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June 12, 2020 Learning to Listen "If we real­ly want to be a coun­ter­cul­tur­al peo­ple,” Richard Foster remarked in his final talk given two years ago this week, “I sug­gest first of all that we sim­ply ‘shut up and lis­ten.’ We…

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January 4, 2019 God, What Should I Do? The new year gives us an opportunity to seek God's direction afresh, so it's fitting that our spiritual discipline focus this month is guidance. Richard Foster provides a brief introduction, and Ruth…

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August 3, 2018 The Birds, Our Schoolmasters We conclude our month on Simplicity with a podcast with someone who is truly living it out. And classic pieces from Martin Luther and Richard Foster, who both pull from Matthew 6 to help us learn…

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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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September 13, 2024 Interruptible

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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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October 18, 2019 Learning to See Seeing—really seeing, first-hand seeing—is necessary for compassion; and compassion leads, if we're willing, to action.

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September 20, 2019 Redeemed Pain And then, if healing delays, we choose to be present without platitudes or presumption to those who are in pain, as Richard Foster encourages. And though these words are probably best unspoken to the…

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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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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