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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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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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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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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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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.

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Rescuing Our Focus Why the Renovaré Book Club is Part Adventure and Part Intervention Carolyn Arends writes that the Renovaré is “part adventure, part intervention” — helping participants strengthen their ability to read deeply and to meet God in "good, nourishing, challenging books."

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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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The Reservoir A 15-Month Weekday Devotional for Individuals and Groups Originally commissioned by Food for the Hungry to nourish staff members serving on the front lines of international relief work, The Reservoir helps the reader drink in the living water Jesus…

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The Joy of Self-Denial John Calvin believed healthy self-denial was essential in the life of every Christian. "If we want ease and tranquility," he writes, "we should resign ourselves and all that we have to the will of…

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Heart to Heart May 2006 Creating Communities That Focus on Life-Long Discipleship In this May 2006 pastoral letter to the Renovaré community, Richard Foster lays out the characteristics and principles of spiritual formation based congregations, and puts practical skin on them with…

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An Interview with Eugene Peterson by Richard J. Foster The Re-emergence of Spiritual Theology As we look at luminaries of the faith who steady us and guide us in the way of Jesus, Richard Foster and Eugene Peterson shine brightly. Here we get a glimpse behind the scenes of Eugene’s writing…