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Abiding Is Everything

As the rising popularity of spiritual formation inevitably “dumbs down” its core concepts, Richard Foster answers the need for clarity and depth in this Heart to Heart letter about the formation process and some ways we can imitate and abide in Christ.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured February 20, 2022 (Original May 1997 )
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Jesus the Refugee

Pastor and mental health counselor Randy Schrock helps us consider the plight of displaced people so that we can respond with the compassion of Christ.
C. Randy Schrock
C. Randy Schrock
February 14, 2022
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Practicing Shalom in Our Time

In this personal reflection, pastor and Renovaré Ministry Team member Juanita Rasmus shares the ways she has found to be a vessel of shalom in broken world.
Juanita Campbell Rasmus
Juanita Campbell Rasmus
Featured February 14, 2022 (Original Aug 2016 )
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Becoming Like Jesus: Compassionate Life

Chris Webb examines what it means to live out the Compassionate Life “in the ever widening concentric circles of community in which we live.”
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Chris Webb
Featured February 14, 2022 (Original Dec 2010 )
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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 )