The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people. — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Because we lack a divine Center our need for security has led us into an insane attachment to things. — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
We who have turned our lives over to Christ need to know how very much he longs to eat with us, to… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
As worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. Holy obedience saves worship from becoming an opiate, an escape from… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Joy, not grit, is the hallmark of holy obedience. We need to be light-hearted in what we do to avoid taking ourselves… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Giving with glad and generous hearts has a way of routing out the tough old miser within us. Even the poor need… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
We really must understand that the lust for affluence in contemporary society is psychotic. It is psychotic because it has completely lost… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
But if we know that the people of God are first a fellowship of sinners, we are freed to hear the unconditional… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
You see, we need instruction on how to possess money without being possessed by money. We need help to learn how to… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
We really must understand that the lust for affluence in contemporary society is psychotic. It is psychotic because it has completely lost… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Children do not find it difficult or complicated to talk to their parents, nor do they feel embarrassed to bring the simplest… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Graciousness, courtesy, compassion-this is hesed. Hesed is a quality that extends even to the animals and the land. The sabbath rest principle… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
The fruit of solitude is increased sensitivity and compassion for others. There comes a new freedom to be with people. There is… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Prayer is - listening for the still small voice of God. Listening with the "ear of our hearts." — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
Over-consumption is a cancer eating away at our spiritual vitals. It distances us from the great masses of broken bleeding humanity. It converts us… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“To believe that God can reach us and bless us in the ordinary junctures of daily life is the stuff of prayer.” — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
There is an old proverb to the effect that 'all those who open their mouths, close their eyes!' The purpose of silence and solitude… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
It is an occupational hazard of devout folk to become stuffy bores. This should not be. Of all people, we should be the most… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“Lord God, you deserve my best. Forgive me for the times I have offered you only the dregs, whether it be half-heartedly muttered prayers… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“I want to mention one other reason why we shy away from commitment. It is, very simply, the fear that we will not be… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“It is one thing to act like a servant; it is quite another to be a servant.” — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“we hold on so tightly to the good that we do know that we cannot receive the greater good that we do not know.… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“Once we have made generous latitude for individual differences and schedules, we must firmly discipline ourselves to a regular pattern of prayer. We cannot… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
“The tongue is our most powerful weapon of manipulation. A frantic stream of words flows from us because we are in a constant process… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share
