Books
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Free eBookUnearthing the Heart Simple Tools for Soul-Deep Prayers A free Renovaré Resource for renewal with two psalm writing exercises—one of thanksgiving, one of longing or lament—to mine the earth of our lives and enter…
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Free eBookTrue Impressions Daily Prayers Here are two practical and beautiful ways to draw near to God amid your daily life: a set of thoughtfully written prayers for morning, noon, and night by…
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BookLiturgies for Hope Sixty Prayers for the Highs, the Lows, and Everything in Between Liturgies for Hope expresses eloquently the collective ache felt by many in modern society today - burnout, anxiety, daily stresses - and reminds us how…
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BookAwed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth Prayers of Walter Brueggemann This thoughtful collection of prayers emerged from Brueggemann's thirty-five years of teaching in seminaries. Full of reflection, faith, and dialogue, they…
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BookFifty-Seven Words That Change The World A Journey Through The Lord’s Prayer In eight stirring meditations, Darrell Johnson shows how the Lord's Prayer sums up the essence of Christian faith and, when prayed in faith, draws us into…
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BookEvery Moment Holy: Volume II Death, Grief, and Hope Every Moment Holy, Vol. II is book of liturgies for seasons of dying and grieving. These are ways of reminding us that our lives are shot through with sacred…
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Free eBookThe Universe in 57 Words Seven Days Inside the Lord’s Prayer A free seven-day devotional for spiritual renewal from Renovaré and Carolyn Arends exploring Jesus’ brilliantly succinct guide to prayer.
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BookPrayer in the Night For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep Where do we find comfort when we lie awake worrying or weeping in the night? Framed around the nighttime prayer of Compline, this book offers a prayerful and…
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BookHow to Pray A Simple Guide for Normal People In How to Pray, Pete Greig demystifies and re-enchants prayer, helping you to find prayer achievable and enjoyable, and ultimately life-giving and…
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BookEven the Sparrow A Pilgrim‘s Guide to Prayer, Trust, and Following the Leader What might happen if we live out of loving encounter with God and build in response to what he reveals? How can we make space to hear God and say yes to him?…
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BookOpen and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life How can we find a more transparent, resilient, and fearless life of faith? Open and Unafraid shows us how to read the psalms in a fresh, life-giving way, and…
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BookMansions of the Heart Exploring the Seven Stages of Spiritual Growth In Mansions of the Heart, author R. Thomas Ashbrook begins with his personal story of frustration and confusion while serving as a pastor of the church. He…
Weekly Newsletters
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Renovaré WeeklyNovember 7, 2025 Unearthing the Heart (New Free Renovaré Resource) Using the biblical psalms as a model, Unearthing the Heart is a free Renovaré resource offering two stepped-out exercises for digging into your unique…
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 7, 2025 There’s a crack in everything Real repentance begins with being raw before God. Honest prayer opens the way for transformation and loving others well.
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 24, 2025 So much of them in us I can’t imagine my own prayer life without the shaping influence of mentors—family, Renovaré team members, seminary and church guides. And also mentors from…
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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 WeeklyJuly 14, 2023 Finding the Words Our disappointments, frustrations, and grief—our longings, joy, and praise—need a place to go. God is waiting to receive them. To receive us. Finding words for…
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Renovaré WeeklyJune 23, 2023 Petition Is Purified by Petition God doesn’t withhold from us to be cruel, or wait to answer until our hearts and requests are flawless. In fact, “withholding” is probably the wrong word…
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Renovaré WeeklyMay 12, 2023 Pushing Past Weeds of Inconvenience Most of our lives don’t allow for hours of daily prayer and solitude. But sometimes all that’s needed is to take our body somewhere for a few minutes and push…
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Renovaré WeeklyApril 14, 2023 From Rote to Revelatory Overcoming familiarity blindness takes intention. It takes humility; we must admit there is more to see than we’ve seen before. It takes slowing down; we must…
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Renovaré WeeklyMarch 17, 2023 Praying Our Pain Voice our troubles in prayer isn't about giving Jesus information. He knows. It’s about giving him access to the broken places in our life so his love can flow…
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 3, 2023 Learning to see So if you want a place to start with visual prayer, take a slow walk in nature. Ask God to teach you through the steady trust of the naked oak and the song of…
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Renovaré WeeklyMarch 11, 2022 The Prayer of Suffering “Our question,” Richard Foster writes, “is not ‘Why is there suffering in the world?’ but ‘How do I enter into the suffering that is in the world in a way…
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Renovaré WeeklyOctober 1, 2021 Dear Trinity It's true that our Maker wants our hearts far more than our perfectly addressed prayers. Still, how we address God matters because it reveals something about…
Podcast Episodes
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Podcast EpisodePete Greig — Normal People Hearing GodJanuary 22, 2026
Pete Greig, author of the book How To Hear God (up next in the Renovaré Book Club), joined Nate for a wonderful conversation on the ways that God speaks and… -
Podcast EpisodeMimi Dixon — On Catherine DohertyJanuary 12, 2024
Mimi Dixon shares how the life and words of Catherine Doherty—a pioneer for interracial justice and mentor to Thomas Merton—helped her to return to her first… -
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 EpisodeStages of life and faith · “Disturb me, Lord” · Knowing when to pause
June 2, 2023
The final episode of this season of Friends in Formation covers listener questions on why spiritual formation "clicks" at certain ages, whether we should pray… -
Podcast EpisodeDonn Thomas — Fighting Fear with Worship (Encore Series)
May 5, 2023
With gratitude for the life of Donn Thomas, we share this episode from the Renovaré Podcast archive (originally aired April 13, 2020). Donn speaks with Nate… -
Podcast EpisodeMonica and Jeremy Chambers — Getting Personal with the Lord’s Prayer
April 14, 2023
Monica and Jeremy Chambers join Nate to discuss ways of engaging with two transforming prayers for the Christian life: Psalm 23 and the Lord’s Prayer. -
Podcast EpisodeVivianne David — Visio Divina
February 3, 2023
Nathan welcomes Vivianne David, co-founder and host of Vilayala Retreat, to the podcast to talk about how our eyes can guide us into prayer. -
Podcast EpisodeSabbath · Reading Protestant and Catholic Authors · Praying for One Another
January 27, 2023
Listener questions guide our hosts into a fruitful discussion about moving from theory to practice in the discipline of Sabbath, exploring historic Christian… -
Podcast EpisodeTrials vs Temptations · What Trips You Up · Measuring Spiritual Progress
December 26, 2022
In this month’s episode of Friends in Formation, Richella, Nate, and James answer listener questions about Dallas Willard’s version of The Lord’s Prayer, what… -
Podcast EpisodeQE II · Injustice in the Church · Prayer Labyrinths
September 26, 2022
In this month’s episode of Friends in Formation, James, Nate, and Richella answer listener questions about the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, unfairness and… -
Podcast EpisodeRobyn Wrigley-Carr — Evelyn Underhill’s Prayer Book
April 4, 2022
Author Robyn Wrigley-Carr joins Nathan on this week’s episode to discuss Evelyn Underhill’s Prayer Book. -
Podcast EpisodeA Guided Prayer Meditation for Ukraine
March 10, 2022
In this guided audio meditation, Nathan Foster offers a prayer from the heart for Ukraine and the world.
Articles
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ArticleGod’s Purposes in Prayer Selections from At the Master’s Feet From At the Master’s Feet, read Sundar Singh’s conversation between "The Disciple" and "The Master" in which Jesus responds to questions on prayer with…
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Article“Doctor, doctor, I’m hearing the voice of Jesus!” "You have been meticulously made with an extraordinary ability to walk and talk with God," writes Pete Greig in this excerpt from his book _How to Hear God: A…
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ArticleOn Cussing and the Psalms W. David O. Taylor explains how harsh language in the psalms expresses dismay about "things that desecrate God’s good world."
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ArticlePrayers for Times of Calamity When we have no words, short written prayers can help us bring our heartache to God. From David Taylor's _Prayers for the Pilgrimage: A Book of Collects for…
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ArticleLord, Teach Us to Pray Knowing how to pray is not automatic, but we have a Good Teacher. Andrew Murray's 1885 book invites readers to "permanently enroll our names in that school,…
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ArticleThe Grandest Prayer of All Dallas Willard explains how we can move from mere repetition to meaningful communion by using the Lord's Prayer "to speak intelligently and lovingly to our…
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ArticlePraying with Our Eyes A Visio Divina Exercise "Visio divina is the practice of letting God tell a story to our soul by 'reading' us a picture book." Vivianne David offers helpful prompts for gazing at a…
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ArticleTo a Friend Wondering How to Pray from Let God: Spiritual Conversations with François Fénelon Winn Collier shares an accessible paraphrase of François Fénelon's 17th century letter to someone who—like many of us—craves practical guidance for moving…
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ArticleBuilding a Bridge between Protestants and Catholics Trevor Hudson writes about how the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius provide an opportunity for Catholics and Protestants of all stripes to find "common ground"…
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ArticleEmpowered by God to Do What We Want Dallas Willard explains how we come to share God's desires and join in God's work.
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ArticleTo Say Yes Excerpts from Markings Dag Hammarskjöld’s journal—which he called "negotiations with myself—and with God”—is an inspiring collection of short prayers, ideas and insights, and…
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ArticleHis Father is Our Father The radical invocation of the Lord’s Prayer Carolyn Arends invites us to consider three revolutionary implications of Jesus' teaching us to address God as "Our Father."
