A free Renovaré resource for spiritual renewal.
“This booklet includes words of wisdom from Richard J. Foster and Andrew Murray, both of whom have taught me much about following the way of humility and sacrificial love modeled by Jesus. I think you’ll find within these pages some sustenance for your soul, some encouragement for your life with God.”
– From the foreword by Richella Parham, Renovaré Board Chair
Richard J. Foster is the innovative pioneer who reintroduced ancient spiritual resources to contemporary Christians, especially among evangelicals and other Protestants. The author of several bestselling books, including Celebration of Discipline and Streams of Living Water, he is the founder of Renovaré, an infrachurch movement committed to the renewal of the Church in all her multifaceted expressions. Having studied at George Fox University and Fuller Theological Seminary, Foster has served as a pastor and taught worldwide on spiritual formation. He and his wife, Carolynn, have two grown children, many grandchildren, and live near Denver, Colorado.
Andrew Murray (1828−1917) was a South African pastor who became a renowned missionary leader (Dutch Reformed). Educated in Scotland and the Netherlands and ordained in 1848, Murray pastored several South African churches, then helped to found two institutions of higher learning. Murray vigorously promoted the call to missions, especially in the Transvaal province of South Africa and in Malawi. He is best remembered for his extensive devotional writings (240 volumes in all), which continue to be widely read today.
Brenda Quinn is a pastor of spiritual formation in the Foursquare church and a writer of many years. She is also the author of the character profiles in the Life with God Bible.