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To See Clearly Excerpts from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Writer Annie Dillard looks at the mysterious natural environment at Tinker Creek and records her insights into this physical, yet extraordinarily spiritual, world.

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A Hurry-Free Life Slowly Learning Not to Rush Does "relentlessly eliminate hurry" mean embracing an inefficient life? Carolyn Arends explores if it is possible to work quickly without being in a hurry.

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Christmas Agony and Joy For Christmas, Brian Morykon invites us to shake off any platitudes we may carry surrounding the concept of joy and enter instead into a sacramental space where agony can walk side-by-side with joy…

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Understanding Fasting "Fasting is the voluntary denial of an otherwise normal function for the sake of intense spiritual activity." Richard Foster explains the what and why of this month's focus discipline.

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Speak Truth to Power Use words when necessary. ​Measuring our words with wisdom does not mean turning a blind eye to evil. Carolyn Arends shares a recent piece from Faith Today about "the quiet power of a life shaped by God" that does not need to…

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Kindness Isn’t Quaint Kindness often gets thrown in with niceness, manners and etiquette. But it’s altogether something different. Those things are of earth. Kindness is of heaven.

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The Exponentially Personal Trinity "Three persons who are distinct, but are not, by any stretch of the imagination, independent of one another. On the contrary, they are so dependent, so interdependent, that though each is the one…

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God’s Flight Simulator One of our ideas we hold to tenaciously at Renovaré is that the with-God life is all about training, rather than trying. Mimi Dixon leads us deeper into this concept with an encouraging piece about…

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Turning Toward God with Intention Explore the history behind Lent's triad of invitations with Wheaton professor and author, Esau McCaulley.

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Sabbath is the Climax of Living excerpt from Keeping the Sabbath Wholly "Sabbath is more than running away," Marva Dawn explains in Keeping the Sabbath Wholly. Habits for Sabbath connect us to our Source and give energy and meaning to life.

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Being Christian in a Pluralistic Society ​In this vintage yet timely piece, Dallas Willard reflects upon the challenges and benefits of pluralism, and how Christians are positioned “to show the true excellence of the Way of Christ.”

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The Day God Died Richard Foster digs deeply into the meaning of Jesus' death on the cross and the healing it makes available.