Life as a Laboratory
What spiritual experiment might you try in 2023?
Here are some resources mentioned in Life as a Laboratory: What spiritual experiment might you try in 2023? webcast conversation between Nathan Foster, Richard Foster, and Carolyn Arends.
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WEBINAR RESOURCES
Countdown Song
New Year’s Day from the album — Just Getting Started (An Acoustic Reflection on 20 Years in Music) by Carolyn Arends
Books by Richard Foster
Humility: A Year of Searching for a Vanishing Virtue
Other Richard Foster Resources
Resources recommended by Richard Foster
Gayle D. Beebe: Longing for God: Seven Paths of Christian Devotion
Frank C. Laubach: Letters by a Modern Mystic: Excerpts From Letters Written To His Father
Frank C. Laubach: Learning the Vocabulary of God: A Spiritual Diary
Quote: When I discovered a new plant, I sat down beside it for a minute or a day, to make its acquaintance and hear what it had to tell… I asked the boulders I met, whence they came and whither they were going. — John Muir
Resources from Nathan Foster
Wisdom Chaser: Finding My Father at 14,000
The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from Frustration to Joy with the Spiritual Disciplines
The Renovaré Podcast and The Friends in Formation Podcast
Resources from Carolyn Arends
Living Inside the Lord’s Prayer (Renovaré online course)
The Universe in 57 Words (Renovaré resource)
Other Resources Mentioned in the Webinar and Chat:
Ilia Delio O.S.F.: The Humility of God: A Franciscan Perspective
Ann Voskamp: One Thousand Gifts 10th Anniversary Edition: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
Mike Mason: Champagne for the Soul: Rediscovering God’s Gift of Joy
Spiritual Director Resources: graftedlife.org
Richard J. Foster
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.
Nathan Foster
Nathan Foster is an author and host of Life With God, a Renovaré Podcast. Formerly, he was an Associate Professor of social work and served as the Andrews Chair in Spiritual Formation at Spring Arbor University. He was also a licensed clinical social worker and certified addictions counselor. Nathan has published two books, including The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from Frustration to Joy with the Spiritual Disciplines.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends oversees the Renovaré Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation as well as several other Renovaré initiatives, including the Book Club. She is also a recording artist, speaker, author, and college instructor. She lives near Vancouver, BC, with her husband Mark and their two children.
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