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The Lord’s Prayer as a Transformative Pattern Paul Anderson joins us to share some ideas for the importance of regular daily prayer for spiritual transformation and offers some practices for modeling a morning prayer after the Lord's Prayer.

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Salvation as a Life Salvation Is Not Just for Heaven — It Is a New Order of Life Now Richard Foster writes, “The goal of salvation is not to get us into heaven. Properly understood, heaven is not a goal at all, but a destination." Salvation is not only for life yet to come, but for…

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A Life Lived Upward Toward God With pastoral wisdom and care, Eugene Peterson explains how the "Songs of Ascents" sung by ancient Hebrews can help us hone a pilgrim mindset as we stay the course of discipleship.

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Knowing God Means More Than Describing Him "For all my love of language," writes Carolyn Arends in this column from Christianity Today, "I’ve been troubled by a growing sense that I need to pay more attention to wordless things."

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Pursuing Holy Obedience From his enduring classic, A Testament of Devotion, Thomas Kelly offers four steps or guidelines to help us "commit our lives in unreserved obedience to Him."

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What Do We Mean by Prayer? Evelyn Underhill explains how our three faculties—thinking, feeling, and willing to act— lead us into heartfelt prayer.

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An Introduction and Invitation to the Renovaré Covenant Heart to Heart November 2002 A November 2002 Heart to Heart newsletter where Richard Foster talks about the Renovaré Covenant and its importance to our ongoing life of discipleship.

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The Cure for Distraction Staying present through intentional slowing In 1978, Richard Foster wrote, "Superficiality is the curse of our age." More than forty years later, it feels as relevant as ever. Yet, the reigning curse that threatens the growth of our souls has…

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Practicing Shalom in Our Time In this personal reflection, pastor and Renovaré Ministry Team member Juanita Rasmus shares about the disciplines that help her to be a vessel of God's shalom in broken world.

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We Need a Great New Vision of the Church In this classic piece adapted from a 1985 talk, Richard encourages Quaker ministers about the need for a great new vision for the Church.

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Meditation is Different than Application How does meditation differ from application when we are spending time in God's Word? Jan Johnson joins us to share an excerpt from her book, Meeting God in Scripture, in which she helps us consider…