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Life Goes On

In this med­i­ta­tion, Howard Thur­man—one of the great preach­ers of the twen­ti­eth cen­tu­ry and spir­i­tu­al advi­sor to Mar­tin Luther King, Jr.—invites us to over­come by evil and despair by attending “to the lit­tle graces.”
Howard Thurman
Howard Thurman
January 10, 2025
08 25 Secular Work Sacred

The Secular Vocation is Sacred

In this classic essay, Dorothy Sayers restores the sacred dignity of secular work. Calling out the Church for its blindness on this issue, she asks, “How can anyone remain interested in a religion which seems to have no concern with nine-tenths of his life?”
Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy L. Sayers
January 10, 2025
Two Little Trees

The Church’s Impact upon Society

William Temple (1881-1944), an outstanding 20th-century Protestant leader, offers his keen insight into social structures and the Church’s role in shaping them.
William Temple
William Temple
January 10, 2025
05 02 Putting On Glasses

A Continuous Heart to Heart Conversation With God

How we see others affects how we pray for them. Frank Laubach shares his practice of using God as his glasses when interacting with others, seeing them as God sees them. To do this requires a continuous heart to heart conversation with God that holds others before him and prays God’s will for them.
Frank Laubach
Frank Laubach
January 10, 2025
Pomegranate

The Formation of Christian Character

From W.S. Bruce’s 1908 book, The For­ma­tion of Chris­t­ian Character, this buried gem of wis­dom out­lin­es why the words ​“Chris­tian” and ​“char­ac­ter” can’t be separated.
William Stratton Bruce
January 10, 2025
Mosaic Obedient Until Death

The Joy of Obedience

“Perfect obedience would be perfect happiness, if only we had perfect confidence in the power we were obeying.” Ponder this excerpt from Hannah Whitall Smith’s classic The Christian’s Secret to a Happy Life.
Hannah Whitall Smith
Hannah Whitall Smith
January 10, 2025
Thomas Maclellan

A Wholehearted Covenant

Thomas Maclellan’s covenant with God, penned at the age of twenty, resulted in generations of generosity.
Thomas Maclellan
Thomas Maclellan
January 10, 2025

Lectio Divina

“We should not think of “spiritual reading” as reading in the normal sense in the same way we should not think that allowing a mint to dissolve in our mouth is eating.” As always, Richard Foster offers practical ways to work an ancient discipline into our life rhythms.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
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Transformational Living

In introductory excerpts from three of his books, Dallas Willard reminds us of an essential message of his life’s work: That spiritual transformation is possible; that is, that we actually can become more like Jesus.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
January 10, 2025
Flute Jubal

The Story of Worship

“Early in Genesis we find mention of the first musician. His name is Jubal and considered the ‘father of all who play the harp and flute.’ ” George Skramstad leads us through the history of worship from the patriarchs to CCM.
George Skramstad
George Skramstad
January 10, 2025