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Thomas R. Kelly

Thomas R. Kelly

Thomas R. Kelly

Articles & Essays by Thomas R. Kelly

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Book Excerpt

Room for the Infinite

Published January, 1966 • Featured August 22, 2023
A life that is too crowded lacks the ​“spaciousness” needed for wonder and worship, Thomas Kelly explains in this excerpt from The Eternal Promise.
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Book Excerpt from A Testament of Devotion

Now is the Dwelling Place of God Himself

Published January, 1941 • 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.
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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.
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Book Excerpt

Christians and Decided Christians

Published December, 2016 • Featured October 28, 2021
Thomas Kelly writes about the intentional, ​“decided” character of true Christianity, which places ​“the whole of life in a new and divine Center.”
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Book Excerpt from A Testament of Devotion

Pursuing Holy Obedience

Published January, 1941 • Featured August 25, 2019
From his enduring classic, A Testament of Devotion, Thomas Kelly offers four steps or guidelines to help us ​“commit our lives in unreserved obedience to Him.”
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Book Excerpt from A Testament of Devotion

Life from the Center

Published December, 1940 • Featured January 15, 2019
“God never guides us into an intolerable scramble of panting feverishness.” Thomas R. Kelly invites us to slow down and live in the ​“unhurried peace and power” of a heaven-directed life.