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March 22, 2019 How It Began and Where It’s Going “What is ‘it’ is LIFE—life with Jesus, interactive relationship with the great God of the universe, inner transformation into Christlikeness.”

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August 24, 2018 Is Spiritual Formation a Fad? So what is spiritual formation and why isn't it a fad? Dallas Willard puts it plainly: "It is the process through which those who love and trust Jesus Christ effectively take on His character." And…

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July 27, 2018 He Had Everything and Possessed Nothing A.W. Tozer gives astounding insight into the familiar story of Abraham and Isaac. What was asked of the aging patriarch wasn't a cruel test by an insecure God. It was a command of love to save both…

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March 9, 2018 Christian Meditation: Filling, Not Emptying Christian meditation focuses on filling our minds with what is good, lovely, and true rather than emptying them, as Archbishop Anthony Bloom describes it as 'straight thinking under God's guidance.'

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February 2, 2024 The Unfortunate Prerequisite for Resurrection His invitations continue. We follow him further into practices, insights… encounter. Slowly, sometimes imperceptibly—like the thaw of a thick-frozen stream—the grace and goodness of God changes us.

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January 5, 2024 Kingdoms The journey from the kingdom of self-rule to the kingdom of God might sound too far and too difficult. But if we are willing to receive him, Jesus will meet us and lead us all the way.

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August 25, 2023 Awakening Effect A great book can have a similar awakening effect. It can settle the anxious soul and unsettle the complacent one. It can open a fresh perspective and loose a tongue-tied heart. It can ignite a fire…

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August 4, 2023 The Work of Disciples Everyone else around Jesus seemed to be working against his movement toward the cross—trying to stop him because they thought it wasn't good for him (or for them). Well, maybe Mary was the one person…

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June 23, 2023 Petition Is Purified by Petition God doesn’t withhold from us to be cruel, or wait to answer until our hearts and requests are flawless. In fact, “withholding” is probably the wrong word altogether. The process of asking and…

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September 30, 2022 The Beauty, Wisdom, and Power of Restraint And some of the most culturally transformative movements have been led by those, like Martin Luther King, Jr., who modeled costly restraint from anger and violence.c

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July 29, 2022 Finding God’s Grace When Rhythms Unravel As James Catford says on the podcast, our significance must come from the acceptance of God—acceptance we didn’t earn and therefore cannot lose.

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June 17, 2022 Active Waiting God’s instruction to wait isn't to test us or because God isn't ready to give us good things. God is eternally ready to bless. The waiting is for our sake: to grow the fruit of patience, to still our…