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The Peaceable War of the Lamb In the essay from the archives, Richard Foster explains how Jesus, our commander and our chief, calls us into a spiritual warfare that will profoundly impact the social order on every conceivable…

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Seeing the Bible Afresh Is it time to see Scripture with new eyes? For anyone "starving at the spiritual feast," Richard Foster offers a paradigm for Bible study called the Immanuel Principle—God with us.

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The Sustaining Bread of Self-Knowledge Richard Foster joins us to share (with the help of Teresa of Ávila) why the Prayer of Examen is essential to self-knowledge and why self-knowledge is essential to spiritual health. An excerpt from…

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Pulling Down Strongholds The Weapons of Spiritual Warfare If Jesus is calling us into battle against "injustice, oppression, hatred, bigotry, cruelty, tyranny, brutality, and anything else opposed to the way of God" as part of the Lamb's Army, what are our…

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A Note from One Pastor to Another Out of concern for pastors who are facing trying times and “prickly” parishioners, Miriam Dixon shares how Jesus reframed her understanding of a pastor’s role and focus.

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Cultivating an Habitual Vision of Greatness Heart to Heart November 1996 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…

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Are We Safe with God, Realistic Rhythms, and Healthy News Habits In this episode Richella, James, and Nate discuss if we're truly safe in the Kingdom of God, what rhythms of spiritual practice look like in a busy life, and how Jesus would listen to the news.

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Richard Foster — A Well-Functioning Life (Streams: Holiness) "Responding well under fire, using power rightly, well-functioning, life-affirming." Those phrases usually aren't the first to come to mind for most who hear the word "holiness." In this interview,…

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Practical Ideas for Experiencing the Renewal of Worship "Worship is critical to exercising ourselves unto Godliness," Richard Foster writes in this classic piece. Here he offers practical advice for God's people to experience anew the complete joy of…

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Deep-Rooted in Christ: A Conversation Between Richard Foster and Chris Webb Listen in on a conversation between Richard Foster and Chris Webb as they discuss Joshua Choonmin Kang's book Deep-Rooted in Christ: The Way of Transformation.

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Is It So Terrible to be Useful? Drawing on a scene from "The Last Emperor," Richard Foster helps us shift our thinking from feeling used to becoming useful.