Deeper In
LETTER BY BRIAN MORYKON
“I once phoned Richard Foster,” recalls James Catford. “The Renovaré Spiritual Formation Group that I had formed was coming to the end of its eight-week run. Earnestly I asked him what do we do next? What’s the next course?”
Richard chuckled in response. “Yes,” he said. “There is another course. It’s called LIFE!”
It’s in everyday life, Catford says, “that the Bible really crackles with energy. Its primary function is our formation and the formation of the communities we inhabit. And, if only we will ask them, it tackles all the big questions we face today: private, personal, social, and public.”
As former CEO of the British Bible Society and now Renovaré Board Chair-elect, James brings a unique perspective to the role of Scripture. This week on the Renovaré Podcast and in a featured essay, he discusses why so many Christians “camp on the border” rather than engaging the Bible as a companion to venture deeply into the Kingdom of God.
As Advent begins, Mimi Dixon and Margaret Campbell invite us deeper into the Kingdom through meditating on John 1:1 – 18 and pondering how God longs to be connected with us.
Further up and further in,
Brian Morykon
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episodeJames Catford — Bible and Borderlands "We'll cross into the Kingdom but we'll keep our options open for crossing out again." James Catford, Renovaré Board Chair appointee and former British Bible Society Chief Executive, helps us see the Bible not so much as a map but a companion for moving deeper into life in the Kingdom of God.
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articleBible 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 companion that helps us move our whole self further into the Kingdom of God.
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articleThe Longing of God to Be Connected to You From Meditations on the Birth of Jesus Written for the first week of Advent as part of the Renovaré resource Meditations on the Birth of Jesus, Miriam Dixon and Margaret Campbell engage our imaginations to help us hear God's invitation into restored relationship.
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articleAnnouncing James Catford as New Renovaré Board Chair Long-time board member and friend James Catford will be the new board chair for Renovaré USA.
