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November 6, 2020 Character “Our character is that internal, overall structure of the self that is revealed by our long-run patterns of behavior and from which our actions more or less automatically arise.”

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May 8, 2020 The Way Things Really Are As a professor of philosophy and a student of Jesus, Dallas Willard spent his life exploring and transcribing reality to help the rest of us access it more deeply. Seven years ago today his knowledge…

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February 1, 2019 The Present Moment When it comes to the spiritual life there is no shortage of resources. Kings and scribes of old would marvel at the treasures of knowledge now at our fingertips. Each week this digest contains a few…

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April 5, 2024 In the Midst

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September 13, 2019 In the Middle of the River As we focus on the Charismatic Tradition this month, that picture of being in the middle of the river is helpful—a place where we are balanced, fluid, grace-filled, and easily directed by the Spirit.

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March 4, 2022 Analog Church After all, digital spaces like webinars, podcasts, YouTube worship services, Zoom prayer meetings—even this email newsletter—have been lifelines for so many. And for that, we can be grateful. So is…

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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

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July 24, 2020 Drawn Not Repelled Jesus himself was a magnet for sinners. What did they see in his actions, hear in his words, feel from his eyes? Mercy. Tenderness. Love. Compassion. Someone who wanted to be with them.

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June 27, 2025 Elbow to Elbow

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May 3, 2024 God’s Gaze

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August 18, 2023 Learned in the Desert Here’s how I've come to think of sin: it's anything that, given enough time, leads to inner decay. And God wants us—the creatures who bear his likeness—to be completely free and alive.

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September 2, 2022 “I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” And, to quote the tagline of Nathan Foster’s favorite pocket notebooks, "I'm not writing it down to remember it later, I'm writing it down to remember it now."