What Is True Repentance? — Edwards on Godly Sorrow
What is true repentance — Edwards on godly sorrow, slowly read across three passages. The difference between sorrow that draws near and shame that turns inward.
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What Is Grace in the Bible? — Augustine on Free Grace
What is grace in the Bible? Augustine’s fierce defence in On Grace and Free Will — the doctrine he fought Pelagius for. Three passages, slowly read.
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What Is Lectio Divina and How Do You Actually Do It?
How to practice lectio divina — the four slow monastic movements of reading scripture, taught by Bernard of Clairvaux. A contemplative walkthrough.
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The Lost Art of Spiritual Reading — Bernard’s Lectio Tradition
What is lectio divina? A slow read of Bernard of Clairvaux’s spiritual-reading tradition — the four movements that let the verse begin to read you back.
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Why Christian Fasting Still Matters — Chrysostom’s Plain Defence
Why is fasting important for Christians? A slow read of Chrysostom’s plain defence — the practice the early church preached for eight centuries, recovered.
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What Are the 7 Spiritual Disciplines? — Wesley’s Working List
What are the 7 spiritual disciplines? Wesley’s working list — read slowly through the Methodist account that gave the practice its long, settled shape.
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Union With Christ — What Teresa of Ávila Actually Taught
What does union with christ mean? Teresa of Ávila’s slow answer — three passages on the recollected soul, the indwelling, and the death sweet enough to keep.
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What Does It Mean to Walk in the Spirit? — Murray’s Plain Answer
What does walking in the spirit mean? Andrew Murray’s plain answer — a posture of quiet trust, not a feeling. A slow read with three of his passages.
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The Difference Between Justification and Sanctification
What is the difference between justification and sanctification? Spurgeon’s slow trinitarian reading — the doctrine many pastors confuse, made clear.
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What Did Augustine Mean by Faith Seeking Understanding?
What does faith seeking understanding mean? A slow Augustine reading for the doubter — the four-word doctrine that holds when reason runs out.