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Dallas Willard — The Role of Faith in Prayer This week we unearth a gem from the archives—Dallas Willard at Azusa Pacific University giving a potent teaching on prayer.

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Revival, Renewal, Awakening Heart to Heart May 1995 Richard Foster's May 1995 Heart to Heart newsletter identifies "early signs" of a great new movement of the Holy Spirit, and explains how we can potentially hinder or cooperate with the work of God…

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A People, Transforming Excerpt from Worth Celebrating Mimi Dixon writes about the swelling influence of Celebration of Discipline: “Individuals from every race and nation and tongue and stratum of society were joining hearts and hands and minds and…

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The Grace of Giving ​Looking at one of the most practical ways to experience the "blessing of blessing," Richard Foster prescribes a "lavish and joyful giving" as the antidote to low spiritual vitality, dusty words, and…

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The Jesus Way of Life "Jesus Christ calls all peoples everywhere to be his disciples. And disciples are those who intend to live their lives as Jesus would live them if Jesus were them." Richard Foster examines this Jesus…

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Ten Counsels in Spiritual Formation Originally published in Reformed Worship, this article gives a radiant vision of formation in the likeness of Jesus Christ—what it is, what “utterly defeats” it, and what will help us abide in…

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On Grace, Transformation, and Holding Our Tongues In this short excerpt from an interview, Dallas Willard explains how "saved by grace" can be misunderstood to mean "no participation or change necessary." And, on the other hand, spiritual…

The Well-Ordered Way Finding Freedom in a Rule of Life

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Holiness: More Than Avoiding Vice Defining holiness by external measures leads to legalism. Richella Parham helps us move beyond avoiding vice and into building a life of virtue.

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Praying with Our Eyes A Visio Divina Exercise "Visio divina is the practice of letting God tell a story to our soul by 'reading' us a picture book." Vivianne David offers helpful prompts for gazing at a piece of art and listening to the Spirit.

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To Say Yes Excerpts from Markings Dag Hammarskjöld’s journal—which he called "negotiations with myself—and with God”—is an inspiring collection of short prayers, ideas and insights, and resolutions to be a man who always said "Yes"…

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Conversion: A Moment, A Lifetime This devotional classic from E. Stanley Jones is "as up-to-date as tomorrow morning." Conversion, Jones says, is both a one-time event and the work of a lifetime, one that requires receptivity and…