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Renovation of the Heart
Dallas Willard
Spirituality
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Self Help
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In "Renovation of the Heart," philosopher Dallas Willard offers a transformative blueprint for spiritual formation that won dual prestigious awards. Called "America's answer to C.S. Lewis," his work has infiltrated seminaries nationwide. What makes thousands of ordinary Christians become extraordinary Christ-followers? The answer lies within.

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Transforming the Heart: A Journey to Spiritual Wholeness

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What if the life described in the New Testament - one of indescribable joy, freedom from destructive patterns, and deep peace - wasn't just a spiritual fantasy but actually attainable? Dallas Willard presents a revolutionary idea: the divine life isn't meant to be admired from afar but experienced as our daily reality. The gap between our current spiritual condition and the life Jesus promised isn't due to God's unwillingness or our inadequacy - it's because we've misunderstood how transformation actually happens.

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The Heart: Command Center of Human Life and Our Ruined Condition

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The VIM Pattern of Transformation

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Renovating Our Thought Life

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Transforming Emotions and Will

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The Body and Social Dimension

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Living as Children of Light

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