"Best-selling author Richard J. Foster offers a warm, compelling, and sensitive primer on prayer, helping us to understand, experience, and practice it in its many forms-from the simple prayer of beginning again to unceasing prayer. He clarifies the prayer process, answers common misconceptions, and shows the way into prayers of contemplation, healing, blessing, forgiveness, and rest. Coming to prayer is like coming home, Foster says. "N ..."
Streams of Living Water(1st Edition) Celebrating the Great Traditions of Christian Faith by RichardJ. Foster, Martin Marty Paperback, 424 Pages, Published 2001 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-062822-2, ISBN: 0-06-062822-7
"Streams of Living Water is Richard J. Foster's roundup of six great traditions of Christian spiritual practice. His essays on spirituality--contemplative, holiness, charismatic, social justice, evangelical, and incarnational--are grounded in straightforward profiles of biblical and modern characters whom Foster considers exemplars of these traditions. (The prophet Amos and the Quaker abolitionist John Woolman, for example, are featured ..."
"A newly repackaged and updated 40th anniversary edition of the timeless guide that has helped numerous seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding of God, updated with a new introduction by the author and a new section: "Entering the Great Conversation about the Growth of the Soul."Hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality, Celebration of Discipline explores the "cl ..."
" Too often, our study of the Bible focuses on searching for specific information or some formula that will solve our pressing needs of the moment. But what if we approached the Bible differently, and instead of transforming the text to meet our needs, allowed it to transform us? That's exactly the idea behind Life with God, Richard J. Foster's much-anticipated book on the Bible. Foster, bestselling author of Celebration of Discipline ..."
Freedom of Simplicity(Reprint) Finding Harmony in a Complex World by RichardJ. Foster Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2005 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-075971-1, ISBN: 0-06-075971-2
"Pub Date: 2005-08-30 Pages: 272 Language: English Publisher:! HarperCollins US Target Higher Performance and Achieve It In the bestselling tradition of The One Minute ManagerR. Zap the Gaps combines a fast-moving business parable with step-by- step instructions for implementing the GAPS approach to problem solving."
"A New, Expanded Edition of Renovar''s Classic Companion to the Devotional Life Updated to incorporate all six traditions, or 'streams,' that comprise a healthy and holistic life of faith, these fifty-two selections have been organized to introduce the reader to the great devotional writers over the course of one year. Edited by James Bryan Smith, each reading is accompanied by an introduction and meditation by Richard J. Foster. In addi ..."
Celebration of Discipline(3rd Edition) The Path to Spiritual Growth [Revised Edition] by RichardJ. Foster, D. Elton Trueblood Hardcover, 228 Pages, Published 2002 by Harpersanfrancisco Deluxe Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-06-062839-0, ISBN: 0-06-062839-1
"In the twenty years since its publication, Celebration of Discipline has helped over a million seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding of God. For this special twentieth anniversary edition, Richard J. Foster has added an introduction, in which he shares the story of how this beloved and enduring spiritual guidebook came to be.Hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirit ..."
The Fire of the Word(1st Edition) Meeting God on Holy Ground (Renovare Resources) by Chris Webb, RichardJ. Foster Paperback, 199 Pages, Published 2011 by Ivp Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3563-8, ISBN: 0-8308-3563-6
"The Bible has the astounding power to transform lives. The stories of people like Francis of Assisi, Antony of Egypt, Augustine of Hippo, Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr. vividly demonstrate this. Why aren't more of us transformed by Scripture today? Too often we study biblical texts without believing that God truly inhabits this book. Scripture seeks to capture our minds, not merely educate them. In these pages Chris Webb ex ..."
Streams of Living Water(1st Edition) Celebrating the Great Traditions of Christian Faith by RichardJ. Foster, Martin E. Marty Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 1998 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-066743-6, ISBN: 0-06-066743-5
"Richard Foster founded RENOVARE (Latin for "to make new") for the purpose of encouraging long-term commitment to spiritual renewal and growth. Now, in this landmark work, he examines the foundation of Christian experience--six dimensions of faith and practice--and explains the unique contributions of each one. These great historical movements or "streams," as Foster calls them, are Contemplative, Holiness, Charismatic, Social Justice, ..."
The Challenge of the Disciplined Life Christian Reflections on Money, Sex, and Power by RichardJ. Foster Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1989 by Harperone Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-06-062828-4, ISBN: 0-06-062828-6
"The Challenge of the Disciplined Life explores the three great ethical themes crucial to people of faith living faithfully. Drawing upon practical examples, Richard J. Foster guides the reader in day-to-day ethical decision making while helping each of us determine "the proper place in Christian life of money, sex, and power.""
Meditative Prayer(2nd Edition) by RichardJ. Foster Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 1985 by Marc Europe Import ISBN-13: 978-0-947697-15-0, ISBN: 0-947697-15-2
"These fifty-two selections have been organized to introduce readers through the course of one year to the great devotional writers. The readings have been edited by James Smith, and each is accompanied by an introduction and meditation by Richard Foster. In addition, each reading features a linked biblical passage, discussion questions, and individual and group excercises. Devotional Classics features readings from: Augustine of Hippo, ..."
A Year with God(1st Edition) Living Out the Spiritual Disciplines by RichardJ. Foster, Julia L. Roller Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2009 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-176820-0, ISBN: 0-06-176820-0
RichardFoster Omnibus " Celebration of Discipline " , " Money, Sex and Power " , " Prayers from the Heart " by RichardJ. Foster Paperback, 655 Pages, Published 1996 by Hodder & Stoughton Religious Import ISBN-13: 978-0-340-67102-3, ISBN: 0-340-67102-5
""Richard Foster believes that the classical spiritual disciplines are the only true way to promote a deep inner life and infuse it with overwhelming joy. This is arguably the most established contemporary spiritual classic by our most profound living religious writer. With characteristic warmth and insight, Richard Foster looks at the three issues of money, sex and power, applying the monastic counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience ..."
Life with God(1st Edition) Reading the Bible for Spiritual Transformation by RichardJ. Foster, Kathryn A. Helmers Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2008 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-083697-9, ISBN: 0-06-083697-0
"“If you want to discover new ways of entering the Bible, and letting it enter you, you will find no better guide than Richard Foster.” — Lauren F. Winner, Duke Divinity School, author of Girl Meets God “Foster’s work is not for those readers who are seeking quick answers or a behavioral checklist of what the Bible says they should do. Rather, it is a deep reflective guide to spiritual rumination and growth.” — Publishers Weekly Richard ..."
Wisdom Chaser(1st Edition) Finding My Father at 14,000 Feet by Nathan Foster, RichardJ. Foster Paperback, 187 Pages, Published 2010 by Ivp Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3630-7, ISBN: 0-8308-3630-6
"It began with a simple question: "One day I found myself asking my father, across the chasm between us, 'Hey Dad, you want to climb the highest mountain in Colorado?'" And for Nathan Foster and his father, Richard, that simple question changed everything. With no hiking experience to draw on, they embarked on a journey of physical challenge, discovering just how far they could push themselves. For Nathan a parallel journey took hi ..."
"Rediscover Scripture as living text and learn to live a "with-God life"The NRSV Life with God Bible combines the depth of a study Bible with the warmth of a devotional Bible, offering a new way to discover the full riches of the Scriptures. According to Richard Foster, bestselling author (Celebration of Discipline) and the project’s editor, the Bible is all about human life “with God.” As we read Scripture, we should consider how God is ..."
"This beginning workbook for Spiritual Formation Groups features guidelines for starting a group, study plans for the first nine sessions, and a questionnaire that helps map the way ahead. Based upon six major dimensions of the spiritual life found in the life of Christ and Christian tradition: The Contemplative Tradition - The Holiness Tradition - The Charismatic Tradition - The Social Justice Tradition - The Evangelical Tradition - an ..."
"Pub Date: 2000-01-05 Pages: 400 Language: English Publisher:. HARPER SAN FRANCISCO The Brightest Lights of the Christian TraditionSt Augustine. Thomas Merton. Fredrick Buechner. Evelyn Underhill. AW Tozer. GK Chesterton. Thomas More. Martin Luther King . Jr.. Amy Carmichael. Simone Weil. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Hildegard of Bingen. John Milton. Dorothy Day. Leo Tolstoy. Gerard Manley Hopkins. and more... From nearly two thousand yea ..."
"A beginning workbook for new spiritual formation groups featuring guidelines for starting up, study plans for the first eight sessions, and a questionnaire that helps map the way ahead."