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God’s Purposes in Prayer Selections from At the Master’s Feet From At the Master’s Feet, read Sundar Singh’s conversation between "The Disciple" and "The Master" in which Jesus responds to questions on prayer with gentle, imagery-rich wisdom.

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A Life of Prayer and Holy Obedience in a War-Wracked World A substantial piece by Richard Foster on the relationship between spiritual warfare, prayer, and holy obedience.

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James Catford — The Present Moment James Catford joins Nathan to talk about book 4 in this year's Renovaré Book Club — Jean-Pierre de Caussade's 18th century classic book on trust, Abandonment to Divine Providence.

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Making Companionship With God a Priority at All Costs Excerpt from Soul Care in African American Practice In this excerpt from Soul Care in African American Practice, Barbara Peacock calls out patterns of busyness that threaten our intimacy with God. She encourages us to "make companionship with God a…

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Becoming Like Jesus: Compassionate Life Chris Webb examines what it means to live out the Compassionate Life "in the ever widening concentric circles of community in which we live."

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Audio Meditation: The Present Moment In this audio meditation, Nathan Foster weaves together a selection of beautiful and challenging sayings by 17th-century spiritual director, Jean Pierre de Caussade that invite us to embrace God’s…

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Dallas Willard on Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle "This book and this author," Dallas Willard says in regard to Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle, "immediately announced themselves as a unique presence of God in my life."

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Becoming Like Christ For Christians, heaven is not the goal. The goal is for Christ to be formed in us. Richard Foster shows how that forming happens through experiential, formal, and instrumental means.

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Engagement of the Heart Excerpts from Religious Affections Great Awakening revivalist preacher and theologian Jonathan Edwards encourages us to lean into interactive, whole-hearted discipleship.

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How to ​“Keep Watch” Jan Johnson invites us to reflect on what it means to “keep watch” for Christ, like the wise ones in Jesus’ Parable of the Ten Women.

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Salvation as a Life Salvation Is Not Just for Heaven — It Is a New Order of Life Now Richard Foster writes, “The goal of salvation is not to get us into heaven. Properly understood, heaven is not a goal at all, but a destination." Salvation is not only for life yet to come, but for…

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Humility, the Root of Virtue This excerpt from Richard Foster's new book on a "vanishing virtue" explores the hidden opportunities in our daily lives to learn about and practice a humble way of being.