Date: June 27, 2016 Author: jdm 7 Comments. Sample from Renovation of the Heart / ISBN 978-1-61521-632-1 Copyright © 2002, 2012 by Dallas Willard.All rights reserved. Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ. Renovation of the Heart, a bestseller by Dallas Willard, explains the common misunderstandings about human nature and the discipleship process by outlining the general pattern of personal spiritual transformation—not as a formula, but as a systematic process. Intellectual success in no way served me not only with overcoming my loss but left me questioning how does one genuinely go on and live and work from the heart in the business world. “Accordingly, the greatest need you and I have—the greatest need of collective humanity—is renovation of our heart. In each of these sixty easy-to-digest selections, Johnson offers a reflection on how to live out Willard's guidance on spiritual transformation as well as practical ways to experiment with these life-changing truths. As intentional apprentices of Jesus, we are to move deeper into a relationship with God while becoming more like Jesus. That spiritual place within us from which outlook, choices, and actions come has been formed by a world away from God. Renovation of the Heart is a realistic guide to discipleship and the real challenges of Christian formation. After 26 years in an intellectualized career in corporate finance, in 2008, I experienced a personal tragedy of losing my son. In Jan’s entries, she first explains the selection on “street level” or answers questions about the material. Renovation of the Heart 13-Session Curriculum. https://www.tyndale.com/p/renovation-of-the-heart/9781615216321 Renovation of the Heart lays a biblical foundation for understanding what best-selling author Dallas Willard calls the "transformation of the spirit"--a divine process that "brings every element in our being, working from inside out, into harmony with the will of God." It lays a foundation for understanding the ruin and restoration of humanity, by discussing human nature and its components, how they operate, and how they are renewed. Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice alternates back and forth between carefully chosen selections from Renovation of the Heart and selections of the same length by Jan Johnson. Any kind of loss, from loss of a loved one through death, divorce, loss of a pet, loss of a job, financial loss, loss of trust and even spiritual loss. My new journey began. 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