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Renovaré provides practical resources for cultivating a life—the with-God life—that makes us like Jesus from the inside out.

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Episode 97—The Invitation

Josh Banner, host of The Invitation Podcast, joins Nate again to discuss his journey into making audio prayer retreats, and how ministry is as simple as being present to others.
09 22 Heaven Here And Now
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Imagine the Day after Your Death

Registration for the 2017-18 Renovaré Book Club is open, and we are delighted to offer you a tantalizing taste of our first book this season: Chris Webb’s God-Soaked Life. Read along with us this fall, and discover how “God’s kingdom is not far away, a remote and future promise. It is here, now.”
Chris Webb
Chris Webb
September 22, 2017
Sehnsucht
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The Bittersweet Longing

This week marked the 20th anniversary of Rich Mullins’s death. In a new book, many of his writer, musician, and other friends have collected their stories of how Rich has shaped their lives and ministries. One of these friends is our very own Carolyn Arends who joins us today with her contribution.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
September 21, 2017
09 20 Statue
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They Also Serve Who Only Stand and Wait

Like bookends on a life lived in submission to God, the two poems we share today from John Milton reflect crises of faith and the gaining of grace enough to trust God’s will—both in his youth and older years. The beauty of the language and depth of feeling have made his words of surrender immortal.
John Milton
John Milton
September 20, 2017
Monks Reading2
Blog Post

Hearing the 'Voices of the Pages'

Chris Hall draws us into the reading habits of Benedictine monks as he continues to explore the practice of spiritual reading known as lectio divina. In a world where books and commentaries were few and repeated often, monks learned to engage in dialogue with the texts themselves. Chris explains.
Chris Hall
Chris Hall
September 19, 2017

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Renovare Book Club

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Renovaré Institute

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Renovaré Ministry Team

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