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Jonathan R. Bailey

Jonathan R. Bailey

Jonathan R. Bailey

Articles & Essays by Jonathan R. Bailey

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How to Cultivate a Listening Life

Published May, 2019 • Featured May 30, 2019
Renovaré Board Member and Co-founder of the Bible listening app Dwell, Jon Bailey, invites us to experience ​“fresh growth and grace as we keep God’s Word in our ears.”
12 22 Concealment
Article

The Great Concealment

Featured December 21, 2017
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! 
10 28 Becoming Love
Article

Becoming Love

Featured October 27, 2016
Renovaré’s board chair, Jon Bailey leads us into the weekend with a lovely meditation on God’s love and how it ​“woos and weans, draws and drives, pushes and pulls” us ever closer to Christlikeness.
08 26 Escaping Compulsions
Article

Escaping Compulsions

Published August, 2016 • Featured August 25, 2016
Our endless cycle of resolution against, struggle with, and losing to our deeply ingrained compulsions can feel a bit like being confined with a gorilla. We cannot get rid of it, but have to figure out how to escape. Jon Bailey runs with this powerful metaphor and offers some hope in today’s post.
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Article

When Altar Calls Don't Work

Featured April 13, 2016
What happens when a boy admits that he doesn’t love God — but wants to? Jonathan Bailey testifies that ​“change is possible” in this personal story of his coming to faith.