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How to Intercede Like Jesus Christlike Intercession Asks More for Others Than a Quick Fix Jan Johnson's expands on insight she gained from Oswald Chambers: “What we must avoid in intercession is praying for someone to be simply ‘patched up.’ We must pray that person through into contact…

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We Never Outgrow Asking Petition isn’t a lower form of prayer — it’s our staple diet Adoration or contemplation may seem nobler than asking God for something. But Richard Foster kindly insists that petition isn't a lower form of prayer—it's our staple diet.

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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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Like Calling a Friend and Never Hanging Up What if praying without ceasing is less like an unending military drill and much more like "calling a friend and never hanging up"? Nate Foster joins us to consider this approach when we commit our…

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Why Meditate on Scripture? There can be a lot of questions about the discipline of meditation on Scripture: What does it mean? How can I practice it? How is it different from prayer? Jan Johnson helps answer some of those in…

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This, Too, Is In His Hands This short excerpt from Corrie ten Boom's autobiography The Hiding Place holds a clue for us about our communicating God. As bombs fall on Haarlem, Corrie receives a disturbing vision in the middle…

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Release with Hope Sometimes, the start of a new year can serve as an impetus to let go of the destructive things in our lives. The Prayer of Relinquishment can move us from "the struggling to the releasing," as…

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Joshua Banner — The Invitation Josh Banner, host of The Invitation Podcast, joins Nate again to discuss his journey into making audio prayer retreats, and how ministry is as simple as being present to others.

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Toward God The Ancient Wisdom of Western Prayer In clear and often delightful prose, Casey brings out the personal techniques and practicalities involved in transforming prayer from an "activity" to a way of life. The freshness of his language…

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Joshua Banner — Spiritual Direction in Prison Josh Banner is a spiritual director, a retreat leader, and creator and host of The Invitation Podcast. Nate talks with Josh about his contemplative prayer outreach in prisons.

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Sayings of The Desert Fathers Sayings of the Early Christian Monks Organized around key themes—Charity, Fortitude, Lust, Patience, Prayer, Self-control, and Visions—this edition of the Sayings is fresh, accessible, and authoritative.

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Pray and Work and Read Explore the rhythm of life under the Rule of St. Benedict. The simple beauty of the Rule's balance of work, prayer, and reading appeals to us as a balm in the midst of a sin-sick, busy world.