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My project 62

Vision, Idea, and Message

What is Renovaré, exactly? And what does it mean to “train in righteousness?” In this vintage piece, Richard Foster offers some sturdy—and inspiring—definitions.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured May 2, 2022 (Original Apr 1999 )

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Lyle SmithGraybeal
Lyle SmithGraybeal
September 7, 2024

Streams of Living Water
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024

Rooted in God
Lynda L. Graybeal
Lynda L. Graybeal
September 7, 2024

Timeless Disciplines
Lynda L. Graybeal
Lynda L. Graybeal
September 7, 2024
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The Many Landscapes of Worship

You are invited to remember the necessity of worship in season and out of season in this Richard Foster piece.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured January 24, 2022 (Original Oct 1997 )
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Emulating Francis and Clare

Richard Foster remembers the sweet friendship of St. Francis and St. Clare—both of Assisi. They have so much to teach us today about living life fully in the Spirit, meeting God in nature, and walking with humility, love, obedience, and joy.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured October 13, 2023 (Original Jan 1997 )
My project 58

Written Prayer

Richard Foster explains how reading the prayers of others as our own connects us to the community of faith, revives our conversation with God, and moves us into a posture of holy listening and holy obedience.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured April 8, 2022 (Original Oct 1996 )
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Shining Examples of Incarnational Living

“One of the best ways,” Richard Foster writes, “we can grasp the idea of an ‘incarnational lifestyle’ is to look at people in the past who have blazed the trail ahead of us and have shared their journey with us.”
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024

Living, Teaching, Practicing
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024

The Ministry of Reconciliation
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024
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The Grace in Discipleship

How does imagination help us translate the overall pattern of Jesus’ life into our own lives? A vintage letter from Richard Foster explores living as disciples in the modern world.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured November 1, 2022 (Original Oct 1995 )

A Little Love Song
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024

The Word-Centered Life
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024

Rwanda Revisited
Marti Ensign
Marti Ensign
September 7, 2024

Tragedy
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024

The Smallest Act
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024
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Knight Vision

When wrestling with the issues of faithfulness to Christ in the modern world, Richard Foster advises looking at two ideas from two different writers—Puritan John Cotton and philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. How can an audience of One and the courage to pursue a vision no matter the cost help? Read on!
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024

Chicago Declaration II
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024

Sample Prayers
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024
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The Invisible Nature of the Spiritual

Richard Foster explains that spiritual reality is hidden from us “until we want to see it . . . want to see it with all our hearts . . . long for it like the deer longing for flowing streams (Ps. 42:1).”
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured June 2, 2023 (Original Jul 1993 )

Ancient Rhythm and Special Graces
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024

Compassionate Action
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024

The Renovaré Mission
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
September 7, 2024
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Grief

What can anyone say or do in the face of tragic loss? Richard Foster’s letter from 1992 offers wise counsel on how to stand with people in their grief.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Featured May 24, 2022 (Original Jul 1992 )