How to Know God’s Will for Your Life — Murray’s Three Tests
How to know God’s will for your life — Andrew Murray’s three quiet tests, drawn slowly from Absolute Surrender, Holy in Christ, and Waiting on God.
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Why the Psalms Were the Church’s Prayer Book — Augustine’s Defence
Why are the Psalms important — and why did the early church pray them daily for centuries? Augustine’s defence, walked slowly. A contemplative essay.
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What Is the Examen Prayer? — Ignatius’s Five-Step Daily Practice
What is the Examen prayer? Ignatius’s five-step nightly practice, walked slowly — the daily review the Jesuits have kept for nearly five hundred years.
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The Quietest Spiritual Discipline — Brother Lawrence on Hidden Prayer
What is the most important spiritual discipline? Brother Lawrence’s answer — the hidden, continual prayer that holds every other practice in its quiet.
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How to Stay With God in the Ordinary Day — Chambers’ Practical Rule
How to stay close to god daily — the small daily rule of the prayer-chamber, behind Chambers’ famous devotional. A slow read of three passages on lingering with God.
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My Heart Is Restless Until It Rests in You — Augustine, Slowly Read
My heart is restless until it rests in you — Augustine’s most quoted line, slowly read across three passages from Confessions Book I. For the restless soul.
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Letting Go and Letting God — What the Phrase Actually Means
What does let go and let God mean — properly? Andrew Murray’s slow reading of the phrase that has been misused, with one daily practice you can actually hold.
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What Does Absolute Surrender Mean? — Andrew Murray’s Plain Reading
What is absolute surrender to God? Andrew Murray’s plain reading of the four words that have been used to guilt women — and what they actually mean on a Tuesday.
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How the Saints Practiced Humility — De Sales on the Devout Life
How to practice humility as a Christian — Francis de Sales’s Introduction to the Devout Life, slowed down for the Tuesday you actually live.
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How to Pray for a Hardened Heart — Murray’s Soft Answer
How to pray for a hardened heart — Andrew Murray’s soft answer for the woman praying years for someone whose heart has gone stone. A slow read.