A Poem: On the Works of Providence

A poem on the creativity, goodness, and mercy of God, penned with transcendent grace by the enslaved young poet, Phillis Wheatley.

Phillis Wheatley

Featured February 10, 2024 (Original Sep 1773 )

Facing Death, Finding Hope

“Instead of becoming a source of despair, our sin becomes the arena of God’s glory,” writes Esau McCaulley in this reflection on the traditional Ash Wednesday collect.

Esau McCaulley

Featured February 9, 2024 (Original Nov 2022 )

Growing Your Library of Wisdom

Renovaré Board and Ministry Team member, Tina Dyer, writes that reading from a wider variety of Christian voices deepened her spiritual formation and affirmed her sense of inclusion in God’s family.

Tina Dyer

Featured February 9, 2024 (Original Dec 2024 )

Desert, Cell, and Tomb

“Live as though buried in a tomb…” These wisdom sayings from the Desert Fathers and Mothers encourage us to embrace little and big deaths to self that God uses to renew our spirits.

Desert Fathers and Mothers

Featured February 2, 2024 (Original Mar 2003 )

I Have Given the Keys of My House to Love

In this excerpt from Devotional Classics, Catherine writes of a transcendent unity with God even in the midst of very human distractions.

Catherine of Genoa

Featured February 2, 2024 (Original Dec 2024 )

Turning Tables

In the final part of the series on Revelation, Paul Anderson highlights the apocalyptic vision of God’s final victory — casting down earthly empires that position themselves against the kingdom of God, eliminating corruption, and restoring shalom to his creation.

Paul Anderson

Featured January 26, 2024 (Original Dec 2023 )

The Kingdoms of This World in Light of the Kingdom of God

Richard Foster shares “theological convictions that surround civic responsibility” in this newsletter from the Renovaré archives.

Richard J. Foster

Featured January 26, 2024 (Original Oct 2004 )

“For the life of the city is a social life”

An excerpt from Augustine’s magnum opus, The City of God, explains the connection between faith and righteous living, and between righteous living and peaceful, good action toward God and neighbor.

Augustine

Featured January 26, 2024 (Original Dec 0353 )

God Is on the Throne

“The function of apocalyptic is to embolden the faithful to persevere during hard times and to trust in God, over and against the powers that be—relevant then and in every age.” Biblical scholar Paul Anderson takes us through Revelation 8-15.

Paul Anderson

Featured January 19, 2024 (Original Dec 2023 )

Catching a Glimpse of God’s Heart

An excerpt from Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home extends this beautiful truth: “The Father’s heart is open wide—you are welcome to come in.”