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.
Featured January 24, 2022 (Original May 1941 )
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.”
Featured January 17, 2022 (Original Jun 1980 )
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 )