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Elderly Woman Younger Woman

Becoming Like Jesus: Compassionate Life

In this excerpt from the series Explorations: Becoming Like Jesus, Chris Webb examines what it means to live out the Compassionate Life.
Chris Webb
Chris Webb
October 16, 2019
Medical Skeleton

God’s Sensor

From Fearfully and Wonderfully, a story of how prayer in the body of Christ functions similarly to the nervous system in a human body.
Philip Yancey
Philip Yancey
October 11, 2019
Journal Fountain Pen

In-Depth Answers to Ten Big Questions About Spiritual Formation

In the fall of 1999, a small group of Christian teachers—including Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Eugene Peterson, and Gayle Beebe—retreated in Colorado together to prayerfully reflect on the meaning and prospects of Christian spiritual formation today.​​
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
October 4, 2019
Cliff Warning Sign

Seven Pitfalls of Spiritual Disciplines

It can be tempting to view spiritual disciplines as virtues in themselves. Richard Foster explains how to avoid that and six other pitfalls.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
October 2, 2019
04 12 Healing Prayer

Experiments in Prayer

Can we apply the scientific method to … prayer? Agnes Sanford says “Yes!” Giving us four simple steps to follow Agnes assures us that we can learn to adjust our prayer practices to better “plug into” God’s amazing power and presence to heal, protect, provide, and console.
Agnes Sanford
Agnes Sanford
September 25, 2019
Windmills

What is the Spirit-Empowered Life?

From The Reservoir, these daily devotionals by Chris Hall dive into the Charismatic Stream.
Chris Hall
Chris Hall
September 20, 2019
Power Healing Excerpt

Intro to John Wimber’s Book Power Healing

Power Healing by John Wimber and Kevin Springer, first published in 1987, continues to provide valuable insight for Christians into the Why, What, and How of seeking healing from God. Richard Foster penned the intro.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 20, 2019
Woman Comforting Another

Sitting with Suffering

How do we address the suffering of others? What can we say or do to alleviate their pain? Richard Foster offers some wise words on the spiritual practice of presence that will help fill their seasons of grief and tragedy with healing and grace.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 18, 2019
Walking Trail

Following Jesus and Living in the Kingdom

In an insightful interview, Dallas Willard addresses imbalances sometimes present in evangelical and charismatic contexts and points us toward life in the Kingdom of God.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
September 11, 2019
05 31 Outside The Lines

Order and Spontaneity

“God is constantly coloring outside the lines.” In an excerpt from Common Prayer, Shane Claiborne and co-authors help us judge worship not by its form but by its fruit.
Shane Claiborne Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Enuma Okoro
Shane Claiborne & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove & Enuma Okoro
September 9, 2019