Weekly Newsletters
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Renovaré WeeklyAugust 5, 2022 Transforming Toxic Self-Narratives The wonderful news is that healing is possible. The false narratives about God and self can be rewritten—not by force or will, but by willingness and…
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Renovaré WeeklyJune 24, 2022 Desire and Self-Denial Can these desires be twisted into something destructive? Absolutely. But these desires are pointers, and rather than trying to quash the desires or pound them…
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Renovaré WeeklyAugust 14, 2020 Be Kind to Yourself But the road to self-forgetfulness is an indirect one. It first passes through self-acceptance by way of God’s acceptance. And, yes, we do well to deny…
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Renovaré WeeklyMay 1, 2020 Honest Self-Examination Minus the Shame When sin is the focus of our self-examination, despair follows. But when we, guided by the Holy Spirit, look honestly at our sin while maintaining focus on…
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 23, 2018 Screwtape, Self-hate, and True Submission Richard Foster distinguishes between self-contempt and true self-denial, showing how submission to God brings freedom rather than self-hatred.
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 23, 2018 Screwtape, Self-hate, and True Submission Self-hate, that insidious counterfeit to true self-denial and submission, has taken its toll on Christians. Perhaps it has affected you or someone you love. I…
Articles
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ArticleThis Pervasive Self-Deception "Self-deception," Dallas Willard writes in the foreword to Gregg Ten Elshof's I Told Me So: Self-Deception and the Christian Life, "is a major part of what…
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ArticleLose Your Life and You Will Save It From Mere Christianity Calling us ever deeper into relationship with the Triune God, C.S. Lewis reminds us that the life we lose for the sake of the kingdom will only be a faint…
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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…
