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Monthly Archives: November 2018
“Continual Renewal” – The Renovare Way to Discipleship (Part 6)
This post is part 6 in a series based on the Renovare organization’s “best practices” – which are six Common Disciplines drawn from the six Traditions of Christianity explored in Richard Foster’s book, Streams of Living Water. (Find earlier posts in … Continue reading
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Tagged evangelical tradition, Life with God - Reading the Bible for Spiritual Transformation, Marjorie Thompson, Renovare, Richard Foster, Streams of Living Water, Thomas Merton
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“Continual Renewal” – The Renovare Way to Discipleship (Part 5)
This series of posts focuses on the Common Disciplines that are the underpinnings of the Renovare organization’s understanding of discipleship. These disciplines are based on the six streams of Christianity described in Richard Fosters book Streams of Living Water, Celebrating … Continue reading
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Tagged being servants, Renovare, spiritual disciplines, the grace of God
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From My Reading
“Knowing and naming brokenness is essential in the journey toward wholeness. We will not be well by denying the wrongs that we carry within us as nations and religions and communities. Nor will we be well by downplaying them or … Continue reading
Lamps, Lifeboats and Ladders
How can I be a life-giving presence in a world that is so desperate for love and compassion? How can I even begin to serve the broken people whom I hear and read about? Dallas Willard, spiritual leader and author … Continue reading
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Speaking of Lies – Again
This post was first published on October 12, 2016. The only comments I received at that time were from people who wanted to remind me that all politicians lie. Now, two years later, most of us realize that Donald Trump … Continue reading
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