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Birds Simplicity

Four Paradoxes of Christian Simplicity

Christian simplicity is not just a faddish attempt to respond to the chaotic and materialist world in which we find ourselves; it is a call given to every Christian in every age to follow Christ.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
July 18, 2018
Simple Tree

Understanding Simplicity

“Simplicity is an inward reality that results in an outward lifestyle. Both are necessary. ” Richard Foster explains why.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
July 13, 2018
Simple Vase

Living with Less, Loving People More

Jan Johnson helps us consider the motives behind why we acquire things—and the joy of living with less.
Jan Johnson
Jan Johnson
July 11, 2018
Potter Molding Pot

Why Bother With Discipleship?

As we study with Jesus we increasingly become on the inside—with “the Father who is in secret” (Matt 6:6)—exactly what we are on the outside.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
July 10, 2018
12 6 Life With God History

A Brief Overview of the With-God Life

From the Life with God Bible, this brief overview of biblical history helps us grasp how the divine drama took concrete forms in each age as people encountered God.
Renovaré Team
Renovaré Team
June 28, 2018
2018 06 26 Bible Study

Reading the Bible with the Mind and the Heart

We must consider how we can ourselves come to the Bible and also how we can present it to people in a way that does not destroy the soul, but inducts it into the eternal kind of life.
Renovaré Team
Renovaré Team
June 27, 2018
Panoramic View History

A Panoramic View of God's Purpose in History

In addition to understanding the Bible’s overarching theme in the with-God life and its transformation of the People of God, it is also helpful to view the Bible panoramically across the expanse of time.
Renovaré Team
Renovaré Team
June 26, 2018
Bible Study

Spiritual Disciplines Index: Study

The Spiritual Disciplines Index is a selective, topical index designed to help readers get a picture of the with-God life presented in the Bible. Here are passages related to study.
Renovaré Team
Renovaré Team
June 15, 2018
2018 06 Bible Light

Seeing the Bible Afresh

Is it time to see Scripture with new eyes? For anyone “starving at the spiritual feast,” Richard Foster offers a paradigm for Bible study called the Immanuel Principle—God with us.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster & Kathryn Helmers
June 13, 2018
Graduate Balancing

How to Balance the Intellectual Life with the Spiritual Life

Sometimes the intellectual life and spiritual life are needlessly pitted against one another. In this classic commencement speech, Dallas Willard commends us to love God with all our mind.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
June 8, 2018