Latest Nathan foster Podcast Episodes
Trevor Hudson and Jan Johnson — What Is Spiritual Direction?
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - August 23, 2021 19:12 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsIn this edited version of a June 2021 webinar conversation, spiritual directors and authors Trevor Hudson and Jan Johnson talk with Carolyn Arends about Christian spiritual direction. They contrast it with counseling, discuss if it's for everyone, and recommend where to find a director....
Richard Foster — The Ways and Means of Grace
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - August 09, 2021 14:42 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsIn this talk from the 1999 Renovaré International Conference in Houston, following an entertaining introduction by James Bryan Smith, Richard Foster outlines the practical means by which we grow in grace.
Jill Weber — Cultivating Spaces Where Jesus Is Loved
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - July 26, 2021 17:47 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsJill Weber is a prayer missionary and author who for the last five years has been establishing a new monastic community at the Waverley Abbey Estate in the U.K. Her desire is to cultivate "thin spaces" where Jesus is loved. Show Notes [2:12] Could you share with us about the Waverly p...
Alan Fadling, Kristi Gaultiere, Steve Macchia — Leadership Soul Care
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - July 12, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsIn this episode, Nathan interviews Alan Fadling of Unhurried Living, Kristi Gaultiere of Soul Shepherding, and Steve Macchia of Leadership Transformations to discuss spiritual formation and soul care for leaders. Show Notes [5:45] Why leaders? What was it in you that you felt to compe...
Mark Scandrette — The Ninefold Path of Jesus
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - June 21, 2021 20:57 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsMark Scandrette talks with Nathan Foster about seeing the world the way Jesus did, the hidden wisdom in the Beatitudes, and applying the Sermon on the Mount to everyday life. Show Notes [1:10] What was Jesus doing with these weird sayings, these Beatitudes? [2:15] How do you think it...
J.P. Moreland — Overcoming Anxiety
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - June 07, 2021 21:27 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsIn this episode, philosopher J.P. Moreland shares honestly about his experience with severe anxiety, and the spiritual practices that helped him receive receive God's peace. [1:08] I’m really interested to know how a philosophy professor ends up writing a book on anxiety and depression...
Dallas Willard — Living the Divine Conspiracy
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - May 17, 2021 20:06 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsFrom the Renovaré 1999 international conference, Dallas Willard talks about what it means for our lives to become eternal—to be caught up into God's life.
George Skramstad — The History of Worship
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - May 03, 2021 21:51 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsOne of the highlights of attending a Renovaré conference back in the 1990s and 2000s was George Skramstad leading songs and hearing his "History of Worship" presentation from the piano. Nathan talks with George about worship as expressed in music and life. Show Notes [3:35] How did yo...
Luci Shaw — On Poetry, Creativity, and Madeleine L'Engle
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - April 19, 2021 12:39 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsLuci Shaw's zest for life is contagious. At 92, the poet and writer is still discovering and creating. She talks with Nathan Foster about her new book, The Generosity, her creative process, and her close friendship with Madeleine L'Engle. Show Notes [2:40] Where did the title of new b...
James Catford — A Serious Call to a Beautiful Life
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - April 06, 2021 16:27 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsJames Catford, board chair at Renovaré and SPCK (UK's largest Christian publisher), talks to Nathan about a wonderfully practical book with an austere title: William Law's A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life. James is facilitating the Renovaré Book Club starting in April 2021. In...
Keith Matthews — Was Dallas Willard For Real?
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - March 23, 2021 19:04 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsWriter, teacher, and pastor Keith Matthews had the unique opportunity to teach beside Dallas Willard for 18 years. Pastors and students who had read Dallas would often come and say: "We know his writing is special, but we're here to find out if he's for real." In this episode, Nathan a...
Carolyn Arends — Maladjusted
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - March 08, 2021 20:05 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratings"Let's all get maladjusted to a world gone mad," sings Carolyn Arends. In this episode, she shares two songs from her new album—"Maladjusted" and "To Cry for You"—and the stories behind them. You can find Carolyn's music at her website, CarolynArends.com. Show Notes [1:00] Tell us abo...
Tina Dyer — An Honest Conversation About Race
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - February 23, 2021 13:06 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsIn this episode, Nathan asks candid questions about race: What's your experience of being black in America? What do you want white people to know? What is the Church's role? Tina Dyer, a racial equity, diversity, strategist and now Renovaré Board member, answers with honesty and hum...
Eric Eugene Peterson — "That's My Dad"
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - February 10, 2021 17:19 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsEric Peterson used to hide from people who his dad was. Not that he was ashamed—his dad is his hero, as you'll hear in this interview—but he needed to establish his own voice and identity. Now an author and long-time pastor himself, he's glad to say, "Eugene Peterson, that's my dad."
Eric Eugene Peterson — That's My Dad
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - February 10, 2021 17:19 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsEric Peterson used to hide from people who his dad was. Not that he was ashamed—his dad is his hero, as you'll hear in this interview—but he needed to establish his own voice and identity. Now an author and long-time pastor himself, he's glad to say, "Eugene Peterson, that's my dad."
Tish Harrison Warren — Prayer in the Night
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - January 26, 2021 16:09 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsIf we cannot trust God to keep bad things from happening to us or to those we love, how do we trust God at all? Author and Anglican priest Tish Harrison Warren wrestles with this question in her new book and in this conversation with Nathan Foster.
Richard Foster, James Catford, Richella Parham — Introducing Friends in Formation
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - January 15, 2021 19:52 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsRichard Foster helps introduce a new podcast from Renovaré called Friends in Formation, featuring Nathan Foster, James Catford, and Richella Parham.
Eric Eugene Peterson — Wade in the Water
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - December 29, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsEric Eugene Peterson has devoted much of his pastoral life to studying, teaching, and trying to live into what many think of as a one-time act: baptism. Eric helps us dive deeper into the waters of this well-known sacrament.
Lacy Borgo — Holding Center
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - December 15, 2020 22:18 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsLacy Borgo talks with Nathan about prayer, play, Psalms of lament, and "holding center" in a pandemic while being married to an ER doctor.
Marlena Graves — The Way Up Is Down
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - December 01, 2020 18:06 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratings"Jesus' way of being lifted up is not the way of the world," says author Marlena Graves. "Nouwen called it downward mobility...You might not win accolades but you will bring great joy to God and you will do much good in the world." She talks with Nathan about her new book The Way Up Is D...
Roger Fredrikson (w/ Dallas Willard + Richard Foster) — Beyond Sin Management
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - November 18, 2020 15:16 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsRoger Fredrikson, part of Renovaré's Ministry Team, would have celebrated his 100th birthday in November 2020. In this message from the 1999 Renovaré International Conference, his topic is from The Divine Conspiracy, on moving beyond sin management. Dallas Willard and Richard Foster joi...
Audio Retreat: Meditation on Psalm 19
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - November 02, 2020 18:33 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsPut on some headphones, find a comfortable spot, and set your heart and mind on Psalm 19 in this 15-minute guided meditation. This "audio retreat" is a collaboration with Joshua Banner from The Invitation Podcast.
Fil Anderson — The Womb of Mercy
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - October 21, 2020 13:48 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsAuthor and spiritual director Fil Anderson takes us deep into the heart, or as he puts it, the womb of mercy. “I’ve come to believe mercy is the most defining characteristic of God.”
Sheila Wise Rowe — Healing Racial Trauma
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - October 06, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratings"Every tongue tribe and nation will be together in heaven," says author and counselor Sheila Wise Rowe, "we have an opportunity to figure out how to do that now." She talks with Nathan Foster about racial trauma, and how healing comes through community.
BONUS: Pete Greig + Lisa Koons — Prayer and Action (Webinar Recap)
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - October 02, 2020 16:09 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsWhat kinds of healthy risks should we take? How do we discern God's voice? What if I'm in too much pain to pray? Carolyn Arends asks these and other listener questions to Pete Greig (founder of the 24-7 Prayer movement) and Lisa Koons (24-7 Prayer USA Director) in this webinar recap bonu...
Brian Morykon — Obeying a Spiritual Muddle Clear
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - September 22, 2020 15:29 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratings"You cannot think a spiritual muddle clear, you have to obey it clear." Oswald Chamber's words helped singer-songwriter and Director of Communications Brian Morykon overcome resistance and start a new album. He chats with Nathan about fear versus humility, joy in obedience, and shares tw...
Juanita Rasmus — Treasures From a Dark Time
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - September 08, 2020 21:26 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsWhen the life of Pastor Juanita Rasmus came to a screeching halt after what her counselor called "a major depressive episode," she found that she had to learn to be—with herself and with God—all over again. She talks with Nathan about that season which is captured in her new book, Learn...
Diane Bolduc — Recovery, Church, and Rigorous Honesty
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - August 25, 2020 19:06 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsDiane Bolduc believes the local church could benefit from the rigorous honesty found in recovery programs like AA. Having experienced transformation through 12-step recovery, she and her husband now lead a ministry to help others find freedom from addiction.
Cindy Bunch — Be Kind to Yourself
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - August 11, 2020 20:25 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsCindy Bunch, director of editorial at InterVarsity Press, believes that cultivating compassion toward self is a way to cultivate compassion toward others. This is at the heart of her new book_Be Kind to Yourself, which she talks with Nathan Foster about in this episode.
Myisha Cunningham — Racism and the Law of Love
Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast - July 28, 2020 19:56 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 275 ratingsMyisha Cunningham is the Senior Pastor of Raven-Brook Recovery Church. From the context of being a black woman in a denomination with mostly white male leadership, she brings welcome perspective on race, white privilege, and how individuals and churches can obey the two greatest commandm...
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