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Christ Beside Me St. Patrick’s Lorica St. Patrick’s Lorica (Latin for “breastplate”) is a prayer of consciously choosing to abide in the protective and empowering presence of the Trinity.

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What to Do When Serving God Becomes a Burden We're "blessed to be a blessing." But, what if you're at the end of your blessing rope, so to speak, and feel you have nothing left to give? This classic piece from Hannah Whitall Smith offers wise…

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Hints for How to Pray A Simple Regimen of Private Prayer Richard Foster comments: "When I read [Buttrick], I want to pray. Many authors help me understand prayer; few help me practice it." These practical suggestions from the great preacher George Buttrick…

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On the Imitation of Christ Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 11 No. 1 De imitatione Christi is our highest aspiration as believers. Richard Foster offers personal anecdote, scriptural insight, and praxis in this reflection on imitating Christ.

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Nathan Foster — Celebrating 300 Episodes Producers Brian Morykon and Grace Pouch interview Nathan Foster about his role as the host of Life With God and about the podcasting medium as a place for listening and growing together.

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Experiments in Prayer Can we apply the scientific method to ... prayer? Agnes Sanford says "Yes!" Giving us four simple steps to follow Agnes assures us that we can learn to adjust our prayer practices to better "plug…

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Defining the Holiness Tradition: The Virtuous Life Discover What Holiness Is and Is Not In this excerpt from Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster reveals the beauty of a virtuous life by laying out what holiness is and is not.

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The Jogging Monk and the Exegesis of the Heart James Bryan Smith tells the story of how he came to read Scripture by "listening to the text, reflecting on it, asking not merely what it means, but what it is asking of me, what it is asking me to…

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Passing Through the Stage Normally Called ​“Death” Dallas Willard offers an in-depth look at the biblical vision of human experience before and beyond physical death.

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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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Stanley Hauerwas and Tish Harrison Warren — Theology that Makes a Difference In episode 305 of Life With God, Nathan speaks with Stanley Hauerwas, a theologian with a wide and profound influence. Also joining the show is Tish Harrison Warren (who has written the foreword to…