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Renovaré Podcast · Episode 162

Richard Foster — A Mind Continually Set on God (Streams: Contemplative)

Richard J. Foster & Nathan Foster on July 7, 2019

“I will set the Lord always before me.” These words from Psalm 16 are the crux of the Contemplative Tradition, or the Prayer-filled Life. Nathan Foster interviews his father, Richard Foster, continuing a series on the six major Christian traditions outlined in Richard’s book Streams of Living Water.

For more, see the Renovaré webpage on The Six Streams and Richard Foster’s book Streams of Living Water.

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Richard is founder, past president and current team member of Renovaré. Having studied at George Fox and Fuller Theological Seminary, Foster has served as a pastor and taught worldwide on spiritual formation. Author of dozens of articles and six books, including Celebration of Discipline, Richard continues to write on the spiritual life. He and his wife, Carolynn, have two grown children, Joel and Nathan, nine grandchildren, and live near Denver, Colorado.

Nathan is Director of Community Life at Renovaré. He heads up Fellowship of the Burning Heart and hosts the 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.