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Monastery in Montana

Winn Collier gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the “mature holiness” formed during Eugene Peterson’s later years in this excerpt from his authorized biography, A Burning in My Bones.
Winn Collier
Winn Collier
March 23, 2021
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Connecting with God in the Here and Now

Nathan Foster reflects on the ways God matures our faith in times when we sense God’s nearness as well as times of loneliness or “uneventful” prayer.
Nathan Foster
Nathan Foster
October 6, 2014
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Help from the Hills?

Eugene Peterson examines what Psalm 121 has to say about hardships in the lives of disciples: “At no time is there the faintest suggestion that the life of faith exempts us from difficulties. What it promises is preservation from all the evil in them.”
Eugene H. Peterson
Eugene H. Peterson
June 1, 1980
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Humility in Action

Here is a study in the virtue of humility as expressed in the life of Paul’s spiritual son, Timothy, and examined in his personality profile in the pages of the Life with God Bible. What can we learn from Timothy’s “devoted and selfless spirit” that will guide us today?
Brenda Quinn Life with God Bible Editors
Brenda Quinn & Life with God Bible Editors
January 1, 2005
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The World Desperately Needs Honest Christians

Carolyn Arends describes a conversation with a Renovaré Institute applicant about the spiritual practices of healthy leaders. She writes: “These habits and rhythms don’t make them bulletproof. But they sure help.”
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
December 15, 2021
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Why Renovaré Will Live On

Many good things are happening within the organization, but my statement of confidence comes from something entirely different. Renovaré is not about an organization; it has never been. Renovaré is about equipping a movement.
Nathan Foster
Nathan Foster
March 31, 2015
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Hospitality: Making Space for the Least, the Lost, and the Lonely

God can restore a sense of identity and value to those who have lost sight of their own worth. Randy Schrock shares a deeply personal story of healing and offers four principles to help us practice hospitality as a form of restorative justice.
C. Randy Schrock
C. Randy Schrock
January 3, 2022
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To Begin To Console

Carol Berry recalls Henri Nouwen’s teaching on compassion and consolation as demonstrated in the extraordinary life of Vincent van Gogh.
Carol Berry
Carol Berry
May 7, 2019
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Are Christians Called to be Irrelevant?

First published in 2014, Nathan Foster’s letter to the Renovaré community explores this Henri Nouwen quote: “I am deeply convinced that the Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her vulnerable self.”
Nathan Foster
Nathan Foster
October 31, 2014
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How to Create a Rule of Life Based on the Six Streams

Author and Benedictine Anglican priest Chris Webb walks us through a very practical way to create a rule of life—one that’s realistic, not just idealistic—based on the six streams found in Richard Foster’s Streams of Living Water.
Chris Webb
Chris Webb
January 1, 2010