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At the Cross of Christ with Julian of Norwich

Julian of Norwich writes, “It seemed to me that I could feel the Passion of Christ strongly, but yet I longed by God’s grace to…

A Deeper Life in Christ is Holy and Happy

Yesterday on my Sabbath day I read a little book by the early 19th Century Scottish preacher Robert Murray McCheyne, The Deeper Life. He died…

John Wesley’s Prayer of Consecration

One of the most helpful things I have done in life over the years is to take heart from the devotion of the great ones…

Four Degrees of Love (Bernard of Clairvaux)

“Love is the fountain of life, and the soul which does not drink from it cannot be called alive.” These are the ancient words of Bernard…

Aelred of Rievaulx: Spiritual Friendship

This sample reading log on Spiritual Friendship by Aelred of Rievaulx is like the ones that participants complete in our Soul Shepherding TLC program. (A reading log is a…

My Experience with John of the Cross’ Dark Night of the Soul

In the 16th Century in Spain there was a very poor and little man (just four feet and eleven inches tall!) who became a spiritual…

First Thoughts of the Morning

Ten years ago at the end of one of my monthly spiritual direction meetings with Ray Ortlund Sr. he smiled brightly and urged me, as…

Thankfulness: The Way to Holiness and Happiness

The Lord Jesus Christ is holy and happy and so are his students. Holiness and happiness go together. In the Bible we read, “The disciples were…

Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ

I want to share with you a portion of Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ, written by Jeanne Guyon in 1685. These are some of the most…

Live from the Center: Old Wisdom from Thomas Kelly for Today

Our lives today are cluttered and crowded. The list of responsibilities that we feel we must accomplish grows overnight like Jack’s beanstalk! We keep taking…

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