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Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025

Heart to Heart May 1999

A May 1999 Heart to Heart newsletter where Richard Foster traces his early journey in trying to understand the kingdom of God: Hunger for God, Salvation as Life in the Kingdom of God, Obedience in the Kingdom, The Kingdom in Mystery Form, and Power in the Kingdom.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
02 17 Virtuous Life

The Model of a Virtuous Life

In this excerpt from Richard Foster’s Streams of Living Water, a biographical sketch of Dietrich Bonhoeffer offers an example not only of the Holiness Tradition, but of the balance of all six streams of Christian tradition.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Lyle SmithGraybeal
Lyle SmithGraybeal
January 10, 2025
Laundry At Home

Practical Ways to Live All of Life With God

In this excerpt from Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster provides very practical ways to live all of life—everyday home and family and work life—with God.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
Bible Open 1Corinthians

Defining The Evangelical Tradition: The Word-Centered Life

From Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster defines the three themes of the Evangelical Tradition: the faithful proclamation of the gospel, the centrality of Scripture, and the confessional witness of the early Christian community.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
Heart On Fire

Defining The Contemplative Tradition: The Prayer-Filled Life

“The two most common words used to describe the contemplative way of life are fire and love. Purging, purifying fire. Enveloping, comforting love.” In this excerpt from Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster introduces us to the contemplative life.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
Linen Sea Glass

Defining the Holiness Tradition: The Virtuous Life

In this excerpt from Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster reveals the beauty of a virtuous life by laying out what holiness is and is not.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
Colorful Handprints

Defining the Social Justice Tradition: The Compassionate Life

Social justice is where love meets the road. From Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster opens up three great themes of the Social Justice Tradition that are wonderfully summed up in the Hebrew words mishpat, hesed, and shalom.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025
Jesus mosaic

I See a People

At the end of Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster shares this powerful vision for the people of God, even if it is one still seen through a glass dimly.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
January 10, 2025