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Routine

God of My Daily Routine

In this piece, Karl Rahner asks, “How can I redeem this wretched humdrum? How can I turn myself toward the one thing necessary, toward You? How can I escape from the prison of this routine?” The answer lies in transformative love that turns everyday routine into extraordinary joy.
Karl Rahner
Karl Rahner
October 26, 2018
11 09 Jesus Way

Truth, Justice, and the Jesus Way

“Jesus as the truth gets far more attention than Jesus as the way.” Eugene Peterson helps us move from the “gray fog of abstraction” to “the sharp particularities of the recognizable face and the familiar street.”
Eugene H. Peterson
Eugene H. Peterson
October 25, 2018
2018 10 24 Serving Hands

Is It So Terrible to be Useful?

Drawing on a scene from “The Last Emperor,” Richard Foster helps us shift our thinking from feeling used to becoming useful.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
October 24, 2018
2018 10 21 Open For Business

The Business of Business

This Dallas Willard piece explores the call to service that lies at the heart of every vocation and the responsibilities specifically incumbent upon the merchant.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
October 19, 2018
Serving Hands

Self-Righteous Service Versus True Service

Richard Foster invites us to discern between self-righteous service and true service, the kind that “can serve enemies as freely as friends.”
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
October 17, 2018
2018 10 12 Man Serving

Service: A Practical Guide

From Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, Adele Calhoun shares about the spiritual discipline of service and the practical ways to enter into it.
Adele Calhoun
Adele Calhoun
October 12, 2018
2018 10 10 Towel Basin

Understanding Service

“Of all the spiritual disciplines, service is the most conducive to the growth of the grace of humility within us.” Richard Foster explains why in this snapshot of Service.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
October 10, 2018
11 04 Reading Whom

The Jogging Monk and the Exegesis of the Heart

James Bryan Smith shares how a silent retreat and a jogging monk opened his eyes to a deeper appreciation of Scripture in the midst of a spiritual crisis.
James Bryan Smith
James Bryan Smith
October 3, 2018
2018 09 27 Oxen

The Secret of the Easy Yoke

To receive the end benefits of discipline, we must start at the beginning and go through the middle. So, where do we begin and what is required? Dallas Willard provides some answers.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
September 28, 2018
2018 09 29 Silence

Silence Gives Power to Words

John Main contends that for words to be charged with strength and power, they must spring from the silence of the Spirit in our inner being.
John Main Richard J. Foster
John Main & Richard J. Foster
September 25, 2018