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July 13, 2018 Abundant Simplicity True simplicity is about seeking first the Kingdom of God and rightly ordered desires, not just minimalism or hoarding, as Richard Foster reminds us to avoid soul-killing legalisms.

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April 27, 2018 We Never Outgrow Asking Petition isn't a lower form of prayer than adoration or contemplation—it is our staple diet, as Richard Foster reminds us this week in an excerpt from Prayer. Often our asking is on behalf of another…

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August 16, 2019 Habit and Grace As a recovering self-fixer, I’m on the guard against what Paul in Colossians 2:23 calls “will-worship”—self-made religion and ascetic practices that have an appearance of holy habit but in the end…

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March 22, 2019 How It Began and Where It’s Going “What is ‘it’ is LIFE—life with Jesus, interactive relationship with the great God of the universe, inner transformation into Christlikeness.”

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June 23, 2023 Petition Is Purified by Petition God doesn’t withhold from us to be cruel, or wait to answer until our hearts and requests are flawless. In fact, “withholding” is probably the wrong word altogether. The process of asking and…

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September 24, 2021 “I like your Christ; I do not like your Christians.” While Gandhi never chose to become a Christian, the Sermon on the Mount informed his life in ways that led to profound personal and cultural change—because he took Jesus seriously.

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October 5, 2018 Don’t Lose Heart When affliction is upon us it feels neither light nor momentary. I'm thinking today of those undergoing surgeries, those making difficult decisions about loved ones, those battling depression and…

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May 13, 2022 Becoming Who We Already Are in Christ At the moment we decide to follow Jesus we are given the seed of new life. It is something real that didn’t exist in us before. While the miracle of growth is the work of God, cooperating with God in…

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March 23, 2018 Savoring God + Richard Foster on Dallas Willard Balance is a core value for Renovaré. It's vital, for example, to engage with God both in the analytical and in the intuitive realm. This month we focus on meditation, a more intuitive practice.…

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May 4, 2018 God as my glasses Frank Laubach's practice of using God as his glasses to see people through God's love, combined with Richard Foster's insights on prayer as a living relationship, offers a transformative approach to…

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April 13, 2018 Experiments in Prayer Perhaps you'll consider trying a prayer experiment. Ask God for something specific—anything that is good—and wait and watch for God's specific answer.

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June 18, 2021 How Beautiful It Is When… The Ministry Team has modeled to me healthy ecumenism. Its members have shown me how to listen to other perspectives, how to come together even if there are secondary matters of disagreement, and…