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The Peaceable War of the Lamb In the essay from the archives, Richard Foster explains how Jesus, our commander and our chief, calls us into a spiritual warfare that will profoundly impact the social order on every conceivable…

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Spiritual Disciplines Index: Sacrifice We have broken out the topics in the Spiritual Disciplines Index for your convenience. The Bible has many references to sacrifice—deliberately forsaking the security of satisfying our own needs with…

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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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Surprising Prayer This story by Emilie Griffin recounts how some disruptive background noise during a time of prayer became a metaphor that God used to surprise and humor her, while at the same time shaking her out of…

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Pulling Down Strongholds The Weapons of Spiritual Warfare If Jesus is calling us into battle against "injustice, oppression, hatred, bigotry, cruelty, tyranny, brutality, and anything else opposed to the way of God" as part of the Lamb's Army, what are our…

Art + Faith What can we learn from artists about hope, healing, and God’s plan to make all things new?

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Spiritual Disciplines Index: Fellowship We have broken out the topics in the Spiritual Disciplines Index for your convenience. One of the sweetest gifts of the Spirit is fellowship. Scripture guides us through this life we live together.

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Service: A Practical Guide From Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, Adele Calhoun shares about the spiritual discipline of service and the practical ways to enter into it.

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The Sustaining Bread of Self-Knowledge Richard Foster joins us to share (with the help of Teresa of Ávila) why the Prayer of Examen is essential to self-knowledge and why self-knowledge is essential to spiritual health. An excerpt from…

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Spiritual Disciplines Index: Chastity We have broken out the topics in the Spiritual Disciplines Index for your convenience. Reflect upon the value of chastity with these verses from Scripture.

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Beauty Rituals The rhythms of our world can press us to pay attention to what is wrong and ugly and evil, but "beauty rituals" are ways to resist that formation and to set our sights on God's glory and goodness.