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Renovaré WeeklyApril 24, 2020 Stress and Formation Sometimes under stress we return to old habits of thought and action. Jesus always wants better for us—sometimes better than we want for ourselves. He's present both in the moment to guide us and out…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyApril 3, 2020 Awakening and Lament Holy Week is upon us, and never more have we needed a God who is intimately acquainted with human suffering.Explore
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EssayThe Surprising Power of the Holy Spirit Three Personal Stories from the Charismatic Stream Early in his faith journey, Chris Hall was taught that many of the gifts of the Spirit had ceased. Gradually a new openness to the Holy Spirit developed and he decided to dip his toe into the…
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 21, 2020 Spiritual Conversations with Children Being fully and lovingly present, they discuss, is one of the best ways to help a child know they matter to God. And we’re changed, too, when we offer our full presence to a child—or to any person…Explore
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articleWhy Lent? The forty day journey of Lent is marked in days but lived in grace. Kai Nilsen, one of the authors of the Renovaré devotional Less is More, leads us into this season of preparation.
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EssayDallas Willard on Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle "This book and this author," Dallas Willard says in regard to Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle, "immediately announced themselves as a unique presence of God in my life."
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Journal/Magazine ArticleKnowing God Means More Than Describing Him "For all my love of language," writes Carolyn Arends in this column from Christianity Today, "I’ve been troubled by a growing sense that I need to pay more attention to wordless things."
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Book ExcerptWhy Do We Need Retreat? In this excerpt from her introduction to Wilderness Time, Emilie Griffin challenges our resistance to spending intentional time with God and argues for the indispensability of retreat in our…
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Renovaré WeeklyDecember 20, 2019 Long Obediences What makes for a long obedience is a bunch of daily obediences one after the other, like stones laid for a walking path. Our job is to stay attentive to the Architect who rather suddenly can disrupt…Explore
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EssayLight Enough to Live By What Does It Look Like to Incarnate the Light of Christ? "We are incarnating vessels," says Jean Nevills. "It isn’t if we will incarnate but what." In her parents, married over seventy years, Jean gives us an example of what it looks like to incarnate…
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Renovaré WeeklyDecember 13, 2019 When God Breaks In We Have a Choice “When God breaks in we have a choice,” Mimi writes. “Embrace or reject, believe or doubt. Either we abandon ourselves to God’s path, the steps of which are only revealed as each foot is lifted in…Explore
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EssayUnlimited Liability: A Movement Towards Generosity Generosity is "an act of defiance against our cultural landscape that pulses with messages of scarcity." Lacy Borgo shares personally and profoundly about the cost of compassion.
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