Books
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BookThe Deeply Formed Life Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus New York pastor Rich Villodas says we must restore balance, focus, and meaning for our souls. The Deeply Formed Life lays out a fresh vision for spiritual…
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BookTwelve Lies That Hold America Captive: And the Truth That Sets Us Free
Weekly Newsletters
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 30, 2026 Invitation, Not Accusation It was with some level of unsettledness that I approached our staff’s social justice pilgrimage to Montgomery, Alabama. The feeling was something like when the…
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Renovaré WeeklyApril 19, 2024 Turning Toward Someone We’d Rather Just Ignore My mom is fond of telling this story.We were at the grocery store. I was 3 years old—at that brief stage of childhood where the ability to parrot cute things…
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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 WeeklyFebruary 18, 2022 Blessing the Outsider Scripture speaks often of caring for the “fatherless.” In an ancient context, “fatherless” or “orphan” no doubt meant something quite different from what these…
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Renovaré WeeklyOctober 9, 2020 Healing Racial Trauma “This is a moment for the Big C church to step up,” she tells Nathan. “There is a whole part of the body that is hurting… What is Jesus calling us to do in…
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Renovaré WeeklyJune 19, 2020 Soul-Deep Bellow An African-American pastor and worship leader with a powerful voice, Donn stood up in that moment and did something no one present will soon forget. Head…
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Renovaré WeeklyNovember 1, 2019 Meeting Jesus in the Marginalized Once a week Lacy Borgo meets with children in spiritual direction at Haven House, a transitional facility for homeless families. If you commended her for this,…
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Renovaré WeeklyOctober 18, 2019 Learning to See Seeing—really seeing, first-hand seeing—is necessary for compassion; and compassion leads, if we're willing, to action.
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Renovaré WeeklyMay 3, 2019 Blinding White For those of us who grew up in America, especially in the South, we have been formed by a Christianity which in its history vigorously supported slaveholding.…
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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…
Podcast Episodes
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Podcast EpisodePaola Barrera — The Gift of ImmigrationJune 6, 2025
Venezuelan-Canadian author Paola Barrera joins Nate on Life With God to discuss her story of immigration and how it shaped her outlook on God’s kingdom. -
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 EpisodeBONUS: Pete Greig + Lisa Koons — Prayer and Action (Webinar Recap)
September 14, 2020
What kinds of healthy risks should we take? How do we discern God's voice? What if I'm in too much pain to pray? Carolyn Arends asks these and other listener… -
Podcast EpisodeLacy Borgo — Meeting Jesus in the Marginalized
October 27, 2019
"I go to meet Jesus, not to be Jesus... The posture of meeting Christ in others [rather than being their savior] can help us to honor those who are on the… -
Podcast EpisodeJonathan-Wilson Hartgrove — Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion
April 28, 2019
The slaveholding mentality, which many American Christians assume is past, continues to distort the way we read Scripture and think about each other. With… -
Podcast EpisodeCindy Wu — A Better Country: Embracing the Refugees In Our Midst
January 28, 2018
What is the biggest humanitarian crisis of our day? It's refugees, says author Cindy Wu, who joins Nathan again to talk about her new book about refugees. The… -
Podcast EpisodeShane Claiborne & Chris Hall — Finding God on Death RowNovember 19, 2017
Chris Hall went with Shane Claiborne recently to visit inmates on death row. They join Nate again this week to talk about what God's restorative justice looks… -
Podcast EpisodeShane Claiborne & Chris Hall — Taking Risks with God
November 12, 2017
Chris Hall along with Shane Claiborne, author and founder of the Simple Way in Philadelphia, join Nate to talk about stepping out of your comfort zone with God. -
Podcast EpisodeJuanita Rasmus — An Expansive HeartSeptember 24, 2017
"Compassion is the experience of a heart that has known its own suffering and has been made expansive by the healing power of the love of God." Juanita Rasmus,… -
Podcast EpisodeCindy Wu — RefugeesFebruary 5, 2017
Cindy Wu, co-author of Our Global Families, lives in the most racially diverse county in America (in Houston). In this timely episode Cindy gently cuts…
Articles
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ArticleThe Significance of the Hour "For centuries, the church has been judged by its creeds and confessions, but today it is being judged by its deeds." This sermon by Reverend Adam Clayton…
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ArticleLearning to See Christ Webb explains how the compassionate life—for Jesus, and for us—is grounded in "genuine, direct relationships, not nebulous issues."
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ArticleJesus the Refugee Pastor and mental health counselor Randy Schrock helps us consider the plight of displaced people so that we can respond with the compassion of Christ.
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ArticleWalking as He Walked Adapted from The Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman Journals by 18th century Quaker activist John Woolman are a most encouraging testimony that humans can walk in lockstep with Jesus and experience the…
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ArticlePulling Down Strongholds The Weapons of Spiritual Warfare If Jesus is calling us into battle against "injustice, oppression, hatred, bigotry, cruelty, tyranny, brutality, and anything else opposed to the way of God"…
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ArticleNotable African-American Social Justice Movements and Figures From Streams of Living Water From Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster and Lynda Graybeal provide a handful of thumbnail sketches of movements and figures that fought for freedom and…
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ArticleWe Have Refused to Listen The murder of George Floyd calls us to repentance The tragic events over the past days have left us in shock. Renovaré President Chris Hall asks, "How should we respond? What would Jesus have us say and do?"
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ArticleThe Renewable Energy of Fruitful Work Can work actually increase our energy in the midst of our busyness? Author Kai Nilsen explores fruitful work in this excerpt from his book, *Renew Your Life:…
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ArticleUnlimited Liability: A Movement Towards Generosity Generosity is "an act of defiance against our cultural landscape that pulses with messages of scarcity." Lacy Borgo shares personally and profoundly about the…
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ArticleThe Church’s Impact upon Society An Excerpt from Christianity and Social Order William Temple (1881-1944), an outstanding 20th-century Protestant leader, offers his keen insight into social structures and the Church's role in shaping them.
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ArticleChrist in Community "Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. No Christian community is more or less than this." Bonhoeffer speaks with his signature…
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ArticleMake Me an Instrument of Thy Peace In the Foreword to his book, The Inward Journey, Dr. Howard Thurman writes of the choice before those who seek "'to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk…
