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articleHints 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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articleFive 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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articleHow to Start a Prayer Journal Richard Foster invites us to follow the lead of disciples such as St. Augustine, Julian of Norwich, and Blaise Pascal in the practice of journaling our prayers.
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articleThe Day God Died Richard Foster digs deeply into the meaning of Jesus' death on the cross and the healing it makes available.
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articleUnderstanding Celebration Richard Foster shares how celebration prevents the spiritual disciplines from deteriorating into soul-killing legalisms and saves us from taking ourselves too seriously.
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articleTo Worship is to Touch Life Richard Foster joins us once again to share some thoughts on the immediacy of the spiritual discipline of worship in the with-God life—that sense that we at last are experiencing Reality.
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articleJustice and Liturgical Worship Richard Foster joins us to offer caution from Scripture on the perils of divorcing our practices of worship from the compassionate heart of our God. Using Amos as his text, Richard connects the acts…
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articleSelf-Righteous Service Versus True Service Richard Foster invites us to discern between self-righteous service and true service, the kind that "can serve enemies as freely as friends."
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Renovaré WeeklySeptember 21, 2018 Freedom from the False Self Richard Foster says that in solitude "we are set free from the many 'false selves' we have built up in order to cope with the expectations others place upon us—and we place upon ourselves. Solitude…Explore
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Renovaré WeeklyFebruary 23, 2018 Screwtape, Self-hate, and True Submission Richard Foster distinguishes between self-contempt and true self-denial, showing how submission to God brings freedom rather than self-hatred.Explore
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articlePrevail with God A Magnificent Model of Intercessory Prayer Richard Foster joins us today to offer "a magnificent model" of intercessory prayer from the Exodus 17 story of Moses, Aaron, and Hur. Why is nothing more important than this type of prayer in the…
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articleStraight from the Pit Richard Foster reminds us that “the gospel of Jesus Christ is diametrically opposed to all expressions of racism and bigotry and hatred”—and that we are called to work with God towards a more…
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