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Humility · Disappointment with God · Feeling Like a Square Peg at Church James, Richella, and Nate discuss honest listener questions about growing in humility, being disappointed with God, and feeling like a square peg in a round hole at church.

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How to Read the Bible + Its Tricky Parts, and Understanding Spiritual Abuse James, Richella, and Nate discuss different ways to read the Bible (big chunks, small bites, meditating, memorizing, and changing it up), what to do with tricky texts in Scripture, and how to spot…

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Spiritual Formation, Fasting, and Unwanted Ill-Will James, Richella, and Nate explain spiritual formation in layman's terms, and discuss questions about fasting and struggling with feeling ill-will toward others.

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Twaddle, Social Justice, and Nurturing Gentleness Richella, James, and Nate answer a listener who calls their discussion in the previous episode about being safe in the Kingdom "twaddle." They also talk about the church’s role in addressing social…

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Are We Safe with God, Realistic Rhythms, and Healthy News Habits In this episode Richella, James, and Nate discuss if we're truly safe in the Kingdom of God, what rhythms of spiritual practice look like in a busy life, and how Jesus would listen to the news.

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What is the Kingdom of God? James, Nate, and Richella discuss the Kingdom of God, pandemic loneliness, and practical ways to remember that even when we are separated we are more together than we can see.

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Introducing Friends in Formation Welcome to a new podcast from Renovaré where three very different friends—James Catford, Nathan Foster, and Richella Parham—discuss listener questions about life and faith, with the goal of…

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Bible and Borderlands: Journeying Deeper Into the Kingdom "There’s a vast number of Christians," says Renovaré Board Chair-elect James Catford, "who live their entire lives on the border of the Kingdom.​​" In this essay, James helps us see the Bible as a…

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Step into the Streams James Catford shares a personal story of how Richard Foster introduced the idea of the Six Streams of the Great Christian Tradition to him. Something clicked for the young British book editor, and…

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The Way of Peace In The Message, Eugene Peterson translates John 1:14 as “the Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood,” crossing the threshold into humanity. James Catford muses on what this…

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The Cross and the Lynching Tree The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful new work, theologian James H. Cone explores these…

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Jim Schaap — The Christmas Truce of 1914 James (Jim) Schaap is an author, Professor Emeritus of English at Dordt College in Iowa, and a riveting storyteller. In this episode he shares his version of the Christmas truce of 1914.