article

Jesus Our Present Teacher "Jesus Christ is alive today in power and wants to be your present teacher." Richard Foster invites us to begin today a lifestyle of listening and obedience to Christ.

article

Understanding Guidance What is the spiritual discipline of guidance, and how can we fine-tune our hearts to receive what God is giving us? Richard Foster gives us a short introduction.

article

Understanding Worship Turning to Isaiah and John's responses to the glory of the living God as models, Richard Foster gives us a brief introduction to the practice of worship, reminding us that, whether our encounter with…

article

The Christian’s Authority to Forgive Sin "The followers of Jesus Christ have been given the authority to receive the confession of sin and to forgive it in his name." Richard Foster unpacks the privilege and power of confession in this …

article

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.

article

Understanding Service "Of all the spiritual disciplines, service is the most conducive to the growth of the grace of humility within us." Richard Foster explains why in this snapshot of Service.

article

Understanding Solitude and Silence "Solitude empowers us to walk away from all human pretense and manipulation." Richard Foster gives us a clear snapshot of this vital spiritual discipline.

article

Understanding Simplicity "Simplicity is an inward reality that results in an outward lifestyle. Both are necessary. " Richard Foster explains why.

article

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.

article

Understanding Study "Study is the process whereby our minds take on an order conforming to the order of whatever we concentrate upon." Richard Foster succinctly introduces this month's discipline of study.

article

The Purpose of Fasting In this excerpt from Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster helps us see that "fasting must forever center on God. It must be God-initiated and God-ordained."

article

Understanding Fasting "Fasting is the voluntary denial of an otherwise normal function for the sake of intense spiritual activity." Richard Foster explains the what and why of this month's focus discipline.