Spiritual Formation Articles

Why Lent?

The forty day journey of Lent is marked in days but lived in grace. Kai Nilsen, one of the authors of the Renovaré devotional Less is More, leads us into this season of preparation.

Kai Nilsen

February 14, 2018

Moment By Moment Submitting to the Will of God

Frank Laubach tried submitting every moment to God. As Dallas Willard tells here, he found he wasn’t drained—he was plugged into a power source.

Dallas Willard

February 12, 2018

Spiritual Disciplines Index: Submission

The Spiritual Disciplines Index is a selective, topical index is designed to help readers get a picture of the with-God life presented in the Bible.

Renovaré Team

February 9, 2018

As we continue February 2018’s exploration of the discipline of submission, François Fénelon joins us with some insight in to what it means to truly surrender to God. He advises caution, lest we make submission an achievement, rather than a journey toward the peace of sinking into God’s will.

François Fénelon

February 7, 2018

Understanding Submission

Richard Foster joins us to help us understand the discipline of submission. How does Jesus call us to follow him not only to a “cross death” but a “cross life”? How can we only be truly free when we are captives of the Lord? Richard introduces us to February 2018’s spiritual discipline.

Richard J. Foster

February 5, 2018

You Are Important, and We Love You

How did cake become the nearly universal dessert of celebration and consolation? How do people speak love through baking and sharing cake? What was Francis of Assisi’s favorite cake? Is there really an ultimate recipe for coconut cake? Justine Olawsky joins us to reflect on all this and more.

Justine Olawsky

February 2, 2018

The Death and the Dance

A perennial favorite from the vaults: Kai Nilsen tells us the story behind two Renovaré devotional resources—one centered in disciplines of abstinence, and the other centered in disciplines of engagement—designed to guide us as we press into the season of Lent.

Kai Nilsen

February 1, 2018

Our Father...

Today we’re sharing some thoughts from Cyprian on the prayer Jesus taught us to pray. In this excerpt, Cyprian focuses on the unity implied in the address “Our Father …” “When we pray,” he notes, “we pray not for one, but for the whole people, because we the whole people are one.”

Cyprian of Carthage

January 31, 2018

Blind Science Vs. Blind Faith

Dallas Willard joins us for a glimpse into the impasse between “science” and “religion” in academia. He calls for more humility on all sides, and greater openness toward thought and knowledge both on campus and in church. Of course, he does all this with gentleness, in the true Willard way.

Dallas Willard

January 29, 2018

Credo

Jesus prayed that we would be one (John 17). We too often feel like many. But the Apostles’ Creed reminds us of the One to whom we belong, and in remembering these words, we recognize our unity. Thomas Oden helps us to understand why the Creed is such an important part of our faith heritage.

Thomas Oden

January 25, 2018

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