Weekly Newsletters
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Renovaré WeeklyJune 30, 2023 Joy Is What Is Real “One of the best ways to stay in touch with reality,” says Jan Johnson, “is to fully notice and even celebrate the good things that happen in our lives…. To…
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Renovaré WeeklyAugust 7, 2020 Gratitude Gratitude is simple, but requires intention and effort. It’s amazing how jotting down a few “thankfuls” can purify the air of our interior atmosphere.…
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 8, 2019 Joy-Strength Like love and peace, joy is a fruit of the Spirit. Duct taping an apple to a stick doesn’t make it an apple tree. Likewise, joy can’t be tacked on. It has to…
Articles
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ArticleLife Goes On In this meditation, Howard Thurman—one of the great preachers of the twentieth century and spiritual advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr.—invites…
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ArticleAwakening to Advent We invite you to take a moment and pause for Advent. Trevor Hudson joins us as our guide with a simple yet profound message. How much we can miss about what…
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ArticleHow Gratitude Breaks the Chains of Resentment A profound and always timely piece from Henri Nouwen on the power and necessity of gratitude.
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ArticleA Perpetual Remembrance of His Bounty Eucharisteo is the Greek word for thanksgiving. So, it is fitting that this excerpt from John Chrysostom's homily centers the idea of thanksgiving around the…
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ArticleThe Advantages of Having One Leg Thanksgiving time or any time is a good time for our good friend, G.K. Chesterton, who brings his inimitable style & unquenchable exuberance to the topic of…
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ArticleThe Gnawing Worm of Jealousy Cyprian of Carthage compares jealousy to an insidious worm eating away at the human soul and urges disciples of Christ to let “the sweetness of Christ” replace…
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ArticleTeach us, Almighty Father The daughter of an Anglican rector, Jane Austen not only wrote some of the most enduring (and hilarious) novels in English literature, she composed prayers for…
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ArticleSurprising Prayer This story by Emilie Griffin recounts how some disruptive background noise during a time of prayer became a metaphor that God used to surprise and humor her,…
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ArticleSimple Words of Gratitude Forty years ago, Richard Foster wrote a reflection upon an afternoon with his son, Nathan. It is a timeless offering on the importance of gratitude.
