Books
Weekly Newsletters
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 17, 2023 Discovering Lilias Trotter This doesn’t mean we abandon the gifts God gives us. Miriam Rockness noted that Lilias didn’t throw art away to immediately become a foreign missionary. After…
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 5, 2021 Plumbing Theology “God does not just mend, repair, and restore; God renews and generates, transcending our expectations of even what we desire, beyond what we dare to ask or…
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Renovaré WeeklyMay 29, 2020 Essential, Not Decorative Great art, like the Psalms, helps us access both. Whether visual or verbal, art gives language to unspoken groans and unshakable truths. It helps us see. It…
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Renovaré WeeklyMay 22, 2020 The Art of Head to Heart “Practical” may not be the first word that comes to mind when we think of the arts and engaging the senses. But “practical” means pertaining to practice.…
Podcast Episodes
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Podcast EpisodeSally Kendrick — The Gift of CreatingOctober 27, 2023
Printmaker Sally Kendrick talks with Nate about the creative act of finding and printing specimens from nature as a way of cultivating "openness and… -
Podcast EpisodeBrian Morykon — Crafting Authentic Prayers (Encore Episode)
July 14, 2023
Prayer doesn't have to be perfect, just real. Brian Morykon and Nathan Foster talk about music and writing as forms that help us craft authentic prayers in… -
Podcast EpisodeMiriam Rockness and Mimi Dixon — Discovering Lilias Trotter
February 16, 2023
In this week’s episode of the Renovaré Podcast, Nathan talks with Miriam Rockness and Mimi Dixon about the life and faith of Lilias Trotter. -
Podcast EpisodeCarol Berry — Learning from Henri Nouwen and Vincent Van Gogh
January 3, 2022
Podcast guest Carol Berry talks with Nate about how she came to know the life of Vincent van Gogh through the teachings of Henri Nouwen, and what she has…
Articles
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ArticleLet It Be Creative Work as Communion with God Kaysie Strickland draws inspiration from Mary’s response to the Annunciation as she reflects on the role of the artist.
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ArticleOn “True” Art and the Spiritual Leadership of Artists Selections from the writings of Dorothy Sayers Excerpts from the letters of Dorothy Sayers speak of artists as “priests” and art as a tangible representation of our invisible God.
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ArticleTo Begin To Console Carol Berry recalls Henri Nouwen’s teaching on compassion and consolation as demonstrated in the extraordinary life of Vincent van Gogh.
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ArticleLilias Trotter: Contemplative, Artist, Missionary Shaped by service and contemplative prayer, her life was a work of art. She was one of the greatest artists the world has never known, one who had a new way of seeing the world. Lilias Trotter turned down an offer to become a…
