Satan’s a Goner
Christ has overcome the world. Carolyn Arends offers a vivid reminder of this truth and the call to live with hope and purpose in this “thrashing time” of an evil that has been entirely conquered but just doesn’t know it yet.
An Invitation to Transforming Friendship
“Telling a lonely person that God is his or her friend can sound very hollow,” writes Trevor Hudson. “It only becomes meaningful when we make the divine friendship real by modeling it in our own relationships.”
Longing to be Known
James Bryan Smith, reflects on the kind of intimacy that comes from having shared spiritual goals.
A Liturgy for Cultivating Imagination and A Blessing for Bravery
Read two selections from Liturgies for Wholeness, hand-picked by the authors for Renovaré readers: “A Liturgy for Cultivating Imagination” and “A Blessing for Bravery.”
Holy Week in Jerusalem
A woman’s letter to friends is the earliest account of a Holy Land pilgrimage. Egeria’s description of the Stations of the Cross gives us a little window into early Christianity and the birth of Holy Week liturgical practice.
The Moment of Divine Encounter
“God who entered history is also the One who lives outside time,” and so we can encounter him in his passion from any time and any place. Marilyn McEntyre helps us enter the events of Maundy Thursday.
Anthony and Examen
Anthony gives his fellow monks some worthy counsel on the practice of examen—showing them how reflecting on their spiritual lives will both keep them from sin and promote love.
The Christian’s Authority to Forgive Sin
“The followers of Jesus Christ have been given the authority to receive the confession of sin and to forgive it in his name.” Richard Foster unpacks the privilege and power of confession in this Celebration of Discipline excerpt.
Pauses for Lent: Forgiven
Hear these words of Jesus: “Friend, your sins are forgiven.” Trevor Hudson invites us to pause and consider Christ’s offer.
The Perfect Penitent
C.S. Lewis’s explores the role of the incarnation in the mystery of the atonement. “We cannot share God’s dying unless God dies; and he cannot die except by being a man.”