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We Never Outgrow Asking Petition isn’t a lower form of prayer — it’s our staple diet Adoration or contemplation may seem nobler than asking God for something. But Richard Foster kindly insists that petition isn't a lower form of prayer—it's our staple diet.

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Understanding Prayer "Just like a little child can never draw a bad picture, so a child of God can never utter a bad prayer." Richard Foster explores the discipline through which God welcomes, embraces, and changes us.

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Technology Cannot Nourish the Soul Forty years ago, traditional ways of growing in grace had largely fallen by the wayside of western Christianity. Yet, many had a strong desire to find practices to enter more fully and deeply into…

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An Experiment with Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises In this classic newsletter article, Richard Foster shares his experiment with the rhythms of Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises during Lent.

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Understanding Submission How does Jesus call us to follow him not only to a "cross death" but a "cross life"? How can we only be truly free when we are captives of the Lord? Richard Foster introduces us to the spiritual…

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Release with Hope Sometimes, the start of a new year can serve as an impetus to let go of the destructive things in our lives. The Prayer of Relinquishment can move us from "the struggling to the releasing," as…

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Celebrate! At Christmastime, we find it fun to pull out some thoughts on the spiritual discipline of celebration from Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline. ​With a nod to all things un-Scrooge from Nephew…

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The Peaceable War of the Lamb "We are called into this army with the Lord Jesus Christ as the commander-in-chief who leads his faithful people through all of history," Richard Foster writes in this piece. What is the war he calls…

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The Stories of Francis The power of God worked through St. Francis of Assisi's life in innumerable ways, manifesting itself in miracles and astounding acts of charity​. Richard Foster joins us to relate some of the stories…

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Introducing Francesco Francis of Assisi is one of our most universally beloved Christian saints. Richard Foster joins us to share the story of how a marauding hooligan in the 13th century became one of God's most enduring…

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The Jesus Way of Life "Jesus Christ calls all peoples everywhere to be his disciples. And disciples are those who intend to live their lives as Jesus would live them if Jesus were them." Richard Foster examines this Jesus…

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The Kingdom is God’s “Give me a position so I may exercise power,” we demand. “You shall receive power without a position,” Jesus replies. Richard Foster guides us into a better understanding of where true power resides…