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The Purpose of Fasting In this excerpt from Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster helps us see that "fasting must forever center on God. It must be God-initiated and God-ordained."

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Sabbath Is a Way of Life In this excerpt from The Great Omission, Dallas Willard unpacks the meaning of Sabbath and explores how Sabbath practices open us to God's gracious provision and governance.

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The Danger of Spiritual Disciplines Seven Pitfalls to Avoid Disciplines of the spiritual life put us in a place where we can experience inner transformation as a gift. Richard Foster warns of pitfalls that can hinder our way.

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The Sacrament of the Present Moment "When will God be all in all to us?" Come and acquaint yourself with Jean-Pierre de Caussade's thoughts on aligning ourselves with divine will by living fully with God in each present moment.

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Morning Prayers There is no better way to learn about prayer than by praying, and the beautifully crafted prayers of John Baillie are a wonderful springboard into prayer.

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The Grandest Prayer of All Dallas Willard explains how we can move from mere repetition to meaningful communion by using the Lord's Prayer "to speak intelligently and lovingly to our heavenly Father."

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In-Depth Answers to Ten Big Questions About Spiritual Formation In the fall of 1999, a small group of Christian teachers—including Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Eugene Peterson, and Gayle Beebe—retreated in Colorado together to prayerfully reflect on the…

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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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Bringing Solitude into Our Lives Excerpts from: Making All Things New Henri Nouwen explains our critical need for solitude—that "strange period of uselessness"—to bring us in touch with the healing, hopeful presence of God in our lives.

Healing Church Wounds Strategies for Repairing Life Together

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A Prayer for Holy Week A prayer from Henri Nouwen for Holy Week or anytime we're indeed of reconciliation.

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The Secret of the Easy Yoke From The Spirit of the Disciplines To receive the end benefits of discipline, we must start at the beginning and go through the middle. So, where do we begin and what is required? Dallas Willard provides some answers.