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Loving Those We Don’t Like In an excerpt from her autobiography, Thérèse of Lisieux tells about the small acts of kindness that helped her learn to get along with a particularly annoying nun in her fellowship. Little but…

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Being Christian in a Pluralistic Society ​In this vintage yet timely piece, Dallas Willard reflects upon the challenges and benefits of pluralism, and how Christians are positioned “to show the true excellence of the Way of Christ.”

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Getting Along in Community "A holy nun of our community annoyed me in all that she did"... Thérèse of Lisieux tells how God taught her to embrace a challenging woman in the fellowship.

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To See Clearly Excerpts from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Writer Annie Dillard looks at the mysterious natural environment at Tinker Creek and records her insights into this physical, yet extraordinarily spiritual, world.

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Sabbath is the Climax of Living excerpt from Keeping the Sabbath Wholly "Sabbath is more than running away," Marva Dawn explains in Keeping the Sabbath Wholly. Habits for Sabbath connect us to our Source and give energy and meaning to life.

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Understanding Fasting "Fasting is the voluntary denial of an otherwise normal function for the sake of intense spiritual activity." Richard Foster explains the what and why of this month's focus discipline.

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Nothing Wasted Excerpt from Philip Yancey’s Where the Light Fell An encouraging word from Philip Yancey's memoir about God's redemptive work in and through our past wounds.

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Turning Toward God with Intention Explore the history behind Lent's triad of invitations with Wheaton professor and author, Esau McCaulley.

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Finding the Hidden Jesus The charming Thérèse of Lisieux joins us to share a story of how she combatted natural antipathy toward a particular nun in her convent. Beyond just holding her tongue from giving sharp replies to…

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Anthony and Examen Anthony gives his fellow monks some worthy counsel on the practice of examen—showing them how reflecting on their spiritual lives will both keep them from sin and promote love.

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A Hurry-Free Life Slowly Learning Not to Rush Does "relentlessly eliminate hurry" mean embracing an inefficient life? Carolyn Arends explores if it is possible to work quickly without being in a hurry.

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Kindness Isn’t Quaint Kindness often gets thrown in with niceness, manners and etiquette. But it’s altogether something different. Those things are of earth. Kindness is of heaven.