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Fasting: A Practical Guide “Fasting is a way to lay down an appetite”— an appetite of the body, mind, or spirit. Adele Calhoun offers practical advice on the discipline of fasting as a way to surrender our desires to God for…

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The Purpose of Fasting In this excerpt from Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster helps us see that "fasting must forever center on God. It must be God-initiated and God-ordained."

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A Fasting on Criticalness Through fasting from criticalness, Catherine Marshall discovered the negative thinking that blocked creativity, love, goodwill, and mercy.

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A Continuous Conversation Heart to Heart with God Frank Laubach learned to carry on silent conversation with God throughout the day while seeing other people "through God, using God as my glasses, colored with his love for them."

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Why We Can’t Wait In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States. The campaign launched by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights movement on the segregated…

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Response-ability Why contemplation is not just for contemplatives Carolyn Arends writes how her experiences as a young mom and musician helped her listen for God’s invitations to tweak spiritual practices. The adage is true—when practicing spiritual disciplines, we…

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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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The Jesus Way of Life "Jesus Christ calls all peoples everywhere to be his disciples. And disciples are those who intend to live their lives as Jesus would live them if Jesus were them." Richard Foster examines this Jesus…

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Interior Castle A masterpiece of spiritual literature, this sixteenth-century work was inspired by a mystical vision that came upon the revered Teresa of Avila, one of the most gifted and beloved religious figures…

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Taste the Soup Carolyn Arends offers us an encouraging piece for anyone who's ever been burned-out (or just burned) by their own church community. In dealing with the frailties and foibles of our fellow congregants…

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The Most Important Job In this pre-Pentecost (or anytime) piece, James Bryan Smith (and Dallas Willard) explain why praying for the success of other churches than one's own is important and powerful.