May God give you - and me- the courage, the wisdom, the strength always to hold the kingdom of God as the… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“Simplicity is freedom. Duplicity is bondage. Simplicity brings joy and balance. Duplicity brings anxiety and fear.” — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Simplicity is the only thing that sufficiently reorients our lives so that possessions can be genuinely enjoyed without destroying us. — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“Simplicity The inward reality of single-hearted focus upon God and his kingdom, which results in an outward lifestyle of modesty, openness, and… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
One remarkable feature of the devotional masters is the incredible sense of uniform witness in the midst of such diverse personalities... and… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“There is a need today for what I call prophetic simplicity. We need voices of dissent that point to another way, creative… — 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. We really must… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
If we think we will have joy only by praying and singing psalms, we will be disillusioned. But if we fill our… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“But, and here comes the rub, all of us feel that we are in complete control of our desire for things. We… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“Silence frees us from the need to control others. One reason we can hardly bear to remain silent is that it makes… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ and all the writers of the New Testament call us to break free of mammon lust and live in joyous… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“I am not posing these questions only to the world at large. I query us who own Christ as our life. Can… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“Freedom from anxiety is characterized by three inner attitudes. If what we have we receive as a gift, and if what we… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Simplicity enables us to live lives of integrity in the face of the terrible realities of our global village. — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
The spiritual discipline of simplicity is not a lost dream, but a recurrent version throughout history. It can be recaptured today. It… — 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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“It is one thing to act like a servant; it is quite another to be a servant.” — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“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 Image
