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Pulling Down Strongholds The Weapons of Spiritual Warfare If Jesus is calling us into battle against "injustice, oppression, hatred, bigotry, cruelty, tyranny, brutality, and anything else opposed to the way of God" as part of the Lamb's Army, what are our…

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Making Advent More Meaningful "I hear the laments of parents. I am a lamenting parent. Christmas is too much about the stuff. The stuff begins to clog up the supermarket aisles as early as September." Lacy Finn Borgo shares ways…

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Real Community Community is at the heart of the Renovaré Institute experience. This excerpt from James Bryan Smith's The Good and Beautiful God captures the flavors of this sort of community—born in faith and…

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Spiritual Disciplines Index: Prayer We have broken out the topics in the Spiritual Disciplines Index for your convenience. Prayer is "an interactive conversation with God about what we and God are thinking and doing together."…

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The Single Treasure of Christ Simplicity is having a single aim for all we do—one purpose, one treasure. "The focus of our thought, speech, and action is Christ the Center."

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Entering the Kingdom of God Three devotions from Renovaré’s From the Inside Out Journal help us understand how to follow Jesus deeper into the kingdom of God.

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Our Role and God’s Role in Missions What does it take to be sent by God? Mekdes Haddis points to faithful examples of missionaries in the Bible and in more recent years who model Christ-formed character, expectancy, and availability.

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The Death and the Dance Kai Nilsen explains that Lenten practice is on the rise in a variety of denominations that are “awakening to the beauty of ritual and the recurring rhythms of the church that embed the life of God…

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The Quiet Power of a Transformed Life Eighteenth Century Quaker John Woolman Richard Foster gives us a glimpse of John Woolman, a life shaped by scripture and attuned to the divine promptings of the Spirit.

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God’s Chosen Fast A Spiritual and Practical Guide to Fasting A balanced study which seeks to give the subject of fasting the weight that Scripture gives it while avoiding exaggeration and over-emphasis. Includes a diary of a fast and biblical index.

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We Need a Great New Vision of the Church In this classic piece adapted from a 1985 talk, Richard encourages Quaker ministers about the need for a great new vision for the Church.

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Sayings of The Desert Fathers Sayings of the Early Christian Monks Organized around key themes—Charity, Fortitude, Lust, Patience, Prayer, Self-control, and Visions—this edition of the Sayings is fresh, accessible, and authoritative.