Category: Devotionals

Devotionals

Spiritual Exercises

Read: Psalm 23 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (v. 6) A calendar above

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Training for the Good and Beautiful Life

Read: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 No matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love. (v. 3 MSG) This beautifully written passage is revered by many

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Seeking God

Read: Psalm 46 Be still, and know that I am God. (v. 10) Here is a recap of our definition of spiritual formation so far: “Christian spiritual formation is the process

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A Good and Beautiful Life

Read: Colossians 3:1-17 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new self, which

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Making All Things New

Read: John 16:5-16 A new spirit I will put within you. (Ezek. 36:26) If you were ever a candidate for cataract surgery, your doctor probably promised that your dull and

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Intimacy with God

Read: Genesis 3:1-12 But the Lord God called to the man . . . “Where are you?” (v. 9) Many years ago, I was a fan of Guideposts, a magazine full of heartwarming, personal

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In the Likeness of God

Read: 2 Corinthians 4:1-12 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord. (v. 5) When a child is born, someone inevitably will say, “He’s the spitting image

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Who Shapes Me?

Read: Romans 12:1-8 Do not be conformed to this world. (v. 2) How hard do you fight against being conformed to the culture around you? Do you dream of owning the

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Train Yourself to be Godly

Read: 1 Timothy 3:14-4:16 Godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. (v. 8 NRSV) In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell