Being a disciple of Jesus is a life-long journey of deepening intimacy with God. Strengthen your personal journey through these reflections and practices.
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Topics: spiritual formationpersonal developmentsuffering
God can and will use all things—even the parts of ourselves we would rather hide. What would happen if we offered all of ourselves, even the imperfect and unlovely, to God?
Topics: spiritual formation
Differences (language, culture, origin), far from being a hindrance to our worship of God, are an essential factor in our ability to bring glory to God’s name. So how do we learn to embrace them?
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When it comes to ministering across cultures, there is one factor that matters more than all others: the state of your heart. Ethne Director Jody Hovda shares three common heart conditions that get in the way and how to address them.
Topics: devotionalprayer
Often, the world around us champions going, doing, producing, and being busy. In light of this, what does Jesus’s invitation into rest mean?
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There’s a big difference between knowing the truth of the gospel and living in the truth of the gospel. But how do we do it? Roy offers his personal story as an example.
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Years into her walk with Christ, Myra was surprised to discover that prayer could be more than a monologue where she talked to Jesus and expected him to listen; it could actually become a sacred dialogue where the two of them talked with each other.
Topics: spiritual formationliving on missionthe poor
An elderly homeless African American man with a few canned goods not expecting to be noticed, might have been the Creator of the Universe in very convincing disguise.
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Kingdom creativity comes from how we engage with the stuff of our everyday lives. God made all of us creative, but how do we cultivate that for his glory?
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How can we personally experience the sense of God's immanent nearness and transcendent greatness, like the Psalmist David expressed in Psalm 139?
Topics: faith in lifepersonal developmentcalling
Amy Galloway reflects on how to find a sense of personal calling that is far deeper than a vocation and can last a lifetime.
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The more we practice and internalize our true identity, the more we can experience the freedom that comes with knowing who we are. Here are three ways to start.
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Abiding prayer describes a life-long journey in prayer, not just one particular method of praying. Bill O’Byrne shares an introduction and sample prayer exercise.
