Books
Weekly Newsletters
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 26, 2024 Politics as Life Together Well, hopefully it’s a haven from the nonsense. Rest easy, we know our lane—which isn’t to advocate for this or that party or position. It’s to call Christians…
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Renovaré WeeklyOctober 28, 2022 Disillusioned with Cross-Cultural Missions The message of Jesus, rightly delivered, doesn’t strip people of the dignity of their native heritage; it enhances that dignity with a new citizenship in the…
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 26, 2021 Sandpaper Renewal Renewing old furniture or hardwood floors requires sandpaper. It’s the same with our souls and minds. Layers of build up have to be sanded down, and sometimes…
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Renovaré WeeklyOctober 30, 2020 Important or All-Important He wasn’t saying that form doesn’t matter. We should engage in vigorous conversations about what it looks like to gather as believers, especially in this…
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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…
Podcast Episodes
Articles
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ArticleBeing Christian in a Pluralistic Society In this vintage yet timely piece, Dallas Willard reflects upon the challenges and benefits of pluralism, and how Christians are positioned “to show the true…
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ArticleBlind Science Vs. Blind Faith In the name of both science and religion, often poorly reasoned mic-drop statements are used to end arguments. Dallas Willard proposes a better way, one where…
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ArticleJesus: the Truth and the Way Book Excerpt: The Jesus Way "Jesus as the truth gets far more attention than Jesus as the way." Eugene Peterson encourages us to pattern ourselves after the way of Jesus rather than the…
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ArticleA Curious Pattern Why did Jesus ask so many questions? When teaching moments are presented to Jesus, he often turns the question back on his questioners—not to frustrate them, but to draw them deeper into the heart…
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ArticleThe Cultural Captivity of the Church Using the pen-name "Robert J. Catalyst," Richard Foster answers the fictitious Martin's contemporary queries in his Quaker Life column
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ArticleOf Don Quixote, Watergate, and Us Richard Foster marries the tale of Don Quixote and the scandal of Watergate to the state of many Christians, writing, "To always be a seeker and never a finder…
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ArticleJesus and “The Exorcist” Richard Foster looks into "The Exorcist" movie and criticizes its portrayal of both an "evil that is not bad enough" and a "victory that is not great enough"…
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ArticleThe Bible Just Left the Building How We Lost Confidence in our Own Text and What We Can Do About It This week's guest editor (and Renovaré Board member) James Catford ushers us into the weekend with a thoughtful piece on Scripture's endangered status as…
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ArticleCultivating an Habitual Vision of Greatness Heart to Heart November 1996 A November 1996 Heart to Heart newsletter “Words matter. Ideas matter.” Richard Foster’s observation that “our reading and our writing is gravitating to the…
