Richard Foster writes, “if we are to take the biblical revelation seriously we must wrestle with the subject of hell. My discomfort (yours too, perhaps) is simply beside the point.” Foster clarifies the choice that lies before us: community or isolation, God’s kingdom or our own, “with-God” life or “away-from-God” life.
In the fall of 1999, a small group of Christian teachers — including Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Eugene Peterson, and Gayle Beebe — retreated in Colorado together to prayerfully reflect on the meaning and prospects of Christian spiritual formation today.
Disciplines of the spiritual life put us in a place where we can experience inner transformation as a gift. Richard Foster warns of pitfalls that can hinder our way.