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.esp-page h1 { font-size: 2.6em; color: #1f2330; margin: 0 0 0.5rem; line-height: 1.15; }
.esp-page > p.lede { font-size: 1.2em; color: #4a5266; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 2rem; max-width: 720px; font-style: italic; }
.esp-page h2 { font-size: 1.7em; color: #1f2330; margin: 2.4rem 0 0.8rem; border-bottom: 1px solid #ece4d2; padding-bottom: 0.4rem; }
.esp-page h3 { font-size: 1.25em; color: #1f2330; margin: 1.8rem 0 0.6rem; }
.esp-page p { font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 1.2rem; max-width: 720px; }
.esp-page ul, .esp-page ol { font-size: 1.05em; line-height: 1.7; max-width: 720px; }
.esp-cta-card { background: #faf6ed; border: 2px solid #b85544; border-radius: 8px; padding: 28px 30px; margin: 2.4rem 0; text-align: center; }
.esp-cta-card h3 { margin: 0 0 0.6rem; color: #1f2330; font-size: 1.3em; }
.esp-cta-card a.esp-btn { display: inline-block; background: #b85544; color: #fff !important; padding: 13px 32px; border-radius: 4px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.05em; margin-top: 0.8rem; }
.esp-cta-card a.esp-btn:hover { background: #9c4538; }
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@media (max-width: 720px) { .esp-mockup-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
.esp-mockup-grid img { width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.08); }
.esp-bundle-hero { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px; align-items: center; margin: 2rem 0; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .esp-bundle-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.esp-bundle-hero img { width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); }
.esp-thank-3up { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 18px; margin: 2.4rem 0; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .esp-thank-3up { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.esp-thank-card { background: #faf6ed; padding: 24px; border-radius: 6px; border: 1px solid #ece4d2; text-align: center; }
.esp-thank-card h3 { margin: 0 0 0.6rem; color: #b85544; }
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.esp-thank-card a:hover { color: #b85544; }
.esp-faq dt { font-weight: 700; color: #1f2330; margin: 1.4rem 0 0.4rem; font-size: 1.1em; }
.esp-faq dd { margin: 0 0 1rem 0; color: #4a5266; line-height: 1.65; }
.esp-author-portrait { display: flex; gap: 32px; align-items: flex-start; margin: 2rem 0; }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .esp-author-portrait { flex-direction: column; } }
.esp-author-portrait .esp-author-img-placeholder {
flex: 0 0 180px; width: 180px; height: 180px; background: #faf6ed;
border: 2px solid #b85544; border-radius: 50%; display: flex;
align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 3em; color: #b85544;
font-family: Georgia, serif;
}
The Authors We Read Slowly
Stilling Waves Press draws from the long arc of contemplative Christian writing. These are the older voices we return to most often — each with a dedicated reader’s hub.
Hubs currently live
Andrew Murray
South African Dutch Reformed pastor (1828-1917). 240 books on one theme: the believer’s abiding in Christ. Where to start: Abide in Christ.
François Fénelon
French Catholic archbishop (1651-1715). Thousands of letters on abandonment, simplicity, and the inner life. Where to start: Christian Counsel.
Hubs in the pipeline
The next hubs will cover Augustine of Hippo, Charles Spurgeon, A. W. Tozer, Oswald Chambers, and Thomas à Kempis. In the meantime, articles on each are organised under Methods and the full blog.
Why these voices, not the modern crowd
The older writers had the spiritual stamina to sit with one verse for a year. Modern Christian publishing is often built around the survey, the framework, and the quick takeaway. Stilling Waves’s editorial conviction is that the long, slow reading of public-domain contemplative writers does more for the modern reader than the velocity-pace of contemporary devotional. The hubs above are the entry points for that slow read.