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Jeff McLain writes the Lead a Quiet Life blog on Patheos, where he explores Christian spiritual formation, the Lord’s Prayer, and the call of 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12 to live faithfully in a noisy world. He serves as Director of Pastoral Ministries at Water Street Mission in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and pastors River Corner Church.

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The Stillness Ambition: Living the Lead a Quiet...

In this season of my life, I have identified a singular and... read more

Hard Conversations: We Accept the Already & Not...

Many of us have unfinished projects, unchecked to-do lists, and incomplete tasks.... read more

What the Azusa Street Revival Still Teaches Us...

There are many churches and church movements that say they want revival.... read more

Hard Conversations: We Find Our Identity in Christ

For the past few weeks, I have been blogging through a series... read more

Framing Your Personal Calling: Finding A Quiet Life

This leads a quiet life, I feel called to from 1 Thessalonians... read more

Hard Conversations: The Spirit Can Create Unity

A few weeks ago, we started this Hard Conversations blog series by... read more

Guard Your Heart: What’s Shaping the Source?

Lent is a season for examining the heart, leaning into surrender and... read more

Hard Conversations: Being Loving Is As Important

Three weeks ago, we began this blog post series on Hard Conversations... read more

No Sponging: Work With Your Hands. Be Dependent...

When I began the Lead a Quiet Life blog on Patheos in... read more

Hard Conversations: We Don't Know It All

Last week, we began this blog series by naming something many of... read more

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