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Feather And Sky

Keeping Our Souls Light

Poor choices form poor habits which lead to dull and heavy hearts. Chris Hall with help from Abba Isaac lights the way back to feather-like sensitivity to the Holy Spirit.
Christopher A. Hall
Christopher A. Hall
November 23, 2024
Horses imprinting

Imprinting with God

“The lifelong dynamic of baptism as a lifestyle is what makes it endlessly meaningful,” writes pastor and author Eric Peterson. He expands our thinking of this sacrament from a one-time event to a way of living in Jesus.
Eric E. Peterson
Eric E. Peterson
November 23, 2024
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Model of a Life Well Lived

Richard Foster reflects on the “human supernova” who changed his life forever: Dallas Willard. In this foreword to Becoming Dallas Willard, Richard shares memories of his friend and why he believes that Dallas’s life is a model for our time.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
November 23, 2024
Girl Praying

A Convert’s Conversion

“The longer I’ve walked with Jesus,” shares Carolyn Arends, “the more I’ve come to see two things. First, my four-year-old conversion was utterly genuine. Second, I am in desperate need of ongoing conversion. My initial salvation moment was not an arrival, but a beginning.”
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
November 23, 2024
Black man looking at camera

Healing from Race-Based Trauma

Author and counselor Sheila Wise Rowe knows first-hand the effects of racial trauma. She encourages us to “create spaces in person and across social media for one another to experience God’s healing, love, compassion, and grace.”
Sheila Wise Rowe
Sheila Wise Rowe
November 23, 2024
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A South Pole Advent

Sometimes in this Advent season of busyness and bustle, we can find ourselves surprised by a sort of emptiness in our response to it all. For anyone feeling a bit lost in the wilderness this year, Carolyn Arends reminds us that an empty sort of longing is really a large part of what Advent is about.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
November 23, 2024
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Advent: Learning to Wait

In a time of year that too often rushes headlong toward Christmas Day, Richella Parham reminds us about the courage we need to wait upon the Lord—a courage we live out in the Advent season as we both look back with joy to the first coming of Christ and ahead with longing to his coming return.
Richella Parham
Richella Parham
November 23, 2024
Cello in fog

Longing for a Magnificent Story

Stories have the power to shape our lives as James Bryan Smith shares in this excerpt from The Magnificent Story: Uncovering a Gospel of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth.
James Bryan Smith
James Bryan Smith
November 23, 2024
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Speak Truth to Power

​Measuring our words with wisdom does not mean turning a blind eye to evil. Carolyn Arends shares a recent piece from Faith Today about “the quiet power of a life shaped by God” that does not need to shout to be heard—or to be an effective agent of positive change. John Woolman lends a hand.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
November 23, 2024
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Navigating a New World

Continuing his reflections about loss and grief, Chris Hall turns his attention to the ways those we love never really leave us—even when they are more than a phone call away. He shares some favorite quotes that bring his friend Tom Oden close by, even as Tom’s absence is still keenly felt.
Christopher A. Hall
Christopher A. Hall
November 23, 2024