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Performing Arts
• Share a favorite music CD with friends. Reflect with
them on why it pleases you.
•
View
a movie that makes you really happy. Two possibles
are Singin’ in the Rain and It’s a Wonderful Life.
•
Tell
simple, familiar stories like “Sleeping Beauty”
and “Hansel and Gretel,” and enjoy the storytelling.
•
Tell
Bible stories from memory.
Faith-Reflection
with a Work of Art
• Search out a painting or another work of art that
has special meaning for you. Spend some time in
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appreciation
of the work. Then consider writing, or explaining
to another person, why this work is so meaningful
for you. The late Henri Nouwen had a particular
appreciation of Rembrandt’s painting, “The Return
of the Prodigal Son.” I have had a similar experience
with Stanley Spencer’s painting, “The Resurrection:
Cookham,” which depicts the general resurrection
as it might occur in Spencer’s own home village
in England.
•
Try
a similar encounter with great musical works of
faith. A CD of great Christian hymns might offer
such an opportunity. Handel’s “Messiah” in performance
or on CD can offer a glimpse of the resurrected
life.
—Emilie
Griffin
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Conference
Dates Available!
Dates
in 2004 available for Renovaré Regional Conferences:
January
30-31 • February 13-14
• March 5-6 •
March 19-20 • April
30-May 1
led by Richard Foster, George Skramstad, and one
other Renovaré Team Member
Regional
Conferences are sponsored by 12 or more churches
and Christian organizations which encourage their
own constituencies and those from fellowships
throughout their region to attend. They are held
on Friday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for 400
to 600 people.
To
explore holding a Renovaré Regional Conference
in your area, contact Lyle SmithGraybeal Phone:
303-792-0152 g Fax: 303-792-0146 g E-mail: renovare@compuserve.com
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Dates
in 2002 available for Renovaré Local Conferences:*
September
21 • October 5 • October 19 • November 2
Speakers
Available:
Glandion Carney • Marti Ensign • Roger Fredrikson
• Emilie Griffin • Jim Smith • Donn Thomas
Local
Conferences are sponsored by 1 or 2 churches which
invite the community to participate. They are
held on one day (Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. or Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.) for
typically around 150 people. Costs include speaker’s
fees and travel expenses, registration materials,
and Renovaré overhead.
To
explore holding a Renovaré Local Conference in
your area, contact Joan Skulley (Mondays &
Fridays) Phone: 303-792-0152 g Fax: 303-792-0146
g E-mail: renovare@compuserve.com.
*Dates
are negotiable based upon availability of speakers
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Growing
Pains
As this Perspective is being compiled, we have
just hired Terry Smith to take Lyle SmithGraybeal’s
position as Conference Coordinator. We’re projecting
that Terry will be on the job around September
1 at which time Lyle will start training him and
developing the position of New Projects Director.
Our
apologies for being so late in getting the new
design for our web page on-line (www.renovare.org).
The work took longer than we had expected. We
will work on it this summer with the hope that
it will be finished by fall.
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The
RENOVARÉ Perspective is published quarterly by the
not-for-profit corporation RENOVARÉ, Inc. Organized
under the laws of the State of Kansas, it is registered
in Colorado as RENOVARÉ Ministries, Inc. Permission
to duplicate this newsletter for free distribution
is granted. Any quotations or references to it should
give proper credit to RENOVARÉ, 8 Inverness Drive
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USA.
An
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to help cover publishing expenses. If you cannot
help, we understand. Some will be able to give
more and in this way the unity of the Body of
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