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articleThe Six Streams and Hope for a New Reformation Nathan Foster imagines a new reformation within the Body of Christ, one grounded in the ecumenical embrace of the six historical movements, or streams, in church history.
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Renovaré WeeklyMay 3, 2019 Blinding White For those of us who grew up in America, especially in the South, we have been formed by a Christianity which in its history vigorously supported slaveholding. As Jonathan shares with Nathan on the…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyApril 26, 2019 Party Like It’s Easter “They worshipped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy and they were continually in the temple blessing God.”Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyApril 5, 2019 Mountaintops and Valleys Wherever you find yourself, my prayer for you and me is this: zero resistance to the Holy Spirit. When we find ourselves in the upper room may we lay our heads on the heart of Jesus. And when we find…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyMarch 15, 2019 Does It Smell Like Freedom? Trevor Hudson has simple advice for choosing what to give up (or not) for Lent, and it applies to all spiritual practices: “It needs to have the smell of freedom about it.”Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 16, 2019 An Unhappy Joy? While you can’t will joyfulness, you can take your body to a quiet place and recall the goodness of God and listen for the gentle voice of the Holy Spirit—a voice that may ask you to die to yourself…Explore
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articleThe Path to Joy In the spiritual life, the only thing that will produce genuine joy is obedience. Richard Foster explains why in this piece from Celebration of Discipline.
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 8, 2019 Joy-Strength Like love and peace, joy is a fruit of the Spirit. Duct taping an apple to a stick doesn’t make it an apple tree. Likewise, joy can’t be tacked on. It has to be cultivated and grown. How?…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 1, 2019 The Present Moment When it comes to the spiritual life there is no shortage of resources. Kings and scribes of old would marvel at the treasures of knowledge now at our fingertips. Each week this digest contains a few…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 25, 2019 The Politics of Jesus He rarely addressed political subjects directly. He refused to be made king. (Can you imagine any modern political leader doing such a thing?) He encouraged people to "give to Caesar," yet his words…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 18, 2019 Yeses and Nos Real change requires vision to precede intention and means. We need a vision of abundant life and of the Abundant One, whose voice is gentle and kind.Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyJanuary 4, 2019 God, What Should I Do? The new year gives us an opportunity to seek God's direction afresh, so it's fitting that our spiritual discipline focus this month is guidance. Richard Foster provides a brief introduction, and Ruth…Explore
