Prayer Foster

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...

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...

At the very heart of God is the passionate disposition to be in loving fellowship with you. From the human side of this equation it is meditative prayer that ushers us into this divine-human fellowship. Richard Foster, best-selling author and founder of Renovare, writes these words as one who has experienced what they describe. And in this new book, he will beautifully guide you in this transformational way that you might come to know deeper fellowship with God.

His neighbors believed him to be nearly 120 years old. But his age was not the most remarkable thing about him. Once enslaved in Virginia, Uncle Johnson spent his later years in a humble cabin, filling it with prayer, Scripture, and songs of praise. He had little of this world’s wealth, yet spoke of Christ as a man who possessed an inexhaustible treasure. Visitors might arrive with a gift or a friendly greeting, but they seldom left without a searching question about their souls—or a glimpse of the heavenly home he longed to reach. Recorded by a neighbor who knew him well, these ...

In A Short Life of Saint Joseph, Frits Albers prayerfully explores the hidden life and formation of the man chosen as spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster father of Christ. Drawing especially upon Sacred Scripture and parallels with the Old Testament patriarch Joseph, Albers seeks to illuminate Joseph’s growth in grace, holiness, and faithful obedience. The result is a deeply Catholic meditation inviting readers to know, honor, and love this remarkable guardian of the Holy Family.

What readers are saying... "As always, Sharon Srock delivers a suspenseful, loving, and beautiful story of real life in God’s hands. This series shows the love of God in the everyday life and trials of people doing their best to stay strong in their faith. How blessed we are, Ms Srock shares her tremendous talent with us!" Amazon reviewer SHE FINALLY HAS HER DREAM IN SIGHT. Maggie Hart hasn’t always made the best choices. When the life she was trying to build for her kids is derailed by charges of neglect, she found promise instead of despair. The promise of getting her kids back home ...

The Christian walk is sometimes filled with potholes, rocky paths, and steep hills. Yet the Lord is there making the way straight. June Foster shares her journey—the joys and the trials—through fifty devotionals she'd written over the last ten years. Some are geared toward those of us who've reached the twilight years, yet all embrace the joy and peace only a life with Jesus can offer. Come alongside June as she explores God's word and rejoices in the Lord. Leave your cares and join the dance in a field of daisies.

An unknown author writes an unlikely book and inadvertently sparks an improbable global movement. The manuscript was written longhand on a yellow pad in a small Oregon town by a Quaker pastor describing twelve ancient Christian disciplines (the very definition of the term "unlikely"). But publishers at Harper & Row saw something special in what Richard Foster had written and took a risk. The movement kindled by the book developed slowly, almost imperceptibly. But once it caught hold, it exploded into flame. Celebration of Discipline was conceived during a period in history that Charles ...

Worried the bottle will tempt you back? Suffering from anxiety and depression while trying to quit drinking? Don’t believe you can stay straight for good? Certified recovery coach Dirk Foster’s own success in quitting years of self-medication has helped him assist thousands of addicts around the globe to find their way to wellness. Now he’s here to share the extraordinary benefits meditation and prayer can bring to your personal path to serenity.

In the unique journey of foster care, where every day presents both challenges and opportunities for growth, "Home of Hope: Daily Prayers and Reflections for Foster Carers" by William Gomes emerges as a vital companion. This 45-day guide is a testament to the transformative power of faith, love, and resilience in the fostering experience, offering a daily sanctuary for reflection, prayer, and inspiration.