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?
Featured January 14, 2022 (Original Jan 2005 )
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.”
Featured January 10, 2022 (Original Dec 2021 )
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.
Featured January 3, 2022 (Original May 2019 )
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.”
Featured January 3, 2022 (Original Oct 2014 )
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.
Featured December 28, 2021 (Original Jan 2010 )
The God of “Hesed”
An excerpt from Michael Card’s book Inexpressible helps us consider how we can imitate God’s hesed by extending mercy, presence, and blessing “with no strings attached.”
Featured December 20, 2021 (Original Dec 2018 )