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Dealing with Contempt

Posted on March 1, 2022 by livingasapprentices

I belong to a spiritual formation group that meets on Monday mornings.  Five women gather on Zoom, first because of COVID restrictions and now because it is just easier to meet without traveling. We follow an outline provided by Renovare … Continue reading →

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“A Character – Transforming Life”

Posted on August 15, 2021 by livingasapprentices

“The goal of salvation is not to get us into heaven.  Properly understood, heaven is not a goal at all, but a destination . . . . Heaven is only a glorious byproduct of something far more central. Salvation is … Continue reading →

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Lent 2021: Not What We Will Give Up, But What We Will Live For – Part 2, Active Compassion

Posted on March 19, 2021 by livingasapprentices

“Lent needs to be not what you will give up, but what you will live for. Not how you might demonstrate your piety, but how you might live in true obedience to God. Not what you will prove, but what … Continue reading →

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Everything is Transformed

Posted on March 9, 2021 by livingasapprentices

Some of you may know that my husband Fred died in October after years of suffering from fourth stage COPD and congestive heart failure.  This reflection is about my journey without him. My life is “measured out in coffee spoons”* … Continue reading →

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From My Reading – June

Posted on June 25, 2020 by livingasapprentices

“It’s important to remember that almost everything we receive along the Christian road—   freedom—comes by degree. We don’t get it, we grow into it—like lava layers become ocean islands or infant limbs become sprinting legs. Freedom flourishes inside us as … Continue reading →

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“Continual Renewal” – The Renovare Way to Discipleship (Part 6)

Posted on November 23, 2018 by livingasapprentices

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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“Continual Renewal” – The Renovare Way to Discipleship (Part 5)

Posted on November 14, 2018 by livingasapprentices

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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Continual Renewal – The Renovare Way to Discipleship (Part 4)

Posted on October 20, 2018 by livingasapprentices

This post is part 4 in a series based on the Renovare organization’s covenant and “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 … Continue reading →

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