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Embracing Suffering Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 16 No. 1 Richard Foster writes about our culture's "suffering avoidance" and Christ's call to identify with those who suffer.

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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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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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Universalism’s Fatal Flaw Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 13 No. 3 Richard Foster writes, “if we are to take the biblical revelation seriously we must wrestle with the subject of hell. My discomfort (yours too, perhaps) is simply beside the point.” Foster clarifies…

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Habits of Body and Mind for Renovating the Heart Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 12 No. 4 Richard Foster draws on Dallas Willard's teaching about how we can use our bodies and minds to yield ourselves to God's transforming work.

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Emulating Francis and Clare Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 7 No. 1 Richard Foster remembers the sweet friendship of St. Francis and St. Clare—both of Assisi. They have so much to teach us today about living life fully in the Spirit, meeting God in nature, and…

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Written Prayer Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 6 No. 4 Richard Foster explains how reading the prayers of others as our own connects us to the community of faith, revives our conversation with God, and moves us into a posture of holy listening and holy…

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Revival, Renewal, Awakening Heart to Heart May 1995 Richard Foster's May 1995 Heart to Heart newsletter identifies "early signs" of a great new movement of the Holy Spirit, and explains how we can potentially hinder or cooperate with the work of God…

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The Invisible Nature of the Spiritual Perspectives Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 3 Richard Foster explains that spiritual reality is hidden from us "until we want to see it . . . want to see it with all our hearts . . . long for it like the deer longing for flowing streams (Ps.…

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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.