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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
November 24, 2024
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
November 24, 2024
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
November 24, 2024
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
November 24, 2024
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
November 24, 2024

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
November 24, 2024
02 06 Glass Blowing

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
November 24, 2024
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
November 24, 2024
07 14 Korea Water Rock

Deep-Rooted in Christ

“Balance can be difficult, but it is essential to the deep-rooted life. The best example of the harmony we need is Jesus himself. In him we see perfect balance between emptiness and fullness, between relinquishing and filling.” Enjoy a taste Joshua Choonmin Kang’s book, Deep-Rooted in Christ.
Joshua Choonmin Kang
Joshua Choonmin Kang
November 24, 2024
05 05 Family Monks

Families as Small Monastic Communities

Today parents and church leaders are lamenting the fact that children who have been raised with the foundation and knowledge of our faith are leaving it. [One] solution lies in the advice of St. Jerome and John Chrysostom who wrote about this in the 3rd century.
Lacy Finn Borgo
Lacy Finn Borgo
November 24, 2024