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God-Soaked Life Discovering a Kingdom Spirituality God's presence permeates our lives and activities. His song of delight reverberates throughout all he has created. As we open our ears to that song, we hear the truth of the gospel spoken to our…

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Encounters with Silence In this piece, Karl Rahner asks, "How can I redeem this wretched humdrum? How can I turn myself toward the one thing necessary, toward You? How can I escape from the prison of this routine?" The…

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How to Pray A Simple Guide for Normal People In How to Pray, Pete Greig demystifies and re-enchants prayer, helping you to find prayer achievable and enjoyable, and ultimately life-giving and life-changing. The enormous blessing of *How to…

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Audio Retreat: Julian of Norwich Take a 20 minute "audio retreat" as Nathan Foster unfolds a quote from Julian of Norwich to guide us into prayer. This episode is a collaboration with Joshua Banner from The Invitation Podcast.

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Journey of the Spirit Meditations for the Spiritual Seeker Each weekly "destination" is described in a beautifully written meditation that features Kelsey's profound wisdom, relevant incidents of the friendship between the authors, and anecdotes from the…

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Hope Beyond Your Tears Experiencing Christ’s Healing Love ​In the face of grief and loss, have you ever wondered how you will ever move beyond your tears and emptiness? Is it possible to find purpose and meaning after you have suffered the death of a loved…

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The Lord and His Prayer In this book of pastoral reflections N.T. Wright explores how the Lord's Prayer sums up what Jesus was all about in his first-century setting. Wright locates the Lord's Prayer, clause by clause,…

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Our ​“Holy” Sins Daring to Face What We Tend to Ignore Can believers be blind to certain sins? Carolyn Arends takes a look at the subtle slips from right-relationship that keep us from loving as God loves.

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Advent and Christmas Wisdom from G.K. Chesterton In this edition of Advent and Christmas Wisdom, each day's reflection includes a selection from one of Chesterton's finest works, a suitable bible verse, an appropriate prayer and an action-oriented…

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Lent and Easter Wisdom from G.K. Chesterton Daily Scripture and Prayers Together With G. K. Chesterton’s Own Words Each daily reflection in this book--from Ash Wednesday through the Second Sunday of Easter--begins with thoughts from the finest writings of Chesterton on an appropriate theme and supported by…

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Show Me the Way Daily Lenten Readings Nouwen invites readers to join him on a 40-day Lenten path as fellow pilgrims, from the solemn beginning of Ash Wednesday to the joyous climax of Easter. This inspirational "search for the way"…

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The World Desperately Needs Honest Christians Carolyn Arends describes a conversation with a Renovaré Institute applicant about the spiritual practices of healthy leaders. She writes: "These habits and rhythms don’t make them bulletproof. But…