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The Contemporary Battlefronts From ​“The Lamb’s War” We finish Richard Foster's consideration of what it means to be in the Lamb's Army with a look at some current battlefronts in the realm of "principalities and powers, the rulers of the darkness of…

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The Jogging Monk and the Exegesis of the Heart James Bryan Smith tells the story of how he came to read Scripture by "listening to the text, reflecting on it, asking not merely what it means, but what it is asking of me, what it is asking me to…

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On Grace, Transformation, and Holding Our Tongues In this short excerpt from an interview, Dallas Willard explains how "saved by grace" can be misunderstood to mean "no participation or change necessary." And, on the other hand, spiritual…

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Are All Doctrinal Arguments About Doctrine? Chris Hall offers helpful words of caution to Christians, and particularly to pastors and teachers: Guard against a polemical spirit.

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Spiritual Disciplines Index: Service We have broken out the topics in the Spiritual Disciplines Index for your convenience. Scripture speaks often on service—that is, loving, thoughtful, active promotion of the good of others & the…

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I Have Given the Keys of My House to Love In this excerpt from Devotional Classics, Catherine writes of a transcendent unity with God even in the midst of very human distractions.

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Salvation as a Life Salvation Is Not Just for Heaven — It Is a New Order of Life Now Richard Foster writes, “The goal of salvation is not to get us into heaven. Properly understood, heaven is not a goal at all, but a destination." Salvation is not only for life yet to come, but for…

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Renovaré Remembers Roger Fredrikson (1920−2016) Please join us in remembering Roger Fredrikson, a beloved member of the Renovaré family, who concluded his earthly journey June 16, 2016 at the age of 95. Roger was an example, leader, mentor,…

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The Wonderful Freedom of Fasting “Fasting: Twentieth Century Style” In this transcript from an address given to Southern Baptists in 1983, Richard Foster looks at the meaning and many forms of fasting and the challenges and blessings of each.

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The Four Degrees of Love Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) "cuts through all our ego-strutting activity and calls us again to love God in purity of heart, in sincerity of soul, and in holiness of life."

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The Peaceable War of the Lamb In the essay from the archives, Richard Foster explains how Jesus, our commander and our chief, calls us into a spiritual warfare that will profoundly impact the social order on every conceivable…