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An Experiment with Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises In this classic newsletter article, Richard Foster shares his experiment with the rhythms of Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises during Lent.

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Late Have I Loved Thee North African Bishop St. Augustine was in his 30s when he became a Christian. In this prayer he laments his slowness to open his heart to God. Though his love is "late," it is full of vigor and…

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Spiritual Disciplines Index: Worship The Spiritual Disciplines Index is a selective, topical index designed to help readers get a picture of the with-God life presented in the Bible. Here are passages related to worship.

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Quickened by the Spirit Excerpts from Letters on Spiritual Virtues In these 17th century letters, Isaac Penington counsels a friend to “wait diligently for the leadings of the Holy Spirit.”

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Animal Friends How does a child's theology take shape? In Savoring Childhood, Grace Pouch writes that time in nature helps young people to form a healthy image of God and his kingdom, learn to pay attention, and…

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The Sacred Ordinary of Each Day Keith Riley invites us into a spiritual practice of savoring the spectacularly ordinary gifts of goodness that God offers us every day.

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Spiritual Disciplines Handbook Practices That Transform Us In the Spiritual Disciplines Handbook Adele Calhoun gives us directions for our journey toward intimacy with Christ.

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The Formation of Christian Character From W.S. Bruce’s 1908 book, The For­ma­tion of Chris­t­ian Character, this buried gem of wis­dom out­lin­es why the words ​“Chris­tian” and ​“char­ac­ter” can’t be separated.

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Turning Your Thoughts into Prayers Prayer can be as natural as breathing "What do we pray? Whatever piece of God's will we understand." Jan Johnson shows how praying without ceasing need not be complicated.

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Meditation: Being Attentive to God Muse, ponder, reflect, consider—when Psalm 119 says "meditate," this is what the Psalmist has in mind. In this excerpt from Spiritual Classics, Joyce Huggett shows us how Christian meditation…

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A Liturgy for Those Deconstructing Their Faith When our faith is sifted for impurities or when we feel lost or confused, there is always hope. “You are in a critical place," this prayer reminds us, "but take heart—you could be on the cusp of…

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Sanctuary of the Soul Journey into Meditative Prayer In this book of a lifetime, Foster considers the value, nigh the necessity, of a discipleship to Jesus that has experiences of and is characterized by a life of meditative prayer.