Empty Square Days
Margaret Campbell views the empty square space on her calendar not as an absence but as an invitation. Using a vision of Rublev’s icon as a focus, Margaret invites us to take a seat at the table with the Trinity and revel, both in conversation and silence, in the gift of fellowship and community.
Featured July 23, 2021 (Original Jan 2025 )
Of Mice and Men and Solitude
Who would have guessed that solitude can strengthen humans and save mice? Come and explore the blessings of prolonged, intentional time away with God in retreat with this excerpt from Dallas Willard’s The Spirit of the Disciplines.
Featured July 23, 2021 (Original Jan 2025 )
Broken and Whole
Steve Macchia encourages us to own, rather than reject, our brokenness, and release it into the hands of a very loving heavenly Father.
Featured July 16, 2021 (Original Jan 2021 )
Humility
Let us guard against the secret pride of false spirituality and rest instead in the essence of true humility in this thoughtful piece from John of the Cross.
Featured July 2, 2021 (Original Jan 2025 )
The Foundation of All Other Virtues
Marlena Graves introduces us to a short, powerful piece by Christian mystic, John of Ruysbroeck. Here he lays out the case for humility’s being the foundation of every other virtue and Christ’s being the model for us in this as in everything.
Featured July 2, 2021 (Original Jan 2025 )
The Sermon on the Mount
“Genuine Christian renewal will always carry in its wake a richer and deeper understanding of Scripture,” Richard Foster reminds us. “And when we consider the renewal movement of discipleship to Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount is simply the most central text in the Bible.” Richard explains why.
Featured June 25, 2021 (Original Oct 2001 )