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Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast Renovaré
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.7 • 327 Ratings
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A place for honest and unhurried conversations about interactive life with God. Hosted by Nathan Foster from Renovaré, a nonprofit that offers resources, events, and learning communities to help people become more like Jesus. Learn more at renovare.org.
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Nick Page — The Bible as Holy Ground
Author and podcast host Nick Page shares some guidelines for understanding the Bible and reading with a heart open to encountering God.
Show Notes
The Mid-Faith Crisis PodcastSome of Nick’s Books Nick Page on microblog -
Mariah Velásquez — Practicing the Presence of God
Mariah Velásquez, Director of the Incarnatio Center for Formation and Integration at Westmont College and Associate Director of the Martin Center, joins Nate on the Life with God podcast to talk about a favorite book—Brother Lawrence’s The Practice of the Presence of God.
Show Notes
1. Book excerpts:
Practicing the Presence of Christ An Habitual Sense of God's PresenceLiving Each Moment with a Sense of God's Presence2. Lectio 365 Prayer App - A helpful way to re-orient to God's presence in the morning and evening.
3. Content from the Martin Institute's recent academic workshop, "A Crisis Among Us: The Problem of Christian Immaturity" is available here.
4. You can find Mariah's writing on Conversatio.org
The Practicing of Presence. A roadmap report on spiritual formation -
Julia Roller — The Right Book at the Right Time
Writer and editor Julia Roller joins Nate to talk about how God uses books to guide us into transforming ideas and encounters and shares about the book that changed her life.
Julia Roller is an author and editor living in San Diego, CA with her husband and three children. She is also the MomCo Coordinator at Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church. Julia's most recent book is Mom Seeks God, but some of her other books include A Year with God (with Richard J. Foster), A Year with Aslan, and 25 Books Every Christian Should Read. Connect with her at her web site, juliaroller.com, or on Instagram Julia (@julialroller) or Facebook.
Julia's suggestions for continued reading:
In “How Should We Read?”, Christopher Hall discusses some ways to slow down our reading and ruminate over the text. I love that although Hall’s thoughts are inspired by a desert monk (of course they are, Chris!), one of his suggested techniques involves his smartphone. I can’t think of anyone who’s written as much about spiritual reading as C.S. Lewis, and Zach Kincaid’s “A Reading Life” post on the official C.S. Lewis site is an admirable compilation of some of Lewis’s best thoughts about reading. Lyle Smith Graybeal and I wrote “How to do Spiritual Reading”, an excerpt from the introduction for 25 Books Every Christian Should Read, to offer some practical ideas for spiritual reading as well as some reasons why we should all engage in it.Richard Foster reflects on the books that shaped him as a young man in this article from Leadership Journal, “How Significant Books Become Good Friends.” Many of these books made the cut for 25 Books Every Christian Should Read. My discussion with Nathan inspired me to look critically at my own all-consuming reading practice. In examining my lifelong love of reading, I had to ask the question: “Is Reading Bad for You?” (See if you can guess my answer.) -
Margaret Campbell — The Long Game
Deep relationships take time. Renovaré board and ministry team member Margaret Campbell shares with Nate what she's learned through the years about the slow and beautiful unfolding of true friendships — with people and with God.
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Joe Davis and Nick Page — Disagreeing and Staying Friends
Joe Davis and Nick Page have been friends for over 30 years and co-host The Mid-Faith Crisis Podcast. They share with Nate about disagreement as a productive part of friendship and faith that helps us work through concepts that impact our ability to love God and others.
Show Notes
The Mid-Faith Crisis PodcastSome of Nick’s Books Nick Page on microblog -
Adri-Marie van Heerden — Learning to Look Again
South African Spiritual Director Adri-Marie van Heerden talks with Nate about making friends cross-culturally, the need for humility, and learning to see others as God sees us — with great regard.
Adri-Marie's organization is called Tending the Fire. You can contact her at a3mvanheerden@gmail.com.
Customer Reviews
The Cup
This was an exceptional episode. I very much appreciated it as it really resonated in my heart.
I don’t always need to be challenged or fed provocative food, though the thoughtful and gentle way Life With God serves such is always appreciated. Many times I simply need a little help sinking into the Word and meditating on my Lord. It felt like I was sitting with a friend who had just said, “Hey, I had a thought the other day, and I’d like to share it with you and hear what you think…” This particular podcast episode hit the spot. Thank you. There was mention of possibly making more of these type of episodes. Let me encourage you, please do!
Nourishing Word for Souls Hungry for “Real” Food.
Even as toddlers, after parties and too many sweets and junk food, my children would actually say “ No, I think I need some REAL food”…. . We ALL do !!!
Thank you Nathen, for always offering us Soul Nourishing Food , without rushing ,and serving it with attention to contents, detail and simple lovely presentation.! Its always a delicious and enriching meal with gracious friends..what a gift !
Gail Mann
Great podcast
This podcast is a favorite. It always offers words of wisdom and encouragement. Thank you