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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 9, 2018 Christian Meditation: Filling, Not Emptying Christian meditation focuses on filling our minds with what is good, lovely, and true rather than emptying them, as Archbishop Anthony Bloom describes it as 'straight thinking under God's guidance.'

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December 31, 2021 Living in the Tension Even if resolutions aren't your thing, the New Year still offers an opportunity to reorient our lives toward the Kingdom of God. Some folks find it to be a good time to create or tweak a rule of…

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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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September 10, 2021 The Iceberg On a societal level, there are political and racial hostilities that erupt into angry speech and violent action. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Holy Spirit, help us discern what’s beneath the…

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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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March 16, 2018 Meditation + Ask Nathan & Richard Foster Your Question Meditating on Scripture need not be laborious or taxing. In fact, it can be restful, refreshing, and a genuine delight—"How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" (Ps…

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July 26, 2024 Receiving Life in the Scripture

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November 19, 2021 The Quiet Power of a Transformed Life But when strong convictions are lived out with true humility, when Spirit-empowered love rather than idealism is in the driver’s seat, look out. You're dealing with real spiritual power that has the…

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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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May 11, 2018 Feasting on God Fasting as the voluntary denial of normal functions for intense spiritual activity, extending beyond food to media and smartphones, serves as a key to the Kingdom and a way to make Sabbath real in…