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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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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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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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Waiting, Stillness, and Abundant Life "Waiting is right at the heart of Christian spirituality." Richard Foster penned this essay on the confluence of waiting, stillness, and abundance in Christian life in a vintage Heart to Heart…

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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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Catching Our Breath Chris Hall invites us to find unhurried spaces where we can "discern the quiet, insistent voice of God calling us into his wonderful, breathtaking mystery." Come and refresh your soul.

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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…

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The Prayer of Suffering Richard Foster invites us to "voluntarily take into ourselves the griefs and sorrows of others in order to set them free" in this chapter from his book Prayer.

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Vision, Idea, and Message Perspectives Newsletter, Vol. 9 No. 2 What is Renovaré, exactly? And what does it mean to “train in righteousness?” In this vintage piece, Richard Foster offers some sturdy—and inspiring—definitions.

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How Significant Books Become Good Friends A 1983 article in which Richard Foster recalls the books that were faithful guides on his "pilgrimage of mind and soul."

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The Word of God Living Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 15 No. 3 Richard Foster distinguishes between the written word of God and God's Word in other forms: “My friends, God is a continuing, communing, speaking Presence with his people. Here. Now.”

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Understanding Study "Study is the process whereby our minds take on an order conforming to the order of whatever we concentrate upon." Richard Foster succinctly introduces this month's discipline of study.