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05 31 Outside The Lines

Order and Spontaneity

“God is constantly coloring outside the lines.” In an excerpt from Common Prayer, Shane Claiborne and co-authors help us judge worship not by its form but by its fruit.
Shane Claiborne Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Enuma Okoro
Shane Claiborne & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove & Enuma Okoro
November 24, 2024
06 02 Taste The Soup

Taste the Soup

Carolyn Arends offers us an encouraging piece for anyone who’s ever been burned-out (or just burned) by their own church community. In dealing with the frailties and foibles of our fellow congregants (and within ourselves), Carolyn wants us to remember why we “do church” at all.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends
November 24, 2024
06 07 Geode

Finding the Hidden Jesus

The charming Thérèse of Lisieux joins us to share a story of how she combatted natural antipathy toward a particular nun in her convent. Beyond just holding her tongue from giving sharp replies to this sister, Thérèse consciously cultivated a servant’s heart toward her—and so, toward Christ.
Thérèse of Lisieux
Thérèse of Lisieux
November 24, 2024
06 08 On A Train

What I Found in My Pocket

If you’ve ever been trapped without a book on a long journey, here’s a post is for you. Come spend some time with G.K. Chesterton while he rifles through his pockets to discover the treasures therein. In his inimitable way, he gives each retrieval from the pockety deep a link to the greater cosmos.
G.K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton
November 24, 2024
06 09 Not Tame

The Tongue Can No Man Tame

Augustine weighs in on the theme of practicing prudence in speech (and action) with this piece on submitting our tongues (and ourselves) to the training of the great Tamer until the day we “need no more His taming hand, but only to be possessed by His exceeding mercy​.” Enjoy!
Augustine
Augustine
November 24, 2024
06 12 Kingdom Of God

The Kingdom is God’s

“Give me a position so I may exercise power,” we demand. “You shall receive power without a position,” Jesus replies. Richard Foster guides us into a better understanding of where true power resides and why there is no place for status and position in the Kingdom of God in today’s vintage piece.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
November 24, 2024
06 13 Cat And Dog

Let Charity Dwell Within You

St. Ephrem closely links love and honor of God to love and honor of our neighbor, specifically in his admonitions not to be wrathful​ about perceived wrongs, but to live in peace and agreement with all our brothers and sisters.
Ephrem the Syrian
Ephrem the Syrian
November 24, 2024
06 16 Sweet Will Of God

Sweet Will of God

This is a favorite hymn of at least one-sixth of the team here at Renovaré (we took a poll). We hope you’ll enjoy it as a lovely start (or middle) (or end) to your day—and find yourself folded ever more closely into the sweet will of God.
Lelia Naylor Morris
Lelia Naylor Morris
November 24, 2024
06 21 Jane Austen

Teach us, Almighty Father

The daughter of an Anglican rector, Jane Austen not only wrote some of the most enduring (and hilarious) novels in English literature, she composed prayers for private and family devotions. Here we offer, for your consideration, one of her evening prayers, edited slightly for day or nighttime use.
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
November 24, 2024
07 12 Wakeboarding

Keeping a Low Center of Gravity

In sports like water skiing, Fr. Michael Denk advises that the key to balance is lowering the center of gravity. Spiritually, this is the essence of humility. Here we offer some thoughts from Mother Teresa of Calcutta on how to keep our spiritual center of gravity low and our lives in balance.
Teresa of Calcutta
Teresa of Calcutta
November 24, 2024