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05 25 Waiting For Train

Inconvenience Rightly Considered

G.K. Chesterton invites us all to take a child’s-eye view of the world in all its mystery and adventure -- even though that may mean transcending our annoyance at an inconvenience (or two) that is met along the way.
G.K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton
January 10, 2025
06 13 Doubt

The Elephant in the Room

There is an “elephant in the room of our followership of Christ”: doubt. This Dallas Willard piece offers insight into living the with-God life in the midst of doubt.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
January 10, 2025
06 17 Mind The Gap

The Rest Will Follow

James Catford offers some personal reflections on the tension and pull between faith and doubt. Drawing from Dallas Willard and John Wesley, James shares about his own walk -- a balance between minding the gaps and knowing that “the rest will follow.”
James Catford
James Catford
January 10, 2025
06 16 Young Woman At Prayer

The Prayer God Answers: A Reflection

Richard Foster wrote a reflection on Eberhard Arnold’s classic The Prayer God Answers in a new edition from Plough Publishing. We are delighted to offer some of his thoughts to you in this excerpted piece.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
06 21 Roger

Renovaré Remembers Roger Fredrikson (1920-2016)

Please join us in remembering Roger Fredrikson, a beloved member of the Renovaré family, who concluded his earthly journey June 16, 2016 at the age of 95. Roger was an example, leader, mentor, inspiration, and dear friend to many. Our Renovaré family reflects on a life profoundly well-lived.
Renovaré Team
Renovaré Team
January 10, 2025

The Cultural Captivity of the Church

Using the pen-name “Robert J. Catalyst,” Richard Foster answers the fictitious Martin’s contemporary queries in his Quaker Life column
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
06 29 Four Loves 2

The Four Loves: Charity

Whence flows this ability to love -- and the very notion of love itself? We invite you into the culmination of C.S. Lewis’s classic treatise on love: The Four Loves. Here is Gift-love, the Divine energy that creates, sanctifies, and sustains all other loves. Enjoy!
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
January 10, 2025
07 01 Heart On Fire

The Nature of Agape Love

In this excerpt from Getting Love Right by Dallas Willard, we are invited to consider the very nature of God’s agape and how it is expressed in our lives.
Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard
January 10, 2025
Prayer Labyrinth

A Deeper Level of Prayer

“We may know that we should pray, or we may know what to pray for, but when it comes to how we pray, we may be at a loss.” From her classic work Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ, Jeanne Guyon guides us through an experience of prayer.
Jeanne Guyon
January 10, 2025
07 15 Flight Simulator

God’s Flight Simulator

One of our ideas we hold to tenaciously at Renovaré is that the with-God life is all about training, rather than trying. Mimi Dixon leads us deeper into this concept with an encouraging piece about flight simulators, the purpose of the Church, and our calling in this original piece.
Miriam Dixon
Miriam Dixon
January 10, 2025