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Defining The Incarnational Tradition: The Sacramental Life God likes matter and uses it "to make present and visible the invisible realm of the spirit". In this excerpt from Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster invites us to live sacramentally in all…

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Defining the Holiness Tradition: The Virtuous Life Discover What Holiness Is and Is Not In this excerpt from Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster reveals the beauty of a virtuous life by laying out what holiness is and is not.

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Defining The Evangelical Tradition: The Word-Centered Life From Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster defines the three themes of the Evangelical Tradition: the faithful proclamation of the gospel, the centrality of Scripture, and the confessional…

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Five Misconceptions that Hinder Prayer Richard Foster corrects some common misunderstandings that get in the way of a conversational friendship with the Lord.

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The Model of a Virtuous Life In this excerpt from Richard Foster's Streams of Living Water, a biographical sketch of Dietrich Bonhoeffer offers an example of the Holiness Tradition and a balanced with-God life.

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Where to Begin, Being Known, and the Role of Obedience James and Richella discuss listener questions on which books to dive into when you’re just beginning the journey of formation and how to develop deeper trust and vulnerability in community, and guest…

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How to Do Spiritual Reading From the introduction to 25 Books Every Christian Should Read Reading for the benefit of our souls requires a different approach from the way we typically interact with written material. Here are some helpful tips for opening your heart and mind to God as you…

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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 …

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What is Fortitude? Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 11 No. 3 What is the virtue of fortitude? What can we learn from those who display it? How can we develop this trait? Richard Foster helps answer these questions.

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Becoming Like Christ The daring goal of the Christian life could be summarized as our being formed, conformed, and transformed into the image of Jesus Christ. Richard Foster shows how that forming happens through…

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Finding Freedom in Solitude and Silence Richard Foster explains how solitude and silence liberate us from fears and compulsions so that we are free to love as Jesus loves.

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On the Imitation of Christ Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 11 No. 1 De imitatione Christi is our highest aspiration as believers. Richard Foster offers personal anecdote, scriptural insight, and praxis in this reflection on imitating Christ.