Renovaré Weekly

April 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.

Renovaré Weekly

March 13, 2020 The Whisper Right now the coronavirus is on many of our minds. In a loud voice, the news breaks upon us minute by minute and with it fear crouches at our door. Wisdom and common-sense are called for, to be sure,…

Renovaré Weekly

February 28, 2020 When the Center Is Clear… Instead, he stressed the ongoing, relational dialectic of encountering God’s will, often against our will, and, in Christ, receiving the freedom to act responsibly in any given situation. When the…

Renovaré Weekly

February 7, 2020 Self-Denial Without Self-Hatred But the self-denial of which Jesus spoke is borne of love—love of God, love of others, and love, in the healthiest sense, of self. It is saying no to needing our own way (now!) to saying yes to God’s…

Renovaré Weekly

January 31, 2020 Permission to Be Honest It’s easy when talking to God to slip into prayer-speak. All of a sudden a strange tone of voice emerges and theological words flow freely. Even the person praying can seem detached from his own…

Renovaré Weekly

January 24, 2020 “Refreshing Shock” These classic works can be intimidating to many readers (including this one). But a careful engagement with the text finds it often to be surprisingly lucid. Even when the author is hard to…

Renovaré Weekly

January 17, 2020 A Steady Gaze at the Truth Letting yourself be loved when you feel unlovable is a crucial inward movement. It is, paradoxically, when you forget about yourself. Because in that moment you agree with the truth that the love of…

Renovaré Weekly

January 3, 2020 Paved with Good Intentions Intention is the vital link between vision and means. One can imagine the benefits of playing violin and have the money, time, and resources with which to learn it. But unless a choice is made to…

Renovaré Weekly

December 6, 2019 Deeper In It’s in everyday life, Catford says, “that the Bible really crackles with energy. Its primary function is our formation and the formation of the communities we inhabit. And, if only we will ask them,…

Renovaré Weekly

November 9, 2019 The Simplest Way of Mind Renewal A practice like Scripture memory is so simple and familiar that we may be tempted to trade it in for something more “grown-up.”...But let’s not let that keep us from what Dallas Willard boldly calls…

Renovaré Weekly

November 1, 2019 Meeting Jesus in the Marginalized Once a week Lacy Borgo meets with children in spiritual direction at Haven House, a transitional facility for homeless families. If you commended her for this, Lacy would tell you that she is the one…

Renovaré Weekly

October 25, 2019 Loving People More Than Plans “Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than they love the Christian community itself become destroyers of that Christian community even though their personal intentions may be ever…