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Screwtape on Submission The Screwtape Letters: Letter Six In this excerpt, letter six, Screwtape encourages a counterfeit version of the discipline of submission—resignation "to a dozen different and hypothetical fates​."

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Answering the Crisis in Spirituality Heart to Heart November 1994 In this letter from the Renovaré archives, Richard Foster addresses the explosion of counterfeit spiritualities in our time, explaining that “a vital spirituality” can only be found in embracing…

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Embracing Suffering Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 16 No. 1 Richard Foster writes about our culture's "suffering avoidance" and Christ's call to identify with those who suffer.

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Spiritual Disciplines are an Invitation "The disciplines are an invitation, not an obligation." Nathan Foster reminds us that "joy, freedom, and laughter are where this journey is taking us."

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Simple Abandonment to the Will of God Jean-Pierre de Caussade's questions and careful reasoning help us recognize that there is no other way than the will of God that will satisfy our deepest desires.

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Why Do We Need Retreat? In this excerpt from her introduction to Wilderness Time, Emilie Griffin challenges our resistance to spending intentional time with God and argues for the indispensability of retreat in our…

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Becoming Like Jesus: Sacramental Life Author and priest Chris Webb invites us to remember that nothing which happens after the creation of the cosmos once causes God to revoke his blessing on the material universe: it is "very good."

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Silence Gives Power to Words The Path of Meditation John Main contends that for words to be charged with strength and power, they must spring from the silence of the Spirit in our inner being.

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Understanding Worship Turning to Isaiah and John's responses to the glory of the living God as models, Richard Foster gives us a brief introduction to the practice of worship, reminding us that, whether our encounter with…

Visio Divina for the Crisis in Ukraine A 20-Minute Guided Visual Prayer Reflection

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A Brief Overview of the With-God Life From the Life with God Bible, this brief overview of biblical history helps us grasp how the divine drama took concrete forms in each age as people encountered God.

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Why Renovaré Will Live On Many good things are happening within the organization, but my statement of confidence comes from something entirely different. Renovaré is not about an organization; it has never been. Renovaré is…