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St Antony

Anthony and Examen

On St. Anthony’s feast day, we celebrate the “Father of All Monks” with an excerpt from Athanasius’s biography of him. 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.
Athanasius
Athanasius
January 17, 2018
10 12 Cutting Through Chains

Our Greatest Instrument and Great Weapon

When his home was bombed in 1956 with his wife and young child inside, King chose to respond with love, not violence. He explains the reasons why in this classic piece on the tremendous power of non-violence.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 15, 2018
01 12 Scripture

​Christ In All Scriptures

“He is the beginning and the end, the one who participates in creation with God at the dawn of time and draws it to its conclusion at the end of days. His presence can be felt on every page…” Chris Webb joins us to share some thoughts on the centrality of Christ in Scripture.
Chris Webb
Chris Webb
January 12, 2018
01 11 Ten Boom Family

This, Too, Is In His Hands

On Monday, the Renovaré Book Club begins reading Corrie ten Boom’s autobiography The Hiding Place. This short excerpt offers a taste of the heartbreak and hope of her story. As bombs fall on Haarlem, Corrie receives a disturbing vision in the middle of prayer—what might God be showing her?
Corrie ten Boom
Corrie ten Boom
January 11, 2018
01 10 Honey

Full of Kindness, Free From Insult

Kind words are like honey: sweet to the soul and healthy for the body (Proverbs 16:24). The health of a community is so often tied to the ability of its members to communicate. St. Ambrose reminds us to choose our words with care & kindness—seeking always to serve God and others with what we say.
Aurelius Ambrosius
Aurelius Ambrosius
January 10, 2018
01 08 Jeremiah

When Power Looks Like Weakness

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor. 12:8). We share an always timely reflection from Richard Foster’s The Challenge of the Disciplined Life on the immense power hidden in the seeming weakness of those who remain faithful to God.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 8, 2018
01 03 Release

Release with Hope

Sometimes, the start of a new year can serve as an impetus to let go of the destructive things in our lives. The Prayer of Relinquishment can move us from “the struggling to the releasing,” as Richard Foster writes in his book, Prayer: The Heart’s True Home. Here he shares a personal story.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 3, 2018
01 02 Marvelous

The Marvelousness of All Things

In the very newness of a very new year—or any time, really—we think it is only fitting and proper that we share some of G.K. Chesterton’s musings on the wonder and wonderfulness of very new people. In every “bulbous head three times too big for the body,” he reminds us, “there is a new universe.”
G.K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton
January 2, 2018
12 22 Concealment

The Great Concealment

As we take a bit of a break from daily website posts to spend the holidays with our families, we are glad to leave you wi​th this charming and profound insight from our board chair, Jon Bailey. We hope it blesses your celebration of the Birth. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ​
Jonathan Bailey
Jonathan Bailey
December 22, 2017
12 21 Fourth Sunday Advent

A Reason to Rejoice

Imagine being a Christian in the 5th century and getting to hear this Christmas sermon from Leo the Great … yeah, we think that’s a really awesome thought, too. Enjoy his meditation and exhortation on the one, uniting reason we have to rejoice this season.
Leo the Great
Leo the Great
December 21, 2017