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Sabbath, Streams at Church, and What God’s doing in the American Church James and Tiana take on listener questions about how to practice sabbath and how to explore the Streams of Christian tradition as a church, and guest contributor Ted Harro joins the cast for an…

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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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Defining the Social Justice Tradition: The Compassionate Life Social justice is where love meets the road. From Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster opens up three great themes of the Social Justice Tradition that are wonderfully summed up in the Hebrew…

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Living, Teaching, Practicing Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 6 No. 2 From the newsletter archives… Richard Foster writes, “Like the recurring stitch pattern in a quilt, so prayer threads its way throughout Jesus’ life.”

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Understanding Guidance What is the spiritual discipline of guidance, and how can we fine-tune our hearts to receive what God is giving us? Richard Foster gives us a short introduction.

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Daring to Follow the Spirit’s Lead Heart to Heart May 2005 Richard Foster looks backward as well as forward with prophetic attention to the Spirit’s movement in modern times—a vision that guides and undergirds Renovaré's efforts to connect, deepen, and renew…

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The Stories of Francis The power of God worked through St. Francis of Assisi's life in innumerable ways, manifesting itself in miracles and astounding acts of charity​. Richard Foster joins us to relate some of the stories…

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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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Richard Foster — Compassion Starts Near and Small (Streams: Social Jusice) Issues of social justice can be polarizing. And they can be paralyzing—with so much injustice in the world, where does one begin? "Don't be frozen," Richard Foster advises. "Start somewhere. Look for…

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To 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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Answering the Crisis in Spirituality Heart to Heart November 1994 In this letter from the Renovaré archives, Richard Foster addresses the explosion of counterfeit spiritualities in our time, explaining that “a vital spirituality” can only be found in embracing…