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God is with Us An Advent Study Based on the Revised Common Lectionary (Scriptures for the Church Seasons) Make this year's Advent even more special than usual. Prepare your heart and life for the celebration of God's presence in this season of waiting with God Is With Us, a study of the lectionary…

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Praying in Color Kid’s Edition Now kids can pray in color, too! This first-of-its-kind resource will forever change the way kids prayer - and how adults try to teach them to do it. This is prayer that makes sense to kids. One…

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The Availability of the Spirit "The Holy Spirit is already present to us, but often as a stranger, or at most a distant friend," writes Chris Webb. But we are invited to know God at a deeper level. We simply need to ask.

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The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage Jan van Ruysbroeck—three of whose most important works are here for the first time presented to English readers—is the greatest of the Flemish mystics, and must take high rank in any list of…

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Pauses For Lent: Mountaintop Experiences How do we respond to and overcome evil? Trevor Hudson points us to Jesus in this Lent reflection.

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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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The Way of Peace In The Message, Eugene Peterson translates John 1:14 as “the Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood,” crossing the threshold into humanity. James Catford muses on what this…

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Stages of life and faith · ​“Disturb me, Lord” · Knowing when to pause The final episode of this season of Friends in Formation covers listener questions on why spiritual formation "clicks" at certain ages, whether we should pray the prayer "Disturb me, Lord" (Sir…