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A Note from One Pastor to Another

Out of concern for pastors who are facing trying times and “prickly” parishioners, Miriam Dixon shares how Jesus reframed her understanding of a pastor’s role and focus.
Miriam Dixon
Miriam Dixon
February 7, 2022
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Answering the Crisis in Spirituality

In this letter from the Renovaré archives, Richard Foster addresses the explosion of counterfeit spiritualities in our time, explaining that “a vital spirituality” can only be found in embracing Jesus as Teacher and taking on his yoke of discipleship.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured February 7, 2022 (Original Nov 1994 )
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How Do You Know When You’ve Found Your People?

Get to know the new president at Renovaré, Ted Harro. Ted’s letter gives a personal account of the nurture he has received from Renovaré, a place where he found his people—those who hunger for more of God.
Ted Harro
Ted Harro
January 31, 2022
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My Spirituality is Not for Me

My spirituality is not for me, but for me to give to others. My spirituality is for you. James Bryan Smith writes about the stunning reality of God’s purposes in forming us.
James Bryan Smith
James Bryan Smith
Featured January 31, 2022 (Original Sep 1992 )
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Spiritual Leadership in an Age of Disorientation

Professor, pastor, and Renovaré Institute teacher, Rev. Dr. Kurtley Knight, shares an original essay with Renovaré readers about the role of story and ritual as tools for noticing God’s active, loving presence.
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Rev. Dr. Kurtley E. Knight
January 24, 2022
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The Many Landscapes of Worship

You are invited to remember the necessity of worship in season and out of season in this Richard Foster piece.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured January 24, 2022 (Original Oct 1997 )
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On “True” Art and the Spiritual Leadership of Artists

Excerpts from the letters of Dorothy Sayers speak of artists as “priests” and art as a tangible representation of our invisible God.
Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy L. Sayers
Featured January 24, 2022 (Original May 1941 )
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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
Featured January 17, 2022 (Original Mar 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
Featured January 17, 2022 (Original Oct 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
Featured January 17, 2022 (Original Jun 1980 )