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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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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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Understanding Fasting "Fasting is the voluntary denial of an otherwise normal function for the sake of intense spiritual activity." Richard Foster explains the what and why of this month's focus discipline.

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Learning Humility A Year of Searching for a Vanishing Virtue (Renovare Resources Set) In a society where raging narcissism dominates the moral landscape, the virtue of humility is often dismissed as irrelevant. And yet, Richard Foster, the founder of Renovaré, insists that humility is…

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Understanding Worship Turning to Isaiah and John's responses to the glory of the living God as models, Richard Foster gives us a brief introduction to the practice of worship, reminding us that, whether our encounter with…

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Defining the Holiness Tradition: The Virtuous Life Discover What Holiness Is and Is Not In this excerpt from Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster reveals the beauty of a virtuous life by laying out what holiness is and is not.

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The Grace of Giving ​Looking at one of the most practical ways to experience the "blessing of blessing," Richard Foster prescribes a "lavish and joyful giving" as the antidote to low spiritual vitality, dusty words, and…

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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 Jesus Way of Life "Jesus Christ calls all peoples everywhere to be his disciples. And disciples are those who intend to live their lives as Jesus would live them if Jesus were them." Richard Foster examines this Jesus…

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Defining the Charismatic Tradition: The Spirit-Empowered Life Spiritual Gifts and Their Purpose: Love and Unity "Frankly, there are no 'noncharismatic Christians." In this excerpt from Streams of Living Water, Richard Foster validates supernatural spiritual gifts and reminds us that in exercising them the…

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A People, Transforming Excerpt from Worth Celebrating Mimi Dixon writes about the swelling influence of Celebration of Discipline: “Individuals from every race and nation and tongue and stratum of society were joining hearts and hands and minds and…

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The Cure for Distraction Staying present through intentional slowing In 1978, Richard Foster wrote, "Superficiality is the curse of our age." More than forty years later, it feels as relevant as ever. Yet, the reigning curse that threatens the growth of our souls has…