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James Catford — Bible and Borderlands "We'll cross into the Kingdom but we'll keep our options open for crossing out again." James Catford, Renovaré Board Chair appointee and former British Bible Society Chief Executive, helps us see the…

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Beauty of Holiness From The Reservoir From ​The Reservoir devotional, this one-week excerpt explores true holiness and virtue.

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Streams · Fasting · Spiritual Conversations with Adult Children In this month’s episode of Friends in Formation, Nate, Richella, and James answer listener questions about which Christian Stream “gives the most bang for the buck,” how to discern when to fast (or…

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You Are What You Love The Spiritual Power of Habit You are what you love. But you might not love what you think. In this book, award-winning author James K. A. Smith shows that who and what we worship fundamentally shape our hearts.

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Meditation on Life In a lovely Eastertide piece, Richella Parham shares a personal piece with us about the many ways the date April 21 has become a significant one in her life. Welcome to abundant life — "life lived…

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Stages of life and faith · ​“Disturb me, Lord” · Knowing when to pause 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 the prayer "Disturb me, Lord" (Sir…

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Are All Doctrinal Arguments About Doctrine? Chris Hall offers helpful words of caution to Christians, and particularly to pastors and teachers: Guard against a polemical spirit.

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James Catford — A Serious Call to a Beautiful Life James Catford, board chair at Renovaré and SPCK (UK's largest Christian publisher), talks to Nathan about a wonderfully practical book with an austere title: William Law's _A Serious Call to a Devout…

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Unexpected Lessons from the Pilgrim Trail Reflecting on his recent pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago, Renovaré president Ted Harro sees God's grace at work in the humbling reminders of human limitations.

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The Bible Just Left the Building How We Lost Confidence in our Own Text and What We Can Do About It This week's guest editor (and Renovaré Board member) James Catford ushers us into the weekend with a thoughtful piece on Scripture's endangered status as center of knowledge in too many churches, why…

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Richard Foster, James Catford, Richella Parham — Introducing Friends in Formation Richard Foster helps introduce a new podcast from Renovaré called Friends in Formation, featuring Nathan Foster, James Catford, and Richella Parham.

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Meeting on Mountains Mount Tabor In this Transfiguration Sunday piece, Renovaré’s Director of Education Carolyn Arends draws us into a creative reimagining of the reunion of friends on Mount Tabor.