykon helps us understand the difference between the two and points towards healing through secure attachment to God.
Brian Morykon
Brian Morykon
August 1, 2022
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What Your Soul Needs

An excerpt from James Bryan Smith’s newest book takes a look at how God restores the human soul.
James Bryan Smith
James Bryan Smith
Featured August 1, 2022 (Original May 2022 )
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The God Who Sees Me

Every human being desires to be known and affirmed—a desire that only our Maker can deeply fulfill. With honesty and vulnerability, Jill Weber shares how an awareness of being seen by God changes everything.
Jill Weber
Jill Weber
Featured August 1, 2022 (Original Oct 2019 )
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Response-ability

Carolyn Arends writes how her experiences as a young mom and musician helped her listen for God’s invitations to tweak spiritual practices. The adage is true—when practicing spiritual disciplines, we “do as we can, not as we can’t.”
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
Featured July 25, 2022 (Original Aug 2017 )
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Discipline: We Can Live By It

“The disciplined person is the free person,” writes Richard Foster. In this 1982 essay, Richard explains how God uses disciplines not to bind us to a set of rules, but to release us from controlling habits and unhealthy desires.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured July 25, 2022 (Original Aug 1982 )
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Fasting Unto God

Fasting, like all spiritual disciplines, must be initiated and led by the Spirit. Arthur Wallis counsels readers to fast only in response to the Divine invitation, shifting our focus from the blessing to the Blesser.
Arthur Wallis
Arthur Wallis
Featured July 25, 2022 (Original Jan 1968 )
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In the Land of Even-Thoughs

Terrry Wardle encourages us to “look for the table” that the Good Shepherd prepares for us in the midst of difficult experiences.
Terry Wardle
Terry Wardle
Featured July 19, 2022 (Original Apr 2020 )
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When the Past is Present

Terry Wardle tells about the encounter that began his journey to live free from the prison of an “unhealed past.”
Terry Wardle
Terry Wardle
Featured July 18, 2022 (Original Oct 2019 )