Weekly Newsletters
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 23, 2026 Learning to Hear God Is Not About… Learning to hear God is not first and foremost about receiving instructions about what to do. It is above all about friendship.
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 1, 2019 The Present Moment When it comes to the spiritual life there is no shortage of resources. Kings and scribes of old would marvel at the treasures of knowledge now at our…
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 25, 2019 The Politics of Jesus He rarely addressed political subjects directly. He refused to be made king. (Can you imagine any modern political leader doing such a thing?) He encouraged…
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 18, 2019 Yeses and Nos Real change requires vision to precede intention and means. We need a vision of abundant life and of the Abundant One, whose voice is gentle and kind.
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 11, 2019 Hearing God God’s desire isn’t to control us or condemn us but to transform us into people of character and virtue, to make us the kind of people who naturally want the…
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 4, 2019 God, What Should I Do? The new year gives us an opportunity to seek God's direction afresh, so it's fitting that our spiritual discipline focus this month is guidance. Richard Foster…
Podcast Episodes
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Podcast EpisodeTrevor Hudson and Jan Johnson — What Is Spiritual Direction?
August 23, 2021
In this edited version of a June 2021 webinar conversation, spiritual directors and authors Trevor Hudson and Jan Johnson talk with Carolyn Arends about… -
Podcast EpisodeDavid Taylor — Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life
May 25, 2020
Author and professor David Taylor—known for producing a short film with Eugene Peterson and Bono—talks with Nathan Foster about rediscovering the Psalms, a… -
Podcast EpisodeFil Anderson — The Healing Power of Grief
May 10, 2020
We’re all going through this together. That's unique for a crisis. This also means everyone at various levels is grieving. Fil Anderson chats with Nathan… -
Podcast EpisodeEvan Howard — Discerning the Voice of God
January 27, 2019
Is learning to discern God's voice a fundamental spiritual discipline? Evan Howard believes so and joins Nathan Foster to share how God leads us. Evan's Ph.D.… -
Podcast EpisodeFil Anderson — The Sound of God’s Voice
January 13, 2019
"There's a difference between someone's words and someone's voice." Spiritual director and author Fil Anderson talks with Nathan Foster about learning to love… -
Podcast EpisodeRuth Haley Barton — The Gift and Necessity of Time Away with God
December 30, 2018
Dallas Willard once said, "If you don't come away for a while, you will come apart after a while." Ruth Haley Barton, author of Invitation to Retreat, joins…
Articles
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ArticleQuickened by the Spirit Excerpts from Letters on Spiritual Virtues In these 17th century letters, Isaac Penington counsels a friend to “wait diligently for the leadings of the Holy Spirit.”
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ArticleThy Will Be Done The Third Petition of the Lord’s Prayer Carolyn Arends explores how the prayer Jesus taught centers us in the will of God—reminding us to love and calling us to open ourselves to God's reign.
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ArticleStrength and Meekness Originally published in Christianity Today, this piece by Carolyn Arends unpacks the curious virtue of "meekness," and the related heart-attitudes of…
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ArticleThe Sacrament of the Present Moment "When will God be all in all to us?" Come and acquaint yourself with Jean-Pierre de Caussade's thoughts on aligning ourselves with divine will by living fully…
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ArticleAn Everyday Experiment in Hearing God Found in archives dated shortly after the publication of Celebration of Discipline, these honest journal entries from Richard Foster provide a helpful window…
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ArticleWide Awake to God’s Presence Brother Lawrence's approach to life was uncomplicated yet profound: “I have walked before God in simple faith, with humility and with love, and I apply myself…
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ArticleOn Love and Nonviolence When his home was bombed in 1956 with his wife and young child inside, King chose to "confront the problem with love." Spiritual discipline is needed to…
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ArticleLife from the Center Living in Guidance "God never guides us into an intolerable scramble of panting feverishness." Thomas R. Kelly invites us to slow down and live in the "unhurried peace and power"…
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ArticleSpiritual Disciplines Index: Guidance The Spiritual Disciplines Index is designed to give readers a picture of the with-God life in the Bible and the role of the Spiritual Disciplines in fostering…
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ArticleBarriers to Hearing God "Our failure to hear God has its deepest roots in a failure to understand, accept, and grow into a conversational relationship with God." Dallas Willard helps…
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ArticleJesus Our Present Teacher "Jesus Christ is alive today in power and wants to be your present teacher." Richard Foster invites us to begin today a lifestyle of listening and obedience to…
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ArticleThe Secret of Guidance How can we hear God's voice clearly in our own lives? This classic piece from F.B. Meyer offers practical training in discerning God's will.
