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Episode 125—Intercession & Centering Prayer

There is no formula for prayer. “We’re talking about a human-Divine relationship,” says Lacy Borgo. Prayer may look like sitting with God “doing nothing,” as Lacy shares, or fervently interceding for others as Renovaré Ministry Team member Gayle Withnell often does—or both and more.

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Man Praying
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We Never Outgrow Asking

Adoration or contemplation may seem nobler than asking God for something. But Richard Foster kindly insists that petition isn’t a lower form of prayer—it’s our staple diet.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
April 25, 2018
2018 04 20 Woman Ringing Doorbell
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Turning Your Thoughts into Prayers

“When we run out of things to say to God, we can bring up whatever or whomever is in front of us.” Jan Johnson shows how praying without ceasing need not be complicated.
Jan Johnson
Jan Johnson
April 20, 2018
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Like Calling a Friend and Never Hanging Up

What if praying without ceasing is less like an unending military drill and much more like “calling a friend and never hanging up”? Nate Foster joins us today to consider this approach when we commit our ways to drawing deeper into prayer. Fun or mundane, the conversation is always worthwhile.
Nathan Foster
Nathan Foster
April 18, 2018

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Renovaré Ministry Team

“Fun ahead saith the Lord.”
Members of the Renovaré board and ministry team retreating together in Colorado.