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Humility, the Root of Virtue This excerpt from Richard Foster's new book on a "vanishing virtue" explores the hidden opportunities in our daily lives to learn about and practice a humble way of being.

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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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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.

Richard Foster Recommends 12 Spiritual Formation Classics A Lifetime-Deep Starter Kit from Renovaré’s Founder Engage the Great Conversation about the growth of the soul by slowly reading these books recommended by Renovaré's founder.

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Spiritual Classics Selected Readings on the Twelve Spiritual Disciplines Selected excerpts drawn from the heritage of nearly 2,000 years of Christian writing. Based on the spiritual disciplines, each reading ends with Scripture, guided reflective questions, exercises, and…

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Defining The Contemplative Tradition: The Prayer-Filled Life "The two most common words used to describe the contemplative way of life are fire and love. Purging, purifying fire. Enveloping, comforting love." In this excerpt from Streams of Living Water,…

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Lilias Trotter: Contemplative, Artist, Missionary Shaped by service and contemplative prayer, her life was a work of art. She was one of the greatest artists the world has never known, one who had a new way of seeing the world. Lilias Trotter turned down an offer to become a legendary painter, choosing instead to follow…

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Hurting and Forgiveness Richard Foster writes compassionately of the hurting and being hurt that make up a part of any community and offers counsel and hope for Christian forgiveness.

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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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Hints for How to Pray A Simple Regimen of Private Prayer Richard Foster comments: "When I read [Buttrick], I want to pray. Many authors help me understand prayer; few help me practice it." These practical suggestions from the great preacher George Buttrick…

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To Be Human Is To Pray Finding Ways and Places to Speak the Soul’s Native Language From his book How to Pray, Pete Greig helps us find ways and places to "speak the soul's native language" of prayer.

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The Wonderful Freedom of Fasting “Fasting: Twentieth Century Style” In this transcript from an address given to Southern Baptists in 1983, Richard Foster looks at the meaning and many forms of fasting and the challenges and blessings of each.