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04 05 Prayer

The Lord's Prayer as a Transformative Pattern

Paul Anderson joins us to share some ideas for the importance of regular daily prayer for spiritual transformation and offers some practices for modeling a morning prayer after the Lord’s Prayer.
Paul Anderson
Paul Anderson
April 4, 2018
03 23 Meditation Application

Meditation is Different than Application

How does meditation differ from application when we are spending time in God’s Word? Jan Johnson joins us to share an excerpt from her book, Meeting God in Scripture, in which she helps us consider the differences and explore the connections between these two practices.
Jan Johnson
Jan Johnson
March 23, 2018
03 22 Supernova1

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
March 22, 2018
03 09 Meditation

Why Meditate on Scripture?

There can be a lot of questions about the discipline of meditation on Scripture: What does it mean? How can I practice it? How is it different from prayer? Jan Johnson helps answer some of those in this short excerpt from her book, Meeting God in Scripture.
Jan Johnson
Jan Johnson
March 16, 2018
03 15 Technololgy Soul

Technology Cannot Nourish the Soul

Forty years ago, traditional ways of growing in grace had largely fallen by the wayside of western Christianity. Yet, many had a strong desire to find practices to enter more fully and deeply into Christlikeness. Richard Foster penned Celebration of Discipline as a response to this need.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
March 15, 2018
03 14 Meditation

The Main Distinction of Christian Meditation

Nate Foster joins us to share some of his thoughts on and experiences with the discipline of meditation. He considers what makes Christian meditation different from other forms and challenges us to rethink our need for goal-oriented spirituality. Instead, he encourages us to live the mystery.
Nathan Foster
Nathan Foster
March 14, 2018
2018 03 09 Woman Meditating Bible

Meditation: Being Attentive to God

Muse, ponder, reflect, consider—when Psalm 119 says “meditate,” this is what the Psalmist has in mind. In this excerpt from Spiritual Classics, Joyce Huggett shows us how Christian meditation penetrates our mind, emotions, and will.
Joyce Huggett
Joyce Huggett
March 9, 2018
2018 03 07 Boy Under Tree Reading

Understanding Meditation

Prayer is the interactive relationship we have with God about what we and God are working on together. Christian meditation is the listening side of this interactive relationship.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
March 7, 2018
03 02 Father And Son

The Submission of the Believer

In this excerpt, Oswald Chambers reflects upon the grace that is revealed in a believer’s life upon freely choosing to submit to God’s lordship. Submission, in Oswald’s view, is where obedience meets relationship—the natural outpouring from a flood of gratitude.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
March 2, 2018
2018-02-28 Care Garden

Selfish Care, Self-Care, and Soul Care—What's the Difference?

Part of the discipline of submission is recognizing our limitations and caring for our souls. Nathan Foster says soul care is when “we simply place ourselves in a position for God to care for us, attend to our souls, and let his agenda supersede ours.”
Nathan Foster
Nathan Foster
February 28, 2018