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Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
Richard J. Foster

HarperSanFrancisco, 1998

The place to start for spiritual disciplines
Foster lays the foundation for cultivating a life marked by the spiritual disciplines. He touches on the major aspects of all the basic disciplines--prayer, fasting, journaling, silence, meditation, etc. While he doesn't give a thorough treatment of each one (as this ...
  
  











  



  
Streams of Living Water: Celebrating the Great Traditions of Christian Faith
Richard J. Foster

HarperOne, 2001

Simply Excellent
The more I read of Richard Foster, the more I like his style. As is always the case in his books, Foster's Streams of Living Water presents a well categorized methodical approach to understanding the Christian faith. In this case, he focuses on what he calls the ...
  
  











  



  
Richard J. Foster's Study Guide for "Celebration of Discipline"
Richard J. Foster

HarperOne, 1983

How good?
This booklet is very helpful for ones first contact with the Celebration of Discipline book itself. This book requires 15 pages of reading a week to go along with the 15 pages out of Celebration of Discipline. This is good for group leaders or heavy-duty spiritual ...
  
  











  



  
Celebrating the Disciplines: A Journal Workbook to Accompany ``Celebration of Discipline''
Richard J. Foster

HarperOne, 1992

great resource for additional study
This guide really brings home the concepts explored in Foster's book on Disciplines. If you're interested in delving into those area in a deeper way, you'll probably enjoy this guide. It actually allows you to go through it several times (which is unusual for these ...
  
  











  



  
A Spiritual Formation Workbook - Revised edition: Small Group Resources for Nurturing Christian Growth
James Bryan Smith, Richard J. Foster

HarperOne, 1999

The Best Small Group Model Around
What separates this small group guide from others is that it provides a framework for all future groups that actually contains concrete paths to real character transformation. That framework has some key components: (1) An emphasis on trying spiritual exercises in ...
  
  











  



  
Spiritual Classics : Selected Readings for Individuals and Groups on the Twelve Spiritual Disciplines
Richard J. Foster, Emilie Griffin, ...

HarperOne, 2000

Learning more about a relationship with God
Foster and Griffin have put together an excellent book for group or personal use. Readings are arranged according to spiritual disciplines, such as meditations, prayer or fasting. A brief selection of text from famous writers is followed by a Bible reading, questions ...
  
  











  



  
Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home
Richard J. Foster

HarperOne, 1992

Piercing my Heart...
God used this wonderful book to pierce my heart with His truth. He has opened my eyes to what prayer really is and deepend my desire to be in converation with Him. This book has taught me new ways to approach The Throne and a new understanding about what it means to ...
  
  











  



  
Life with God: Reading the Bible for Spiritual Transformation
Richard J. Foster

HarperOne, 2008

I am with you, will you be with me?
Foster condenses the whole of the Bible into the above simple phrase, and with the simple stroke of a pen it comes clear. God is with us! From beginning to end God is with us! Do we desire to be with him? Anyone who has read Foster before knows the gentle and almost ...
  
  











  



  
Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
Richard J. Foster

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1998

Celebration of Discipline
This is a classic in Christian literature and is still very relevant! This book helps make very clear the importance of incorporating the disciplines of the Christian faith into everyday life. Thankfully it does not make one feel guilty, but rather inspires to a ...
  
  











  



  
Devotional Classics: Revised Edition: Selected Readings for Individuals and Groups
Richard J. Foster

HarperOne, 2005

Indepth discipleship
This is a wonderful, thought provoking, action evoking devotional. Because of its indepth nature, I use it as a weekly devotional, reading and rereading the selection throughout the week and working on one of the action items. Devotional Classics is an excellent ...
  
  











  



  
The Challenge of the Disciplined Life: Christian Reflections on Money, Sex, and Power
Richard J. Foster

HarperOne, 1989

How to Live in Today's World
I think this is one of the best books on the difficulty of living in a society driven by money, power, consumerism, sex and continual change. Foster has a compassionate, realistic view of what life is really like and how to deal with it. His opening chapter, Money, ...
  
  











  



  
Mark Spitz: The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic Champion
Richard J. Foster

Santa Monica Press, 2008

Wow!
I'm not an athlete, but I really enjoyed reading this book. Mark Spitz' extraordinary career is great on its own, but the fabulous references to historical events of the time made this a very interesting read. I read it in three sittings and wished there was more.
  
  











  



  
Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual Discernment
J. Brent Bill

Paraclete Press (MA), 2008

A Spiritual Toolbox as Sturdy and Honest as the American Heartland Itself
J. Brent Bill's latest and most ambitious book in recent years should carry a warning label on the back cover: 1.) Your spiritual path may be dangerous to your health. 2.) Do not attempt this journey alone. It's those two truths that set Brent's voice apart ...
  
  











  



  
The Renovare Spiritual Formation Bible (Protestant Edition)
Inc. Renovare, Richard J. Foster, ...

Harper San Francisco, 2006

What a pleaure
Having this provides one with a fine translation and solid opportunity for interpretation and application. I was leary about the last part, since often that can be sappy. Not so here. Selecting a Bible is hard. I have decided that for me, a hard bound book is ...
  
  











  



  
Freedom of Simplicity: Finding Harmony in a Complex World
Richard J. Foster

HarperOne, 2005

Simply Excellent!
I must say Richard Foster's Freedom of Simplicity ranks among the most helpful and spiritually formative books in my personal life. It is so well-written that there's not a wasted line in it and it's cogently presented, biblically grounded and immensely workable! No, ...
  
  











  



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