Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast

Trees can teach us a thing or two about life with God. That's the topic of Nathan Foster's bi-monthly Heart to Heart essay, out today. In this podcast Nathan dives deeper into the life of trees with biologist and Spring Arbor professor Aaron Wyman.

In this brief conversation, Nathan talks with his father Richard Foster about the Kingdom of God—what it is, how it differs from the church, and how to know what God wants.

In part 2 of their conversation, Mimi Dixon shares with Nathan wisdom about community and the narrowing way, drawing from her 30 years of pastoring the same church.

Pastor and Renovaré Board Member Mimi Dixon talks with Nathan about how God uses suffering to draw us closer to him. She explains the different between the "dark night of the hole" - one we dig ourselves into - and the "dark night of the soul".

Nathan talks with author, church musician, and instructor Val Hess about worship as spiritual formation and how we might re-shape our worship gatherings.

Nathan talks with singer/songwriter, web designer and Renovaré ministry team member Brian Morykon about Mexican tile work and the beauty of organic order.

Nathan Foster talks with author and Lutheran pastor Kai Nilsen about his new book, Renew Your Life.

Nathan Foster has a laid back chat with author, songwriter and Renovaré Director of Education Carolyn Arends.

Heart to Heart reboots as the Renovaré Podcast, now released every Monday. This week Nathan Foster chats with author and speaker Jan Johnson about Abundant Simplicity, people-pleasing, and why Inbox Zero isn't one of her life's goals. Related essay at: http://renovare.org/heart-to-heart

This month Nathan talks with author, speaker and spiritual director Fil Anderson about "withness", Jesus' interruptibility, and lessons from Brennan Manning's last moments. Read the related essay at http://renovare.org/heart-to-heart.