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Vision, Idea, and Message

What is Renovaré, exactly? And what does it mean to “train in righteousness?” In this vintage piece, Richard Foster offers some sturdy—and inspiring—definitions.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured November 13, 2024 (Original Apr 1999 )
David Harp

Acknowledging God in All We Do

Dallas Willard helps unpack Jesus’ invitation to “take our whole life into the kingdom of God and learn how to live the life God has given us in the power of God.”
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
Featured November 8, 2024 (Original Jul 1998 )
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A Life of Prayer and Holy Obedience in a War-Wracked World

A substantial piece by Richard Foster on the relationship between spiritual warfare, prayer, and holy obedience.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured November 8, 2024 (Original Feb 1983 )
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How to “Keep Watch”

Jan Johnson invites us to reflect on what it means to “keep watch” for Christ, like the wise ones in Jesus’ Parable of the Ten Women.
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Jan Johnson
November 1, 2024
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Off to Work We Go

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard...” From The Scandal of the Kingdom, read Dallas Willard’s teaching on the Vineyard Workers.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
Featured November 1, 2024 (Original Jan 2025 )
Sisters

Loving Those We Don’t Like

In an excerpt from her autobiography, Thérèse of Lisieux tells about the small acts of kindness that helped her learn to get along with a particularly annoying nun in her fellowship. Little but valiant steps toward self-mastery and love.
Thérèse of Lisieux
Thérèse of Lisieux
Featured October 25, 2024 (Original Jan 2025 )
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The Ministry of Holding One’s Tongue

Not cut-and-dried rules, but only the ever-perfect filter of Love can help us discern when to speak and when to hold our tongues as we share life together with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Featured October 11, 2024 (Original Jan 1939 )
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The Human Body and Spiritual Growth

Probably the least understood aspect of progress in Christlikeness is the role of the body in the spiritual life. Dallas Willard illuminates the connection.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
Featured October 11, 2024 (Original Jan 2025 )
Phaedra Taylor

Prayers for Times of Calamity

When we have no words, short written prayers can help us bring our heartache to God. From David Taylor’s Prayers for the Pilgrimage: A Book of Collects for All of Life we share “Against Raging Hurricane Storms” and other prayers for times of calamity, hurt, and exhaustion.
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W. David O. Taylor
Featured October 4, 2024 (Original Jun 2024 )
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On Suffering: An Interview with James Bryan Smith and Bill Vaswig

In this 2005 interview, Renovaré team member James Bryan Smith and William Vaswig (now deceased) described their experiences of suffering, disappointment, and spiritual growth.
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Renovaré Team & James Bryan Smith & Bill Vaswig
Featured October 4, 2024 (Original Apr 2005 )