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Richard Foster, James Catford, Richella Parham — Introducing Friends in Formation Richard Foster helps introduce a new podcast from Renovaré called Friends in Formation, featuring Nathan Foster, James Catford, and Richella Parham.

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Not for Spectators Life in Christ Requires Full Participation Richard Foster has argued that the eternal life Christ offers is only available to participants, not spectators or observers. Our Director of Education, Carolyn Arends, grapples with some of the…

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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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Richard Foster — The Kingdom of God In this brief conversation, Nathan talks with his father Richard Foster about the Kingdom of God—what it is, how it differs from the church, and how to know what God wants.

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Safe to Celebrate Lacy Borgo helps us learn why children are always ready to celebrate, and how we can become the same.

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The Availability of the Spirit "The Holy Spirit is already present to us, but often as a stranger, or at most a distant friend," writes Chris Webb. But we are invited to know God at a deeper level. We simply need to ask.

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Escaping Compulsions Our endless cycle of resolution against, struggle with, and losing to our deeply ingrained compulsions can feel a bit like being confined with a gorilla. We cannot get rid of it, but have to figure…

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Knight Vision Reflections on Cotton and Kierkegaard — Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 4 No. 2 When wrestling with the issues of faithfulness to Christ in the modern world, Richard Foster advises looking at two ideas from two different writers—Puritan John Cotton and philosopher Søren…