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On Grace, Transformation, and Holding Our Tongues In this short excerpt from an interview, Dallas Willard explains how "saved by grace" can be misunderstood to mean "no participation or change necessary." And, on the other hand, spiritual…

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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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God’s Love Is Higher Even Than My Sins John Wesley On Different Sins and the Mercy of God John Wesley takes sin seriously and here distinguishes between different kinds. The goal is not shame or perfectionism, but to point us toward freedom in Christ and to help us recognize that the…

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Which Gospel? Wesley Can Help In dealing with doubts about the gospel, we must first find out if the gospel in question is actually a fair representation of the good news. James Catford and John Wesley look at misrepresentations…

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A Liturgy for Those Deconstructing Their Faith When our faith is sifted for impurities or when we feel lost or confused, there is always hope. “You are in a critical place," this prayer reminds us, "but take heart—you could be on the cusp of…

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Catching the Vision We are sharing some recently made-available resources from the Life with God Spiritual Formation Bible. This excerpt looks at how we can begin to wrap our minds around the richness of a with-God…

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The Kingdoms of This World in Light of the Kingdom of God Richard Foster shares "theological convictions that surround civic responsibility" in this newsletter from the Renovaré archives.

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In Transformation "It is good to see the commonplace illumined and the glory of the common people revealed," writes Vernon Johns in this excerpt from “Transfigured Moments,” the first piece by a black preacher to be…

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Spiritual Disciplines Index: Solitude What does the Bible have to say about the role of Spiritual Disciplines in nurturing our life with God and growth in grace? Here are Scripture passages related to the discipline of Solitude.

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Intro to John Wimber’s Book Power Healing Power Healing by John Wimber and Kevin Springer, first published in 1987, continues to provide valuable insight for Christians into the Why, What, and How of seeking healing from God. Richard Foster…