Books
Weekly Newsletters
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Renovaré WeeklyMarch 8, 2024 A soul like an atom’s nucleus Here is a soul that—like an atom’s nucleus—cohesively held together things that normally repel one another: compassion and justice, conviction and openness,…
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 18, 2022 Blessing the Outsider Scripture speaks often of caring for the “fatherless.” In an ancient context, “fatherless” or “orphan” no doubt meant something quite different from what these…
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Renovaré WeeklyAugust 20, 2021 Going About Our Day When the World Is On Fire Following his example, we each have work the Father gives us to do. And following his example, that work is best done when we withdraw often for prayer.
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Renovaré WeeklyOctober 23, 2020 The Womb of Mercy Fil compared mercy to a womb. It’s a costly place to create for others, and a safe place to inhabit ourselves, if we are humble enough to ask for and dwell in…
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Renovaré WeeklyJune 12, 2020 Learning to Listen "If we really want to be a countercultural people,” Richard Foster remarked in his final talk given two years ago this week, “I suggest first of all…
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Renovaré WeeklyJune 12, 2020 Link Correction: Learning to Listen "If we really want to be a countercultural people,” Richard Foster remarked in his final talk given two years ago this week, “I suggest first of all…
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Renovaré WeeklyOctober 18, 2019 Learning to See Seeing—really seeing, first-hand seeing—is necessary for compassion; and compassion leads, if we're willing, to action.
Articles
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ArticleLearning to See Christ Webb explains how the compassionate life—for Jesus, and for us—is grounded in "genuine, direct relationships, not nebulous issues."
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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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ArticleHow to Love Your Neighbor as Yourself Based on workshop notes, these thoughts from Dallas Willard explain how our closest relationships are the primary classroom for learning to love well. As we…
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ArticleYou Are Important, and We Love You An Ode to Cake How did cake become the nearly universal dessert of celebration and consolation? How do people speak love through baking and sharing cake? What was Francis of…
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ArticleHeart to Heart June 2000 A June 2000 Heart to Heart newsletter where Richard Foster talks about the idols of our day: the Idol of Personal Autonomy, the Idol of Pleasure, and the Idol…
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ArticleCompassionate Action Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 1 In Search of Those Bright Red Kettles You will be reading this essay directly after the holidays, but I am writing it right in the middle of this festive…
