Following the Call

Charles E. Moore is a member of the Bruderhof community. He writes for Plough Quarterly and has compiled and edited several acclaimed books, including Called to Community: The Life Jesus Wants for His People; Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard; Everyone Belongs to God: Discovering the Hidden Christ; and Bearing Witness: Stories of Martyrdom and Costly Discipleship.

From Teresa of Avila to Mother Teresa, from Martin Luther to Martin Luther King, from Francis of Assisi to Francis Chan, from Dorothy Day to Dorothy Sayers, these excerpts can deeply enrich personal study and devotion. But they are also meant to be read and discussed in community and then acted on. Prepare yourself for a healthy feast, but then prepare yourself for obedience and service in the church of our Lord Jesus Christ! —Craig L. Blomberg, Denver Seminary

• IntroductionPart I: Kingdom Character (Matthew 5:1–16) Master Teacher: E. Stanley Jones, Henri Nouwen, Good News: Christoph Friedrich BlumhardtFoolish Wisdom: Virginia Stem Owens, Frederick Buechner, John DearBlessedness: James C. Howell, Kathy EscobarPoverty of Spirit: Philip Yancey, Eberhard Arnold, Dorothy Day Mourning: Nicholas Wolterstorff, Rabindranath Tagore, Frederica Mathewes-GreenThe Meek: Elisabeth Elliot, Richard Rohr, Teresa of AvilaHungry and Thirsty: William Barclay The Merciful: Charles E. Moore, Leo TolstoyPurity of Heart: Søren Kierkegaard, Thomas Merton, Brennan ManningPeacemaking: John Dear, Thomas Merton, Peter KreeftPersecution: St. Jerome, Gene L. Davenport, Oscar Romero, Jeanne de CellesSalt and Light: Tom Skinner, Jane Tyson Clement, John R. W. StottPart II: Kingdom Commands (Matthew 5:17–48)The Law: Barbara Brown Taylor, Jen Wilkin, Addison Hodges Hart, Jürgen MoltmannThe Greater Righteousness: Leo Tolstoy, Oswald Chambers, Scot McKnightAnger: Dallas Willard, Francis de Sales, William BlakeRight Worship: F. B. Meyer, Henri Nouwen, George MacDonald. Adultery: J. Heinrich Arnold, Francis ChanFaithfulness: Gerhard Lohfink, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, William W. KleinTruthfulness: Glen H. Stassen, Scot McKnight, Steve Wilmshurst, Francis de Sales, Eberhard Arnold, Thomas MertonNonresistance: Giovanni Papini, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Howard ThurmanOvercoming Evil: E. Stanley Jones, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther King Jr., Anthony the GreatLove of Enemy: Helmut Thielicke, Nikolai Velimirovic Perfect Love: Addison Hodges Hart, Jürgen Moltmann, Chiara LubichPart III: Kingdom Devotion (Matthew 6:1–18)From the Heart: Sinclair Ferguson, Abraham Joshua Heschel, John Flavel When You Give: Leo Tolstoy, Mother TeresaWhen You Pray: Karl Barth, Daniel M. Doriani, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Madeleine L’Engle, Amy Carmichael, Mother Teresa The Father Knows: Martin Luther, Helmut Thielicke, Christoph Friedrich BlumhardtLord Teach Us: Andrew Murray, Elton Trueblood, Pope Benedict XVIOur Father: St. Cyprian, N. T. Wright, Hannah Whitall Smith, Teresa of Avila, Dom Helder CamaraGod’s Name: William H. Willimon & Stanley Hauerwas, Alfred Delp, Leonardo Boff God’s Kingdom: Eberhard Arnold, Christoph Friedrich BlumhardtGod’s Will: Meister Eckhart, Robert McAfee Brown, François Fénelon, Chiara LubichOur Daily Bread: Gregory of Nyssa, Leonardo Boff, F. B. MeyerForgive Us: M. Scott Peck, Philip Graham Ryken, Frederica Mathewes-Green As We Forgive: Horace Bushnell, Dorothy L. Sayers, C. S. Lewis Temptation: Charles H. Spurgeon, Thomas à Kempis, Madeleine L’Engle Deliver Us: Earl Palmer, Pope Benedict XVI, Romano GuardiniPart IV: Kingdom Priorities (Matthew 6:19–7:28)Lasting Treasures: John Wesley, Basil the Great, Clement of Alexandria, A.W. TozerThe Good Eye: Timothy KellerGod or Mammon: Eberhard Arnold, Jacques Ellul, David Bentley HartBeyond Worry: Madame Guyon, Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt, Clarence Jordan, Christina Rossetti, Howard ThurmanGod’s Kingdom First: Leonard Ragaz, Christoph.Friedrich BlumhardtJudging Others: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Anthony de Mello, Christena Cleveland, Roy HessionCasting Pearls: Dallas Willard, Jacques EllulAsking, Seeking, Knocking: Andrew MurrayThe Golden Rule: Roger Shinn, John Wesley, Leo TolstoyTwo Ways: The Didache, C. S. Lewis, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Michael Sattler, HermasFalse Prophets: Scot McKnight, John R. W. Stott, Gene L. Davenport, Basilea SchlinkLord, Lord: George MacDonald, Wendell Berry Building on Rock: Jerrett Banks, Oswald ChambersOur Final Authority: Søren Kierkegaard, Dietrich BonhoefferDiscussion GuideSources and AcknowledgementsIndex of Authors