Spiritual Disciplines are an Invitation
“The disciplines are an invitation, not an obligation.” Nathan Foster reminds us that “joy, freedom, and laughter are where this journey is taking us.”
Featured September 17, 2021 (Original Aug 2014 )
Cultivating an Habitual Vision of Greatness
A November 1996 Heart to Heart newsletter “Words matter. Ideas matter.” Richard Foster’s observation that “our reading and our writing is gravitating to the lowest common denominator” is as relevant today as it was 20 years ago.
Featured September 17, 2021 (Original Nov 1996 )
Spiritual Disciplines Index: Guidance
The Spiritual Disciplines Index is designed to give readers a picture of the with-God life in the Bible and the role of the Spiritual Disciplines in fostering that kind of life. Here are passages related to Guidance, an interactive friendship with God that gives direction and purpose to daily life.
Featured August 27, 2021 (Original Jan 2025 )
Understanding the Means
This excerpt from the Life with God Spiritual Formation Bible unpacks how Spiritual Disciplines are the practical ways, the means, by which we grow in grace.
Featured August 13, 2021 (Original Jan 2005 )
We Need a Great New Vision of the Church
In this classic piece adapted from a 1985 talk, Richard encourages Quaker ministers about the need for a great new vision for the Church.
Featured August 6, 2021 (Original May 1986 )