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Are We Safe with God, Realistic Rhythms, and Healthy News Habits In this episode Richella, James, and Nate discuss if we're truly safe in the Kingdom of God, what rhythms of spiritual practice look like in a busy life, and how Jesus would listen to the news.

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The Heart Knows Its Place Renovaré Board Chair James Catford shares with us some meditations from Dallas Willard's Hearing God Through the Year that have touched him.

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The Return of the Prodigal Son A Story of Homecoming The beloved spiritual writer meditates on the parable of the prodigal son's return—a powerful drama of fatherhood, filial duty, rivalry, and anger between brothers—and its enduring lessons for…

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The Humble and Messy Arrival of God from Meditations on the Birth of Jesus Did the shepherds stop to wonder why the Messiah was born in a stable attended by animals? Someday we can ask them. For now, we notice, with help from this meditation by Miriam Dixon and Margaret…

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Pauses for Lent 40 Words for 40 Days In this beautifully minimalistic book, Trevor Hudson focuses on 40 single words -- one for every day in the season of Lent. Each daily reading offers you a brief meditation and a simple, doable…

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Habits of a Child’s Heart Raising Your Kids with the Spiritual Disciplines Gain the tools and specific ideas you need to intentionally develop your child's faith. Learn about spiritual disciplines such as study, meditation, service, and worship for yourself—then teach them…

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Bright Evening Star Mystery of the Incarnation Bright Evening Star provides a glimpse into the life stories of this prolific author and her encounters with God. With a foreword by John Tesh, L'Engle invites us on a spiritual adventure that leads…

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Robyn Wrigley-Carr — Evelyn Underhill’s Prayer Book Author Robyn Wrigley-Carr joins Nathan on this week’s episode to discuss Evelyn Underhill’s Prayer Book.

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Knowing God Means More Than Describing Him "For all my love of language," writes Carolyn Arends in this column from Christianity Today, "I’ve been troubled by a growing sense that I need to pay more attention to wordless things."

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Connecting with God in the Here and Now Nathan Foster reflects on the ways God matures our faith in times when we sense God’s nearness as well as times of loneliness or “uneventful” prayer.

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I Stand at the Door and Knock Reflections on Revelation, Chapters 1 – 7 Johannine scholar Paul Anderson orients us to the first seven chapters of Revelation with daily readings and images for meditation.

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We Need a Great New Vision of the Church In this classic piece adapted from a 1985 talk, Richard encourages Quaker ministers about the need for a great new vision for the Church.