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Renovaré WeeklyNovember 4, 2022 Reconstructing Faith “Deconstructing” is a term that usually applies to a narrow niche: American evangelicals who are re-examining their childhood beliefs. But “reconstructing” is a process most Christians must undergo…Explore
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Book ExcerptNow is the Dwelling Place of God Himself Thomas Kelly describes glorious plateaus of communion and perspective when we become aware of the immediacy of God’s presence beyond the framework of time.
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Renovaré WeeklySeptember 23, 2022 Deep Cuts One guard against this shadow side is to read books by followers of Jesus outside the circles we naturally gravitate toward. We need old books alongside the new, books by women and men, books by…Explore
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Book ExcerptMovements Produced in the Soul Excerpts from The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Ignatius of Loyola explains the terms “consolation” and “desolation” and counsels the reader on how to look beneath the surface of thoughts and feelings to discern the source.
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Renovaré WeeklySeptember 2, 2022 “I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” And, to quote the tagline of Nathan Foster’s favorite pocket notebooks, "I'm not writing it down to remember it later, I'm writing it down to remember it now."Explore
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Book ExcerptWhat I Learned About Expressing My Desires to God In Three Conversations with Dallas Willard Our heart's desires—when shaped by the Spirit—lead us into the life that God wants to give us.
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EssayThe Rich Mullins Book Bootcamp Carolyn Arends welcomes us to a new year of the Renovaré book club by reflecting on her friendship with Rich Mullins, who turned his favorite books into a rite of passage for his touring companions.
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Book ExcerptFellowship with Other Believers "Isn’t it wonderful that we can have fellowship across all dividing lines?" Richella Parham writes about the joy of learning from one another as we honor the strengths of different Christian…
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EssayLiving at the Speed of Jesus Katelyn Dixon disarms "false visions of the good life" with the beautiful life of Jesus—a Spirit-paced life of obedience and attentiveness.
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Renovaré WeeklyJuly 15, 2022 The Pace of Jesus As with any good principle that becomes popular in certain circles, I’m concerned that “ruthlessly eliminating hurry” becomes something we love to talk about but rarely live into.Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyJune 3, 2022 Down in the Same Center Sometimes this word is used in non-Christian contexts as a sort of mystical alignment with ourselves or “the universe.” But here I mean it in the sense of being in agreement with God, of walking…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyMay 27, 2022 With Us In Our Suffering Whenever senseless tragedy tempts me to think of God as unsafe, irrational, even irresponsible—"Why create free-willed beings, Lord, when you knew this was the cost?"—there is one thing that keeps me…Explore
