Latest Ecumenical Podcast Episodes
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Julia Roller — The Right Book at the Right Time
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - June 21, 2024 09:49 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsWriter 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 t...
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Margaret Campbell — The Long Game
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - May 31, 2024 12:27 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsDeep 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
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - May 24, 2024 17:41 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsJoe 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...
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Adri-Marie van Heerden — Learning to Look Again
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - May 03, 2024 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsSouth 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 a3mvanheerde...
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John Paul Westin — Befriending the Prisoner
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - April 19, 2024 17:06 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsNathan talks with prison chaplain John Paul Westin about the penitentiary as parish and learning to see each person there as God's "friends and special ones." Show Notes A few annotated book suggestions from John Paul: Cur Deus Homo — Anselm of Canterbury thinks about why God needed/...
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The Liturgy of Friendship — Elizabeth Moore and Audrey Elledge
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - April 05, 2024 11:46 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsAudrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore, authors of Liturgies for Wholeness, join Nate to talk about the formational power of liturgy and friendship. Friendship is a relational connection point many people struggle with, but it's a grand invitation into deeper relationship with God. —Nathan ...
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Audio Retreat: The Cup - A Meditation for Holy Week on Luke 22
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - March 22, 2024 15:11 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsThis meditation by Nathan Foster on Luke 22 invites us to the Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed “let this cup pass from me.”
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Trevor Hudson — Desmond Tutu
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - March 08, 2024 10:50 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsTrevor Hudson shares reflections on the influence that Desmond Tutu had on his life — as a friend, colleague, cellmate, and “contemplative in action.” Show Notes Desmond Tutu's Nobel Prize biography page Made for Goodness by Desmond Tutu Books by Trevor Hudson Other Episodes With T...
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Luci Shaw — Madeleine L'Engle
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - February 23, 2024 21:25 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratings“We enriched each other.” Luci Shaw speaks with Nate about her rich friendship with Madeleine L'Engle and how they made one another better writers and better followers of Jesus. Show Notes + Transcript Nate: Lucy, we get to talk about your friend today. How did you first come to meet ...
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Sho Baraka — George Washington Carver
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - February 09, 2024 20:55 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsAmisho “Sho” Baraka joins Nate for a fascinating conversation about George Washington Carver — a man whose faith directed his genius toward the good of others. Resources The Man Who Talks with the Flowers: The Intimate Life Story of Dr. George Washington Carver, by Glenn Clark Essen...
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Andrew Arndt — On the Desert Fathers and Mothers
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - January 27, 2024 03:08 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsPastor and author Andrew Arndt talks with Nathan Foster about how the stories and examples of the desert fathers and mothers move from exhaustion, burnout, and pain into a more vibrant faith.
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Mimi Dixon — On Catherine Doherty
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - January 12, 2024 20:15 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsMimi Dixon shares how the life and words of Catherine Doherty—a pioneer for interracial justice and mentor to Thomas Merton—helped her to return to her first love. Resources Poustinia, by Catherine Doherty Catherine Doherty writes about prayer and sacraments as ways to welcome and k...
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Matthew Clark — The Gift of Truth
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - November 03, 2023 19:52 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsMatthew Clark joined Nate in-person to tape this week's podcast conversation on the topic of truth — truthful storytelling, truthful music, true relationships and true worship. Visit Matthew Clark's website. Books by Matthew Clark Tale of Two Trees Only The Lover Sings Find Mat...
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Sally Kendrick — The Gift of Creating
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - October 27, 2023 18:09 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsPrintmaker Sally Kendrick talks with Nate about the creative act of finding and printing specimens from nature as a way of cultivating "openness to the presence of God and willingness to receive the love of God." Sally Kendrick is a Maryland-based photographer with Carolina roots. She...
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Sarah Clarkson — The Gift of Beauty
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - October 20, 2023 14:05 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsSarah Clarkson spoke with Nathan Foster from her home in the UK about her experiences with grief and fear and the way God has been restoring faith, hope, and love in her life through the gift of beauty. Sarah's Website: https://sarahclarkson.com Books by Sarah: This Beautiful Truth: H...
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Mark Buchanan — The Healing Gift of Nature
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - October 13, 2023 12:26 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsMark Buchanan, author of God Walk: Moving at the Speed of your Soul, talks with Nate about the restorative gifts of God available to us in natural world. Books by Mark Buchanan God Walk: Moving at the Speed of your Soul David: Rise David: Reign The Rest of God: Restoring Your Soul...
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Katelyn J. Dixon — The Healing Gift of Writing
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - October 06, 2023 21:28 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsThe Renovaré Podcast with Nathan Foster returns with new episodes and a new name... Life with God. The next several episodes center the conversation around things that restore our souls—places of connection to God and gifts from the Lord that bring us inward healing. Katelyn Dixon leads...
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Meditation on Psalm 131 (Encore Series)
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - August 11, 2023 22:21 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsA 20-minute meditation—an audio retreat—on Psalm 131. Put on some headphones, find a comfortable spot, and let your soul be quieted. This episode is a collaboration with Joshua Banner from The Invitation Podcast (invitationpodcast.org).
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Brian Morykon — Crafting Authentic Prayers (Encore Episode)
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - July 14, 2023 21:06 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsPrayer doesn't have to be perfect, just real. Brian Morykon and Nathan Foster talk about music and writing as forms that help us craft authentic prayers in this 2015 episode of the Renovaré Podcast. Brian's song that is referenced in the podcast conversation and played at the end of th...
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Jan Johnson — Being Glad with God (Encore Episode)
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - June 30, 2023 19:52 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratings"Each day is God's gift… But we have a choice." Jan Johnson talks with Nate about how to rejoice and be glad with the help of spiritual disciplines. Find more Jan Johnson resources at janjohnson.org
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Mimi Dixon — Julian of Norwich (Encore Episode)
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - June 16, 2023 20:08 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsMimi Dixon invites us to let Julian of Norwich teach us that “all shall be well" in this encore episode that first aired in 2017.
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Audio Retreat with Julian of Norwich — Nathan Foster (Encore Episode)
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - May 26, 2023 21:52 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsNathan Foster takes a famous quote from Julian of Norwich and festoons each phrase with his own thoughts. Come linger over Julian’s words in this audio retreat, with music by Joshua Banner.
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Encore Series — Donn Thomas on Fighting Fear with Worship
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - May 05, 2023 21:20 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsWith gratitude for the life of Donn Thomas, we share this episode from the Renovaré Podcast archive (originally aired April 13, 2020). Donn speaks with Nate about his cancer diagnosis and other scary situations, and how God's presence helps us move from fear to confidence.
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Monica and Jeremy Chambers — Getting Personal with the Lord's Prayer
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - April 14, 2023 14:24 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsMonica and Jeremy Chambers join Nate to discuss ways of engaging with two transforming prayers for the Christian life: Psalm 23 and the Lord’s Prayer.
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Katie Davis Majors — Safe All Along
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - March 31, 2023 14:09 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsKatie Davis Majors shares her story of formation through suffering and explains the message of her book, Safe All Along.
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Tina Dyer and Grace Pouch — The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - March 10, 2023 14:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsTina Dyer (Renovaré Board Treasurer) and Grace Pouch (Renovaré’s Content Manager) talk with Nathan Foster about the brilliance of Sojourner Truth and how her story has impacted their lives. Tina and Grace will lead the Renovaré book club through The Narrative of Sojourner Truth beginnin...
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Kai Nilsen — What's the Point of Church?
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - February 24, 2023 18:01 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsRenovaré Ministry Team member and pastor, Kai Nilsen, talks with Nate about what we can learn from recent disruptions to church norms.
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Miriam Rockness and Mimi Dixon — Discovering Lilias Trotter
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - February 17, 2023 21:28 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsIn this week’s episode of the Renovaré Podcast, Nathan talks with Miriam Rockness and Mimi Dixon about the life and faith of Lilias Trotter. Show Notes [ ] What has drawn you and fed you about her life? How did you discover her? [ ] Is it accurate to say we might have lost some of...
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Vivianne David — Visio Divina
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - February 04, 2023 01:56 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsShow notes What is visio divina, Viv? And how do you do that? What you're saying is that it's something we do all the time.—it's just taking a little extra pause or intentionality with what we're seeing? Can I do visio with nature… look out my window? What is your practice? Do you ...
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Winn Collier — On François Fénelon
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - January 13, 2023 21:34 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsNathan Foster talks with Winn Collier about the penetrating and practical spiritual wisdom of 17th-century archbishop and writer François Fénelon. Show Notes [3:42] Could you share a little about Fénelon? [10:35] There’s almost a level of pain that one needs to feel in order to fin...
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