The Beauty of God Burns but Never Consumes
Ever bored in the pew? There’s a beauty in church that draws you close and leaves you whole. Christie Purifoy, writing for Rapt.
Nowhere to Hide: Three Weeks Alone With God
Books, laptop, wine: John Mark Comer never sat in silence without them. A cabin allowed none. Undone, then healed. His new book begins here.
Father, Into Your Hands: A Prayer for Whatever's Coming
What do you do when you’re helpless, ashamed or dying? Give yourself back to God, says George MacDonald. It’s the simplest thing there is.
Be Still, Even With a Calendar Like Yours
'Be still,' the psalm says. Too busy? Bobbie Schaeperkoetter sighed too, then found relief inside the command. She opens her book to Rapt readers.
God Already Set the Table. Will You Come?
You've sung God a welcome and wondered whether he'd come. He's the host. He called first. Adriel Sanchez hands these pages to Rapt readers.
A Tidal Race: God’s Immensity Squeezing Into Your Days
Ever been moved to tears by beauty without knowing why? That's God's love breaking into your smallest moments, says Timothy Willard. A Rapt original.
Butterflies of the Unknown: Adventure Is for You Too
Skipped something you wanted because nobody would go? Annie F. Downs on going anyway and the world that opens. Set aside for Rapt readers.
The Prayer That Didn’t Take: A Faith That Does
Still trying to make yourself change? Jonathan Bailey opens his new book to Rapt readers with an ancient, slower path to transformation.
Chasing Fireflies, Catching Glimpses: The Presence You’ve Been Missing
Ever prayed for the presence of God? Ever felt it? You can. Gary S. Selby opens his new book on C.S. Lewis for Rapt.
Driving Through Cornfields: Past the End of the World
When time feels like it's running out, take the long way home. Timothy Willard took it under a supermoon and wrote it for you.
The Space Where Everything Is: Mary, the In-Between and the Sacred Ordinary
The in-between is not empty. Mary’s story shows how God meets us in ordinary waiting and quietly forms what comes next.
A Whistle So Soft — When Prayer Becomes Presence
When prayer stops feeling like something to master, silence can gather the soul and teach us how to remain with Jesus.
They Toil Not: What the Lilies Know That We’ve Forgotten
A garden's unnecessary beauty interrupts the rush to be useful, loosening worry and teaching us to receive each day as a gift.
In French, God Is Delicious
God never intended faith to be dry or distant. He invites you to taste his goodness, delight in his presence and discover that he alone can satisfy the deepest longings of your heart. When you slow down to savor who he is, worship becomes more than duty — it becomes a feast that leaves you longing for even more of him.
Created to Play: How Taking Hobbies Seriously Grows Us Spiritually
Play is more than a way to pass the time — it is one of the ways God draws us toward one another. Whether around a game board, a radio or a shared pastime, ordinary hobbies can quietly remind us that we were created for connection, not isolation. Sometimes the simplest moments of play awaken us to the deeper fellowship we were made to enjoy.
The Night Is Not Silent: Dreams, Discernment, and Divine Conversation
What fills your mind shapes far more than your thoughts — it shapes your life. God still speaks, even in the quiet of the night, bringing clarity, direction and hope to hearts willing to listen. As you learn to discern his voice from every other influence, even your dreams can become invitations to know him more deeply and walk more confidently in his purpose.
I Live Where the Machines Are Made: Staying Human
When every shortcut promises ease, discover the quiet invitation to think deeply, feel honestly and stay rooted in the voice of God.
What If I Don’t Fit in a Box?
Trying to fit someone else’s mold causes us to miss the beauty of becoming ourselves. But God isn’t asking us to become anyone else.
Why Not Say It Aloud? Learning Honest Prayer From the Psalms
The Psalms assume something many of us forget: if God already knows our hearts, why hide them? Their prayers are startlingly honest — full of praise, doubt, gratitude, grief, confession and longing. The psalmists speak freely because they trust they are fully known and still welcomed. In teaching us to bring our whole selves before God, the Psalms reveal that honest prayer is not irreverence. It is intimacy.
Maewyn's Mountain: Learning to Pray with Your Whole Life
A slave alone on Irish mountainsides, Saint Patrick learned to meet God in every moment and circumstance — wind, rain, work, fear, silence.