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Renovaré WeeklyJuly 12, 2019 Becoming “Beautiful of Soul” In fact, the aim of the Christian contemplative is precisely to stay connected to the life that is real. “I have set the Lord always before me,” says David in Psalm 16. It is that awareness of God’s…Explore
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articleHow We Pray for Daily Bread Trusting God fully means learning to ask for our bread, day by day. To those of us who live in a world of efficient farming, industrial bakeries, and super-sized grocery stores, asking for our daily…
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articleLife from the Center Living in Guidance "God never guides us into an intolerable scramble of panting feverishness." Thomas R. Kelly invites us to slow down and live in the "unhurried peace and power" of a heaven-directed life.
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articleThe Peculiar Prerequisite for Spiritual Direction Being Broken Can Lead to Holy Openness In his spiritual direction work at prisons, Josh Banner sees Jesus in the inmates because they are "broken, open, humble, and willing"—qualities we all need to create a holy openness to God.
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Renovaré WeeklyAugust 17, 2018 Why Do Ministries Lose Their Founding Vision? How do we maintain the vision laid out by a "founder" (or first pastor, etc) without "the loss of the inward fire of vision to the outward accretions of mission or ministry?"Explore
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articleFour Paradoxes of Christian Simplicity Christian simplicity is not just a faddish attempt to respond to the chaotic and materialist world in which we find ourselves; it is a call given to every Christian in every age to follow Christ.
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Renovaré WeeklyJune 29, 2018 The Big Picture Study is our focus discipline this month and today's digest has several essays from the With-God Life Bible which we hope aids your study of Scripture. They provide a panoramic view of the Bible that…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyJune 15, 2018 Seeing the Bible Afresh The Spiritual Disciplines, remember, are meant to bring us into that rhythm, not burden us with more to do. There are ways to practice disciplines—like study—that are destructive and ways that are…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyMay 18, 2018 Holy Hunger Do you see what God wants to bestow on us if we'd only give him the room to do so? He withholds no good thing from us, but sometimes our lives are too full to receive it. Fasting is a way to make…Explore
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bookSeeking the Secret Place The Spiritual Formation of C.S. Lewis Though numerous books have been written about Lewis's life and his dramatic conversion to Christianity, none have asked the important question of how he grew spiritually. Lyle Dorsett sets out to…Lyle W. DorsettExplore
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articleThe Main Distinction of Christian Meditation Nathan Foster considers what makes Christian meditation different from other forms and challenges us to rethink our need for goal-oriented spirituality. Instead, he encourages us to live the mystery.
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articleAn Invitation to Openness and Honesty “Prayer is a principal means of healing and reshaping our character into the image of Christ.” Chris Hall shares a few ancient Christian perspectives on transforming our inner thoughts and…
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