Renewing, Not Striving

7 days

A Catholic Bible study: Renewing, Not Striving.

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What the plan covers

  1. Day 16 min

    The Trap of Excessive Effort

    Many of us have learned—whether explicitly or by the example of those around us—that spiritual growth is the fruit of ef

  2. Day 26 min

    God Is the One Who Does the Work

    Philippians 2:12–13 is one of the most misinterpreted passages in the New Testament. "Work out your salvation" sounds, o

  3. Day 36 min

    What the Pressure for Performance Really Causes

    The pressure for performance does not produce transformation. It produces anxiety—and anxiety, both neurologically and s

  4. Day 46 min

    Rest as an Active Attitude

    Rest sounds passive. It sounds like stopping, like stepping back, like the absence of something. But in Scripture, rest

  5. Day 56 min

    Cooperating with the Spirit

    The Christian life is not a solo performance. It is a partnership—and, like all true partnerships, everything depends on

  6. Day 66 min

    Identity Beneath the Effort

    Excessive effort comes from a particular belief about identity: that you are what you produce. That your worth is in you

  7. Day 76 min

    Open Hands, Open Heart

    There is a kind of transformation that leaves you exhausted—more worn out than when you began, with the nagging sense th