Most of us would like to change—our weight, our job, our car or our nose-shape. God would like to change us too. God wants us to be less shaped by the patterns of the world around us and increasingly shaped by his patterns. Romans 12:1-2 is among the Bible’s better known texts but is challenging to understand and even more challenging to do.

St. Paul explains that spiritual transformation starts in our heads—“Be transformed by the renewing of our minds.” Let’s understand what that is, how it happens and practical actions we can take to have mind renewal.