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The Marvelousness of All Things In the very newness of a very new year—or any time, really—we think it is only fitting and proper that we share some of G.K. Chesterton's musings on the wonder and wonderfulness of very new people.…

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Chris Webb — The Courage to Face Our Brokenness When the love of God is experienced—known deeply and personally with the heart—it gives us courage to face our brokenness and be vulnerable with one another. Chris Webb returns to talk on that topic…

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Jan Johnson — Quieting the Mental Committee to Hear God "Contemplative prayer isn’t prayer in which we ask God to do things for us. It’s being with God and listening for God’s input whenever God may choose to speak." Jan Johnson returns to talk about…

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Judy Villanueva — It Is What It Is Writer and spiritual director Judy Villanueva shares with Nathan Foster on how to listen for God in the smallest of things. Along the way, Nate learns "it is what it is" isn't so much a statement of…

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Bob Fryling — Shaping How We Lead by Who We Are Nathan talks with Bob Fryling, author and former publisher of InterVarsity Press, about how to find a truly authentic, integrated way to lead—from both our internal relationship with God and our…

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Chris Hall — Athanasius: Theological Street Fighter Soon the Renovaré Book Club starts reading On the Incarnation by Saint Athanasius. The facilitator is Renovaré President Chris Hall who joins Nathan this week to talk about Athanasius, a…

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Deep-Rooted in Christ: A Conversation Between Richard Foster and Chris Webb Listen in on a conversation between Richard Foster and Chris Webb as they discuss Joshua Choonmin Kang's book Deep-Rooted in Christ: The Way of Transformation.

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Carolyn Arends — The Spiritual Practice of Reading Nathan talks with Carolyn Arends, Renovaré Director of Education, about how books shape us, different modes of reading, and the upcoming Renovaré Book Club.

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Kent Carlson & Mike Lueken — Renovation of the Church What happens when a seeker sensitive church embraces spiritual formation? In this episode Nathan talks with Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken, co-pastors who took their church through that transition and…

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The Rest Will Follow James Catford offers some personal reflections on the tension and pull between faith and doubt. Drawing from Dallas Willard and John Wesley, James shares about his own walk -- a balance between…

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Availability and Vulnerability Part 2 // Fil Anderson This month Nathan talks with author, speaker and spiritual director Fil Anderson about "withness", Jesus' interruptibility, and lessons from Brennan Manning's last moments.

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Gary Moon — Educational Spiritual Formation Communities In the last decade spiritual formation communities have been popping up everywhere. One example is the Renovaré Institute. Its founder, Gary Moon, is the guest on this month's podcast.