Sacramental Life

Sacramental Life
Encountering the invisible God in the visible world.

The Incarnational Tradition focuses on the relationship between the invisible spirit and physical reality, helping us to see God’s divine presence in the material world in which we live. God manifests himself in his creation, even in the midst of mundane activities, whenever and whenever we invite him.

Far from being evil, the physical is meant to be inhabited by the spiritual.
~ Richard J. Foster, Streams of Living Water

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

ARTICLES
Renovaré Articles
Rhythms of Life: Daily Discipleship	Explorations 1/1	print
Becoming Like Jesus: Sacramental Life	Explorations 2/6	print
A New Movement of the Spirit of God	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 5/1995	read \| print
Seeking the Kingdom of God	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 5/1999	read \| print
Looking into the Future \| Steps Toward Renewal	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 11/1999	read \| print
Reformation of the Heart: Where Will Renewal Come From?	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 11/2000	read \| print
The Utter Reality of Evil \| Sabbatical Plans	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 1/2002	read \| print
Grace to You	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 5/2002	read \| print
On Christian Spiritual Formation	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 5/2003	read \| print
A Movement Not a Monument	Heart-to-Heart Pastoral Letter 5/2004	read \| print
Holy Living and Holy Dying	Perspective Newsletter 1/4	read \| print
The Invisible Spiritual Reality	Perspective Newsletter 3/3	read \| print
Cotton and Kierkegaard	Perspective Newsletter 4/2	read \| print
The Jesus Way of Life	Perspective Newsletter 5/4	read \| print
The Material World	Perspective Newsletter 6/3	read \| print
Streams of Living Water	Perspective Newsletter 8/3	read \| print
Dietrich Bonhoeffer	Perspective Newsletter 9/1	read \| print
On The Imitation of Christ	Perspective Newsletter 11/1	read \| print
Celtic Christian Spirituality	Perspective Newsletter 13/1	read \| print
The Kingdoms of This World in Light of the Kingdom of God	Perspective Newsletter 14/3	read \| print
The Word of God	Perspective Newsletter 15/3	read \| print
A Dream . . . and a Hope	Perspective Newsletter 16/3	read \| print
Money and the Spiritual Life	Perspective Newsletter 17/1	read \| print

Websites

Center for Action and Contemplation — Envisioned as a faith alternative to the dominant dualistic consciousness that divorces the active life and the life of Christian devotion, the Center for Action and Contemplation attracts people who seek peaceful, positive alternatives and solutions to the difficult challenges of our often materialistic, irrational, and violent world.

Northumbria Community — A network of diverse people from different backgrounds, streams, and edges of the Christian faith, members of The Northumbria Community are united in a desire to embrace and express an ongoing exploration into a new way for living Christianity, blending a prayer that is quiet and contemplative with a faith that is active and contagious, embodied in the ordinariness of everyday life.

Saint Aidan Celtic Christian Trust — An ecumenical ministry that provides services for daily prayer, special services around various saints in the Celtic Christian tradition, services for special occasions or times of the year, and a series of prayer cards, the Saint Aidan Trust is a resource for Christians who seek the balanced spirituality and the gentle yet passionate evangelism that characterized the Celtic saints.