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Seeing the Bible Afresh Is it time to see Scripture with new eyes? For anyone "starving at the spiritual feast," Richard Foster offers a paradigm for Bible study called the Immanuel Principle—God with us.

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Cultivating an Habitual Vision of Greatness Heart to Heart November 1996 A November 1996 Heart to Heart newsletter “Words matter. Ideas matter.” Richard Foster’s observation that “our reading and our writing is gravitating to the lowest common denominator” is as relevant…

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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’s So Good About Good Friday? Learning to see darker days in a different light Renovaré Director of Education Carolyn Arends reflects on the reasons we should not attempt to avoid the piercing, painful goodness of Good Friday.

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The Heart Knows Its Place Renovaré Board Chair James Catford shares with us some meditations from Dallas Willard's Hearing God Through the Year that have touched him.

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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 Many Landscapes of Worship Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 7 No. 4 You are invited to remember the necessity of worship in season and out of season in this Richard Foster piece.

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Discipleship vs Formation · Transforming Thoughts · The Role of Rootedness In this month’s episode of Friends in Formation, Nate, James, and Richella answer listener questions about the difference between spiritual formation and discipleship, transforming negative thoughts,…

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The Rich Mullins Book Bootcamp Carolyn Arends welcomes us to a new year of the Renovaré book club by reflecting on her friendship with Rich Mullins, who turned his favorite books into a rite of passage for his touring companions.

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Richard Foster and James Catford — Streams of Living Water "I see it happening, this great new gathering of the people of God," writes Richard Foster in Streams of Living Water. Richard, along with Renovaré Board member James Catford, talk about the treasure…

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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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A Light Has Dawned Meditations on Advent and Christmas A Light Has Dawned recovers the best Advent and Christmas articles from half a century of Christianity Today. Guiding readers through Advent, Christmas, and the climax of Epiphany—and including…