

Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast
Renovaré
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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Sep 16, 2019 • 46min
Philip Yancey — Redeemed Pain
"Redeemed pain is more impressive than removed pain." Philip Yancey chats with Nathan Foster about the human body, the Body of Christ, what matters most, and the way Philip's life was forever changed by the years he spent with renowned physician Dr. Paul Brand.

Sep 4, 2019 • 33min
Richard Foster — Power to Do the Works of God (Streams: Charismatic)
Holiness is the power to be the kind of person the God wants us to be. Charismatic is the power to do the works of God. Richard Foster encourages us to not be afraid to wade into this often misunderstood and sometimes despised tradition of the Church.

Aug 19, 2019 • 1h 3min
Dallas Willard — The Goodness of Holiness
"We were not made to run on our own. We were made to run and do our work on the power of God." In this classic talk, Dallas Willard recaptures the beauty and goodness of holiness, the power to do what needs to be done when it needs to be done.

Aug 7, 2019 • 29min
Richard Foster — A Well-Functioning Life (Streams: Holiness)
"Responding well under fire, using power rightly, well-functioning, life-affirming." Those phrases usually aren't the first to come to mind for most who hear the word "holiness." In this interview, Richard Foster helps reclaim the word and remind us that a holy life is a beautiful thing.
This interview continues a series on the six major Christian traditions outlined in Richard's book Streams of Living Water. To dig deeper, see the Renovaré webpage on The Six Streams and Richard Foster's book Streams of Living Water.

Jul 23, 2019 • 1h 2min
Emilie Griffin — Doorways to the Prayerful Life (Q&A w/ Dallas Willard)
Inspired by the prayer chapter in The Divine Conspiracy, author and Renovaré Ministry Team member Emilie Griffin gives a talk on prayer at the 1999 Renovaré International Conference in Houston. It's followed by a special Q&A with Richard Foster and Dallas Willard.

Jul 12, 2019 • 41min
Richard Foster — A Mind Continually Set on God (Streams: Contemplative)
"I will set the Lord always before me." These words from Psalm 16 are the crux of the Contemplative Tradition, or the Prayer-filled Life. Nathan Foster interviews his father Richard Foster, continuing a series on the six major Christian traditions, or streams, outlined in Richard's book Streams of Living Water.

Jun 17, 2019 • 36min
Jon Bailey & Chad Lawson — Tech, Listening, and Felted Piano Strings
Jon Bailey, Renovaré Board Chair and serial entrepreneur, knows technology can distract and harm. But his belief that it can also be used for good led him to co-create the Scripture listening app Dwell. Its thoughtful music was scored by Steinway artist and composer Chad Lawson, who also joins this episode.
Renovaré listeners can learn more and get 33% off a Dwell membership at dwellapp.io/renovare.
Listen to the music Chad composed for the app on Apple Music or Spotify.

Jun 3, 2019 • 35min
Richard Foster — Encountering God in Everyday Life (Streams: Incarnational)
For more, see the Renovaré webpage on The Six Streams and Richard Foster's book Streams of Living Water.

May 20, 2019 • 33min
Steve Macchia — Highs and Lows of the Evangelical Tradition
Despite the fact that evangelicals can be "know-it-alls who tend to start something new because others 'don't get it,'" author and president of Leadership Transformations Steve Macchia says there are still gifts to be rediscovered in the evangelical tradition.

May 6, 2019 • 43min
Richard Foster — Streams Overview + The Word-Centered Life (Evangelical Tradition)
To begin a series on the six major Christian traditions, or streams, outlined in the book Streams of Living Water, Nathan Foster talks with his father Richard Foster about one of the most misunderstood streams: Evangelical, or The Word-Centered Life.