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Engagement of the Heart Excerpts from Religious Affections Great Awakening revivalist preacher and theologian Jonathan Edwards encourages us to lean into interactive, whole-hearted discipleship.

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Movements Produced in the Soul The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Ignatius of Loyola explains the terms “consolation” and “desolation” and counsels the reader on how to look beneath the surface of thoughts and feelings to discern the source.

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To Say Yes Excerpts from Markings Dag Hammarskjöld’s journal—which he called "negotiations with myself—and with God”—is an inspiring collection of short prayers, ideas and insights, and resolutions to be a man who always said "Yes"…

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Walking in the Power of God Quaker founder George Fox wrote over three thousand letters, mostly to groups. These tender, practical letters display a full range of pastoral concern. These selections provide a glimpse into Fox’s…

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Living Each Moment with a Sense of God’s Presence: Frank Laubach An excerpt from the collection of letters Laubach wrote while living on the Philippine island of Mindanao. It reveals a man utterly dedicated to an “experiment of filling every minute full of the…

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The Four Degrees of Love Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) "cuts through all our ego-strutting activity and calls us again to love God in purity of heart, in sincerity of soul, and in holiness of life."

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Self-Denial Without Self-Hatred "Most of us have been exposed to such a mutilated form of biblical submission that either we have embraced the deformity or we have rejected the Discipline altogether," Foster writes. This…

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Ten Counsels in Spiritual Formation Originally published in Reformed Worship, this article gives a radiant vision of formation in the likeness of Jesus Christ—what it is, what “utterly defeats” it, and what will help us abide in…

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We Need a Great New Vision of the Church In this classic piece adapted from a 1985 talk, Richard encourages Quaker ministers about the need for a great new vision for the Church.

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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.

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Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home Warm, compelling, and sensitive primer which helps us understand, experience, and practice prayer in its many forms—from simple to unceasing prayer, from sacramental to petitionary prayer.