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Thomas R. Kelly
Thomas R. Kelly
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Book Excerpt
Room for the Infinite
Published January, 1966
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Featured August 22, 2023
A life that is too crowded lacks the
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spaciousness” needed for wonder and worship, Thomas Kelly explains in this excerpt from
The Eternal Promise
.
Book Excerpt
from
A Testament of Devotion
Now is the Dwelling Place of God Himself
Published January, 1941
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Featured October 20, 2022
Thomas Kelly describes glorious plateaus of communion and perspective when we become aware of the immediacy of God’s presence beyond the framework of time.
Book Excerpt
from
Reality of the Spiritual World
New Fellowship
Featured June 2, 2022
In a lecture given just days before his death, Thomas Kelly spoke about the marvelous kinship between those who know God’s abiding presence.
Book Excerpt
Christians and Decided Christians
Published December, 2016
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Featured October 28, 2021
Thomas Kelly writes about the intentional,
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decided” character of true Christianity, which places
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the whole of life in a new and divine Center.”
Book Excerpt
from
A Testament of Devotion
Pursuing Holy Obedience
Published January, 1941
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Featured August 25, 2019
From his enduring classic,
A Testament of Devotion,
Thomas Kelly offers four steps or guidelines to help us
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commit our lives in unreserved obedience to Him.”
Book Excerpt
from
A Testament of Devotion
Life from the Center
Published December, 1940
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Featured January 15, 2019
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God never guides us into an intolerable scramble of panting feverishness.” Thomas R. Kelly invites us to slow down and live in the
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unhurried peace and power” of a heaven-directed life.
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