Weekly Newsletters
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Renovaré WeeklyDecember 16, 2022 Should Love for God Involve Our Feelings? The Incarnation sparks these affections and stokes the fire of the heart. Enfleshed, especially as a tiny baby, Jesus draws me into a loving relationship with…
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Renovaré WeeklyMay 7, 2021 Is It Okay to Worship with Them? “Worship is anything that we do out of a love for the Father who created us; it’s what we do to make our creator known, to show him our love. The whole…
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Renovaré WeeklyJuly 24, 2020 Drawn Not Repelled Jesus himself was a magnet for sinners. What did they see in his actions, hear in his words, feel from his eyes? Mercy. Tenderness. Love. Compassion. Someone…
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Renovaré WeeklyApril 17, 2020 Cautious and Courageous “We have to be courageous and cautious," Shane responded. "That’s a delicate dance. What does fearlessness look like and what does care and wisdom look like……
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Renovaré WeeklyDecember 21, 2018 Christmas Agony and Joy How thankful I am that we have a high priest acquainted with sorrow, one who began human life in the grit and grime of a feeding trough. The Son of Man’s…
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Renovaré WeeklyDecember 14, 2018 How Do We Wait for the Already Come? To worship God is to come into agreement with reality. You'd think reality would be obvious, but it is often hidden. We see this in Jesus: God came in a way…
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Renovaré WeeklyDecember 7, 2018 Everyone Continually Worships In Unceasing Worship, Harold Best defines worship as “the continuous outpouring of all that I am, all that I do and all that I can ever become in light of a…
Podcast Episodes
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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 EpisodeGeorge Skramstad — The History of Worship
May 3, 2021
One of the highlights of attending a Renovaré conference back in the 1990s and 2000s was George Skramstad leading songs and hearing his "History of Worship"… -
Podcast EpisodeDonn Thomas — Fighting Fear with Worship
April 13, 2020
Pastor, worship leader, and gospel recording artist Donn Thomas shares about his personal battle with cancer, how worship is a weapon for overcoming fear, and… -
Podcast EpisodeJon Bailey & Chad Lawson — Tech, Listening, and Felted Piano Strings
June 16, 2019
Jon Bailey knows technology can distract and harm. But his belief that it can also be used for good led him to co-create the Scripture listening app Dwell. Its… -
Podcast EpisodeBrian Morykon — On Worship: Remembering Scott Baker
December 9, 2018
Losing someone close opens up new perspectives and a deep gratitude for that person's life. Songwriter, worship leader, and Renovaré Director of Communications… -
Podcast EpisodeBrian Morykon — Meet Renovaré’s New Director of CommunicationsJuly 16, 2017
Renovaré's new Director of Communication and Special Projects, Brian Morykon, talks with Nathan about worship, living full-time in an RV, and learning to swim… -
Podcast EpisodeDallas Willard — The Heart of WorshipJuly 10, 2017
What is worship, why do we do it, and how can we enter more fully into worship on Sunday and everyday? Dallas Willard answers those questions with his… -
Podcast EpisodeJon Bauer — Worship with Your LifeMay 8, 2016
In Toronto Nathan interviews Canadian singer/songwriter and worship leader Jon Bauer about worship being more than a song, the beauty of worshipping with those… -
Podcast EpisodeValerie Hess — Worship as Spiritual FormationFebruary 7, 2016
Nathan talks with author, church musician, and instructor Val Hess about worship as spiritual formation and how we might re-shape our worship gatherings.
Articles
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ArticleSpiritual Leadership in an Age of Disorientation Professor, pastor, and Renovaré Institute teacher, Rev. Dr. Kurtley Knight, shares an original essay with Renovaré readers about the role of story and ritual…
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ArticleBecoming God’s Dwelling Place A Profile of Anna the Prophet Luke's gospel introduces us to Anna, an eighty-four year old prophet, who models "a life focused in mind, body, and activity on engaging with God."
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ArticleVirtual Realities Rediscovering the Gift of Being Together, While We’re Apart Carolyn Arends discovered that there are barriers to singing corporately over the internet. "Maybe," she offers, "that tells us something important."
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ArticleWalking in the Power of God Quaker founder George Fox wrote over three thousand letters, mostly to groups. These tender, practical letters display a full range of pastoral concern. These…
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ArticleSpiritual Disciplines Index: Worship The Spiritual Disciplines Index is a selective, topical index designed to help readers get a picture of the with-God life presented in the Bible. Here are…
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ArticleOrder and Spontaneity “God is constantly coloring outside the lines.” In an excerpt from Common Prayer, Shane Claiborne and co-authors help us judge worship not by its form but by…
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ArticleWorship con Queso Director of Education Carolyn Arends shares how a truly magnificent chile con queso can move her to worship and muses, along with C.S. Lewis, that “every…
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ArticleTo Worship is to Touch Life Richard Foster joins us once again to share some thoughts on the immediacy of the spiritual discipline of worship in the with-God life—that sense that we at…
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ArticleCultivating a Life of Worship and Joy The more the Word comes to dwell within our hearts, the more we come to love God. The more we love God, the better we are able to worship him. The more we…
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ArticleThe Glory of God "If you keep silent before God and give Him time, He will leave within you impressions that will be as the rays of His glory shining in you." Andrew Murray…
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ArticleJustice and Liturgical Worship Richard Foster joins us to offer caution from Scripture on the perils of divorcing our practices of worship from the compassionate heart of our God. Using Amos…
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ArticlePurpose over Preference Carolyn Arends shares a reflection on how focusing in on the purpose of worship will keep us from spiritualizing our own preferences in music, ambience, and…
