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The Chapel Quotes
“Spiritual disciplines are self-imposed acts that a person willingly enters into in order to get spiritual benefits. We live in a culture with a popular belief that a positive virtue is to satisfy every human appetite, and we live in a time and culture where we are able to do that. We need to develop a greater hunger for God. One of the best ways to satisfy our spiritual appetite is to occasionally say no to our physical one.”
“Fasting is the abstaining from food for spiritual purposes. In our moments of temptation Satan invites us to meet a legitimate need in an illegitimate way, renouncing the natural in order to invoke the super-natural. Saying ‘no’ to self in order to hear ‘yes’ from God. Fasting deepens and displays our hunger for God. The primary purpose of fasting is developing a hunger for God. The point of fasting is to take our attention off ourselves and to put it toward God. If the spiritual purpose of fasting is not God then we have failed. How much do you want more of God? How much is your soul famished for a real close intimacy that is fully satisfying solely to Him?”
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“Christian Stylings In Ivory” by composer-musician Don Krueger
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Devotion 02/08/2026
Our Devotion, “Selfless Love” is by Kyla L. Sele of Portland, Oregon, who studied professional writing at Taylor University.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:1-4 (NIV)
When I was five, my mom took me shopping to buy my brother a birthday present. He was turning three and I was determined to give him the best gift I could find. When we got to the store I got distracted by all the pretty things waiting for me in the aisles, and I almost completely forgot about my brother. Finally, I tried to convince my mom that what he really needed was a Cinderella coloring book. She raised her eyebrow skeptically and asked if I was thinking of my brother or myself.
All too often, we find that our supposed good intentions are motivated by selfishness. In our self-centered culture we find it difficult to shift our focus continually from ourselves to those around us. Yet, God asks us to put others’ needs before ours, and when we remember to do this, we experience the joy of serving others. When I saw how happy my brother was pushing around the racecar I bought him, I no longer felt sad about my coloring book.
PRAYER: God, thank you very much for giving us the ability to care for each other, and I pray that we would remember to put others before ourselves just as Your Son Jesus did during His time on earth; in Your name I pray, Amen.
Book Review 02/11/2026
This Book Review is by Anna Oelerich, Professional Writing Student, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana
Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
by Shauna Niequist
Zondervan, PB, 234 pages
“What kills a soul? Exhaustion, secret keeping, image management. And what brings a soul back from the dead? Honesty, connection, grace.”
So claims Shauna Niequist, writer, wife, mother of two—and, up until recently, someone utterly exhausted. A lover of simple family meals and days at the lake, she found herself tugged away from the things she most enjoyed by speaking schedules, demands from society, and her own inability to say “no.” In short, her soul felt compromised, and she knew she needed a change.
Present Over Perfect takes the reader through Shauna’s journey to live more simply and more soulfully, without a formula or road map. Guided by her love of liturgical teaching and desire to enjoy her family more deeply, Shauna chronicles the beauty she’s found in stripping away all the “extra” until only what is most essential is left. This includes turning down speaking opportunities, playing more pick-up basketball with her boys, and getting rid of household items that only take up space. It also includes gaining a better sense of her God-given passions, what makes her thrive. The result is a refreshing book that reminds the modern believer that less is often more—especially for the soul.
I’m not usually one for superlatives, so when I say this is the best book I’ve read in a long time, I mean it. Shauna’s words, passions, and writing style resonate with me so deeply that I feel I’m reviewing the work of a dear friend. Shauna doesn’t write as a Christian self-help guru who has discovered the secret to happiness, nor does she present a cookie-cutter thesis for the believing woman-on-the-go. Rather, Present Over Perfect is written as a personal quest for deep, Christ-centered satisfaction, raw and honest in a time when “raw and honest” is often anything but. Shauna’s prose—slow, rhythmic, uncluttered—reflects the life she has chosen for herself, and it is a joy to read.
Personally, I found this book strengthened my faith in an unexpected way. It’s easy to forget that the Lord loves us even when our schedules aren’t full; isn’t constant activity the mark of a good Christian, a good woman? Shauna Niequist reminds readers of the deep contentment our souls can find when we choose our “yeses” wisely and put away frantic for good.
Review used by permission of Evangelical Church Library Association (ECLA)
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