Podcast appearances and mentions of Richard Foster

Reject the "Renaissance" of Spiritual Formation - A Critique of Practicing the Way, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. John Mark Comer credits Richard Foster with launching a "renaissance" of spiritual formation in Protestantism. Bob DeWaay warns this movement replaces confidence in Scripture with mystical practices and calls believers to approach God through Christ alone. (duration 00:22:23) Click here to play

Help bring to life a new Renovaré course: renovare.org/streams.In this bonus episode we share a conversation from a Renovaré webinar called Shaped by the Word. Host Carolyn Arends speaks with Tim Mackie and Carla Harding about how Scripture functions in the lives of Jesus' disciples to form us and draw us into a living relationship with Father Son and Spirit. 

Three Renovaré staff members—Carolyn Arends, Monty Harrington, and Brandan Spencer—joined Nathan on Life with God to describe the team's pilgrimage to Montgomery to give sustained attention to injustice against Black people in the United States and celebrate the legacy of God-empowered resistance and resilience.

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank brings up the issue of why God would allow bad things to happen.Hank also answers the following questions:The word “lie” means any intentional deception. Isn't God's command to Abraham to kill Isaac an intentional deception? Mike - Trinidad, CO (6:02)I heard teachings about “little Jesuses.” Have you addressed this teaching? Susan - AZ (9:22)Regarding Celebration of Disciplines by Richard Foster, is what he says about simplicity and redistribution of wealth accurate? Susan - CA (15:10)How do you know that God exists? Tom - Kansas City, MO (18:36)

Nathan talks with Grace Pouch about her new book Savoring Childhood and how small steps toward a slower, simpler lifestyle create space for a deeply rooted life of love for God and others.Grace's book Savoring ChildhoodA few excerpts:A sample chapter from the publisher"Animal Friends""Simple Tastes""Joy is in the Waiting" on Christianity TodayGrace's website gracepouch.comFollow along for reflections on family life, spiritual formation, and the slow work of renewal on Grace's Substack @GrapplePie, and on Instagram @Grace.Pate.Pouch 

On today's Bible Answer Man broadcast (04/27/26), Hank answers the following questions:What is the meaning of “the Scriptures cannot be broken” in John 10:35? Christopher - MI (0:56)How was David able to pick up the giant's sword, as mentioned in 1 Samuel 17? Walter - Orange, NJ (3:07)What is the meaning of Jesus' statement about “no sign will be given except the sign of Jonah” in Matthew 16? Tammy - Calgary, AB (6:09)What about the prophetic healing and deliverance ministries course with Life Ministries? Is this program biblically based? Sam - Atlanta, GA (7:13)Where does one get information about the history of the Bible? Fanny - TN (9:45)Regarding Celebration of Disciplines by Richard Foster, is what he says about simplicity and redistribution of wealth accurate? Susan - CA (15:10)How do you know that God exists? Tom - Kansas City, MO (18:36)

On Nathan Foster's recent trip to England, he recorded an in-person conversation with Roy Searle, board member for Renovaré Britain and Ireland and elder in the Northumbria Community, about seeking and finding God in the era of “great unravelling.”Show NotesRoy is a Companion in the Northumbria Community and a former Pioneer Ambassador with the Baptist Union of Great Britain. A popular speaker, writer, leadership mentor, spiritual director, retreat leader and advisor, he is passionate about encouraging people to know the transforming love of God, helping them to realize their potential and encouraging people to love both God and neighbor and live generously. He is a Fellow of St. John's College, Durham, an Associate Tutor at Spurgeons College, London, a member of the Renovaré Board in Britain and Ireland and an associate of The Commons Co-operative.Roy's latest book - Forming Communities of Hope in the Great Unraveling by Alan J. Roxburgh and Roy SearleThe Northumbria Community websiteCeltic Daily PrayerCeltic Spirituality - A Beginners GuideThe Patrick Compline is an evening prayer from the Celtic Daily Prayer collection — a collection and practice used by the Northumbria Community as part of their shared rule, or community rhythm.

“The burdens of slavery did crush some people. They elicited outright armed rebellion from others. And between those two extremes, there's all manner of response. But black culture was what most historians say it was: rich, semiautonomous — and yet there is all kinds of cross-fertilization that goes on.” — Melvin Patrick Ely As we approach the 250th anniversary of the republic, America is still struggling to come to terms with its original sin — slavery. With his new micro-history, A Terrible Intimacy, Melvin Patrick Ely takes all the abstractions, moral and otherwise, out of the story. The meticulous Ely has spent many years in the county records of Prince Edward County, Virginia, going through 75 cartons of nineteenth-century papers: court cases, lawsuits, plantation ledgers, testimony from black and white witnesses alike. The result is a history of six criminal trials which reveals the intimacy of life between whites and blacks in the slaveholding South. In Prince Edward County, as on most small Southern farms — and contrary to our plantation mythology, fully half the enslaved people in the South lived on small properties of fewer than twenty people — black and white people knew each other personally. They drank together, worshipped together, spoke the same dialect, shared the same folk knowledge of weather, nature, and time. Ely tells the story of an enslaved man named Tom and his white overseer Richard Foster who consumed a quart of whiskey together in the morning, and then fought to the death that same afternoon over a surcingle strap. That was how blacks and whites lived and died. Such intimacy, Ely is careful to make clear, did not mitigate anything. Everyone knew the master who gouged a slave's eyes with sticks and pulled sound teeth out with pliers. But he was the outlier. Life was mostly more tragically complex. That was the terribly terrible intimacy about America's original sin. Five Takeaways •       Thirty Years in the County Records: Five or six entire summers, six days a week, eight hours a day, in the Library of Virginia — plus months of collating, plus years of writing. Seventy-five cartons of papers from Prince Edward County: court cases with witness testimony, plantation records, mercantile ledgers, letters, building contracts (including the bill from the carpenter who built the gallows on which one of the book's central figures was hanged). Ely's method: go through tens of thousands of documents looking for needles in a haystack — nuggets of revelatory information about how the society actually operated. Most historians process that research behind the scenes and deliver a smooth narrative. Ely does it in front of you, in conversation with the reader. •       Tom and the Overseer: A Quart of Whiskey and a Fight to the Death: The book's first chapter is built around one criminal trial. An enslaved man named Tom is on trial for killing his white overseer, Richard Foster, with the handle of a hoe. The testimony — from white witnesses including the dead man's own sister, and from other enslaved people on the farm — reveals that in the morning of the day of the killing, the two men had sat down and drunk together as much as a quart of whiskey. Then, later in the day, a stupid verbal exchange about a missing strap escalates into a fight to the death. In a single day: drinking like buddies, then killing. That is the terrible intimacy — closeness and callousness, not as opposites, but as the same thing. •       Half the Enslaved Lived on Small Farms: The plantation is the dominant image of American slavery — the sprawling estate, the hundreds of enslaved people, the distant master. But fully half of the enslaved people in the South lived on small properties of fewer than twenty people: farms where black and white people of every legal status — enslaved, free black, poor white, slaveholder — were in daily personal contact. They shared the same churches, the same dialects, the same understanding of nature and time. Black culture was rich and semiautonomous, but there was also constant cross-fertilization. The binary of master and slave does not capture what was actually happening in most of the South. •       Nobody Said a Word While He Was Alive: One chapter centers on an enslaved man who killed his master — a man the testimony reveals had beaten him with sticks, broken sticks over his head, gouged his eyes, whipped him, chained him to the floor, and pulled sound teeth from his mouth with pliers. At the trial, white witnesses are called. Their testimony ranges from glossing over the abuse to calling it “barbarious.” But not one of them had spoken up while the master was alive. Not one ever said: beating a slave with a stick must never be done. The range of white feeling about permissible cruelty was finite — some drew the line at near-blindness, some did not. Nobody drew it at the start. That is the system. •       Beyond Pride and Shame: Two hundred and fifty years on, the temptation is still to resolve slavery into a usable narrative — either the sentimental Southern white memory of paternalist kindness, or the equally schematic counter-narrative of unremitting oppression met by constant resistance. Ely resists both. Unremitting oppression does grind people down — but it also elicits armed rebellion, quiet subversion, rich cultural creation, and all manner of response in between. White Southerners were not all identical — but the range of their difference was constrained by a system that made economic gain dependent on the legal ownership of human beings. The book doesn't offer resolution. It offers accuracy. Which, in the 250th anniversary year, is the harder and more necessary thing. About the Guest Melvin Patrick Ely is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities and Professor of History at the College of William & Mary. He is the author of A Terrible Intimacy: Interracial Life in the Slaveholding South (Henry Holt, April 14, 2026), Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War (Bancroft Prize), and The Adventures of Amos ‘n' Andy. He lives in Richmond, Virginia. References: •       A Terrible Intimacy: Interracial Life in the Slaveholding South by Melvin Patrick Ely (Henry Holt, April 14, 2026). •       Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War by Melvin Patrick Ely — Bancroft Prize winner; the companion volume to this book. •       Episode 2871: Beverly Gage on This Land Is Your Land — the road trip through American history that opens Ely's interview as a point of departure. About Keen On America Nobody ask...

Dallas Willard believed that the aim of God in human history is the formation of a community of loving persons — people apprenticed to Jesus, shaped by his character, and prepared to co-reign with him in eternity. In this episode of The UpWords Podcast, host Dan Hummel sits down with Keas Keasler, author of the first comprehensive academic study of Willard's theology. Together they trace Willard's life from Depression-era Missouri to the halls of USC, unpack the philosophical roots of his spiritual formation theology, and ask why his vision for discipleship feels especially urgent in the church today.WHAT YOU WILL LEARNWhy Keas Keasler spent seven years researching Dallas Willard — and what he discovered that surprised himThe key biographical facts of Willard's life: a broken childhood, a pivotal choice between philosophy and seminary, and 47 years at USCHow Willard's friendship with Richard Foster and a small Quaker church in Southern California helped birth the modern spiritual formation movementWhy Willard chose phenomenology — the study of consciousness — and how it shaped his theology of transformationWhat it means that Willard was a committed metaphysical and epistemic realist — and why that grounds everything he taughtWillard's vision of humans as co-rulers with God: what it means, what the parable of the pounds has to do with it, and why formation is training for that callingThe famous Willard line: “Grace is not opposed to effort, but to earning” — and the sophisticated theology behind itThe Golden Triangle of spiritual formation: the Holy Spirit, the spiritual disciplines, and the ordinary decisions of daily lifeThe “sanctification gap” that Richard Lovelace identified in the 1970s — and why it has only widened sinceWhy there is a crisis of character in the church today, and what Willard's vision offers as a remedyGUEST BIOKeas Keasler (PhD, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) is Associate Professor of Spiritual Theology at Friends University, where he also serves as Program Director of the MA in Christian Spiritual Formation and Leadership. He is a Research Affiliate of the Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture and the Dallas Willard Research Center at Westmont College. An ordained Baptist minister, Keasler has traveled to over forty countries and preached on six continents.RESOURCES & LINKSKingdom Apprenticeship by Keas Keasler (IVP Academic)Hearing God by Dallas Willard (IVP)Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas WillardThe Divine Conspiracy by Dallas WillardRenovation of the Heart by Dallas WillardBecoming Dallas Willard by Gary MoonThe Kingdom Among Us by Michael Stewart RobbCelebration of Discipline by Richard FosterConversatio.org – Dallas WSend us Fan MailCONNECT WITH USSubscribe to The UpWords Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts and visit slbf.org/studio to learn more about our work at the intersection of faith, the academy, and the marketplace.This episode was created by the SLBF STUDIO at Upper House.Produced by Daniel Johnson and Dave ConourEdited by Dave Conour

Lori Melton joins Nate on the Life With God podcast this week to share about the spiritual practice she writes about in her new book, Journey with a Giant. 

We have one of our staff who has a pretty regular assignment. That is, show up at the post office every morning. Yeah. The one who goes there is a pretty familiar figure. They know about what time to expect our person to come in, and they know it's important. See, the orders are, "Don't stop at the office. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Go straight to our post office box." See, that daily trip to the post office is really our lifeline. He checks the box and there we find the contributions that really keep us going, very important communications, maybe answers we're looking for. And I'll tell you what, if he's sick, we'll send somebody else over there first thing in the morning. We are dependent on that daily pickup. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "Don't Miss Today's Message." Now, our word for today from the Word of God is actually written by a prophet who's in the pits. Now, you didn't know prophets got in the pits. Well, you thought they were on top of everything all the time? No, the neat thing is that the heroes of the Bible have their down days. And I'm so glad, because so do I; so do you. Lamentations...now how do you like that for the name of a book written by a prophet? Right away you know the fellow's not feeling too good. Lamentations 3, and listen to the mood he's in as I begin verse 19. "I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me." I think in Hebrew that means, "In the pits." Right? "This I call to mind and therefore I have hope." What do you call to mind, Jeremiah? Well, here's what he says. "Because of the Lord's great love, we are not consumed, For His compassions never fail." Now, get this. "They are new every morning." And then you remember that hymn that comes from these words, Great Is Your Faithfulness. Do you know what the margin of survival is when you're overwhelmed, when the pressure's coming at you, when your feelings are at low ebb? He says, "It is the Lord's compassions..." and notice "...new every morning." Now, it may be that you're limping along right now because you have started too many days without checking your box. I mean to fill up with today's special strength, with today's special love, with today's special words from His book for this day and all of its needs. Richard Foster, the author of Celebration of Discipline, writes that when he prays, he likes to pray palms up/palms down. He puts his palms down first of all to empty out all of yesterday, and then he prays with his palms up to get all that God has to give him that he's going to need for that day. That's a pretty good idea, dropping yesterday's accumulation; receiving today's strength. And the key words are "every morning." We live life, not as years, not months, not weeks. We live days. That's why a once a week fill up won't do it, or some occasional spiritual highs. We're wired for an every morning relationship. The alternative is a growing mountain of stress, and frustration, and paralysis, frayed nerves, frayed relationships. See, it's possible to go through a daily Bible reading and prayer ritual without picking up the Lord's love for that day. I'm talking here about having a transaction with Him each new morning. Like our staff person going to the post office, your first responsibility of the day is to stop and see what's come from God for you for that day. There will always be what you need if you stop to pick it up before you rush into your day. Your Father has something special to give you for this day. So, don't forget to check your box.

We have one of our staff who has a pretty regular assignment. That is, show up at the post office every morning. Yeah. The one who goes there is a pretty familiar figure. They know about what time to expect our person to come in, and they know it's important. See, the orders are, "Don't stop at the office. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Go straight to our post office box." See, that daily trip to the post office is really our lifeline. He checks the box and there we find the contributions that really keep us going, very important communications, maybe answers we're looking for. And I'll tell you what, if he's sick, we'll send somebody else over there first thing in the morning. We are dependent on that daily pickup. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "Don't Miss Today's Message." Now, our word for today from the Word of God is actually written by a prophet who's in the pits. Now, you didn't know prophets got in the pits. Well, you thought they were on top of everything all the time? No, the neat thing is that the heroes of the Bible have their down days. And I'm so glad, because so do I; so do you. Lamentations...now how do you like that for the name of a book written by a prophet? Right away you know the fellow's not feeling too good. Lamentations 3, and listen to the mood he's in as I begin verse 19. "I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me." I think in Hebrew that means, "In the pits." Right? "This I call to mind and therefore I have hope." What do you call to mind, Jeremiah? Well, here's what he says. "Because of the Lord's great love, we are not consumed, For His compassions never fail." Now, get this. "They are new every morning." And then you remember that hymn that comes from these words, Great Is Your Faithfulness. Do you know what the margin of survival is when you're overwhelmed, when the pressure's coming at you, when your feelings are at low ebb? He says, "It is the Lord's compassions..." and notice "...new every morning." Now, it may be that you're limping along right now because you have started too many days without checking your box. I mean to fill up with today's special strength, with today's special love, with today's special words from His book for this day and all of its needs. Richard Foster, the author of Celebration of Discipline, writes that when he prays, he likes to pray palms up/palms down. He puts his palms down first of all to empty out all of yesterday, and then he prays with his palms up to get all that God has to give him that he's going to need for that day. That's a pretty good idea, dropping yesterday's accumulation; receiving today's strength. And the key words are "every morning." We live life, not as years, not months, not weeks. We live days. That's why a once a week fill up won't do it, or some occasional spiritual highs. We're wired for an every morning relationship. The alternative is a growing mountain of stress, and frustration, and paralysis, frayed nerves, frayed relationships. See, it's possible to go through a daily Bible reading and prayer ritual without picking up the Lord's love for that day. I'm talking here about having a transaction with Him each new morning. Like our staff person going to the post office, your first responsibility of the day is to stop and see what's come from God for you for that day. There will always be what you need if you stop to pick it up before you rush into your day. Your Father has something special to give you for this day. So, don't forget to check your box.

I'm going to talk about money today and specifically how we can be victorious over money—how we can refuse to be enslaved to it. And if you don't know this already, let me tell you if you are a disciple of Jesus Christ, he's going to mess with your money. You remember at one point Jesus positioned himself in the temple where the offerings were deposited and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury (Mark 12:41). Imagine! He intentionally watched people bringing their money into the temple. It was not a private matter with him; he knows where your treasure is, there your heart is also (Matthew 6:21), and he took notice of who was giving money, how much they gave, and how sacrificially they gave. He's watching us, too, and our money and what we do with it is not a private matter with Jesus. We are accountable to him for what we take in and how we spend it. The Seductive Power of Money Jesus said, “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money” (Matthew 6:24). Money is a rival god that seeks to control us by claiming to have the power of deity. It tries to convince us it can do for us what only God can do. It claims to give us security, to give us freedom, to give us power, and to meet all our needs. It clamors for the place in our heart only God can fill. Jesus made this clear in his dealing with the rich young ruler, who wanted to know what he must do to get eternal life. Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me” (Matthew 19:21). Notice when this young man went away sad, Jesus didn't run after him and say, “Wait, you don't really have to sell everything, just change your attitude toward money.” No, Jesus meant what he said to that young man; he had to be converted from loving and serving money to loving and serving Jesus, and he wasn't willing to do that. It's very easy to be in bondage to money—for it to become an idol in our lives. It has far more power over us than simply its purchasing power. We think: It's mine; I earned it; I depend on it; I need it; I like it! Don't mess with my money! The Dangers of Money How can you tell if money has become your master? Here are some checkpoints: Are you continually worried about money, either not having enough or losing what you have? Is that one of your greatest fears? Do you tend to hoard your money and keep it for yourself? Are you stingy with your money? Do you think of your money as your security blanket? Are you dependent upon money to solve your problems? Do you evaluate yourself and others by their financial status? Are people more important to you if they have more money? Do you make decisions solely based on money? These are some telltale signs money has become our master, and believe me, it can happen to any of us. The spiritual power of money is very strong; that's why Jesus said you cannot serve God and money. We need to be set free from the demonic control money would have over us. It's not unusual to hear someone give a testimony of how God has set that person free from sexual sin or some addiction. Perhaps we need to make it comfortable and acceptable for Christians to confess that they have been seduced by money, and they want to be set free. So, here's the question for you today: Do you serve God or money? That's a heavy question, and a disciple of Jesus Christ needs to face it head on—because Jesus is going to mess with your money, one way or the other. Our challenge is to use the money and possessions God gives to us for good but never let them have power over us. Richard Foster writes: “Rather than run from money, we are to take it—evil bent and all—and use it for kingdom purposes…Money is to be captured, subdued, and used for greater goals. We are called to use money to advance the kingdom of God” (Foster, 1989).[1] We must intentionally learn a new attitude toward money. And the first part of that new attitude is to understand that we are possession-less. The earth is the Lord's and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it (Psalm 24:1). Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me (Job 41:11). As a disciple of Jesus Christ, everything you have is simply on loan to you. You are given the stewardship of those assets, but you own nothing, because you yourself are owned by God. You know how your company has labels on everything: Property of such and such company. You're using the property—the desk, the computer, the chair, etc.—but you're using it for the benefit of the company you work for. We need to put that kind of label on “our stuff” to constantly remind us we don't own anything. We are simply entrusted with some possessions and money to use while we're here on earth. In fact, I encourage you to make some labels which say something like: “Property of God, on loan from God, to be used for God's glory,” and then put some of those labels on some of your “stuff” to remind you that you are a steward, not an owner. I'm serious; we must constantly fight money and its design on our hearts, and we need to be reminded that we are possession-less. This is one way to learn to do that, to put some labels on some of your treasured possessions. Then pray this into your life regularly: I am possession-less. I own nothing. Everything is loaned to me by God. I will give an account to God for all that he has entrusted to me. Are you worried about money now? I know many are facing some hard times financially, and I know how easy it is to get depressed about money. But I believe we can use these tough times to learn some very important lessons, and we can come through these days refined like gold. Our challenge is to make money our servant not our master. Here is the most powerful way to do that, as given by Richard Foster in his book, The Challenge of the Disciplined Life: Give it away. Dethrone money by giving it away. Show money you are not its servant; you do not value it more than people, more than God. Foster writes, “It would do us good to find ways to defame it, defile it, and trample it under our feet. “So step on it. Yell at it. Laugh at it. List it way down on the scale of values—certainly far below friendship and cheerful surroundings. And engage in the most profane act of all—give it away. The powers that energize money cannot abide that most unnatural of acts, giving. Money is made for taking, for bargaining, for manipulating, but not for giving. This is exactly why giving has such ability to defeat the powers of money.” (Foster, 1989) How much are you giving away? Some people use the tithe—ten percent—as a measure of how much to give God. If you think that is legalistic, then by all means, don't use it. Give fifteen percent instead! But if you are regularly not giving God at least a tenth of all your money, you need to search your heart, seek God's face, and find out what you should be giving. You will discover the joy of giving. You will discover the thrill of helping others. You will find yourself wishing you could give more. Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:6-7). The principle of sowing and reaping is that you reap what you sow, you reap more than you sow, you reap in a different season than you sow. If you need money, the first and most important thing you need to do, before you do anything else, is to start giving away at least one-tenth of your money to God. God LOVES a cheerful giver. Do you want to please God? Be a cheerful giver! He LOVES it! Another effective way to make money your servant, not your master, is to: Refuse to let money be the sole determinant of what you will or won't do! When money makes our decisions, we are then servants of money. For example: If you are trying to find a job that pays more money, because you need more money, then money has made that decision. Instead, you need to ask God if it's good for you to find a new job. What will that do to your life? How will that affect your relationships? Can you handle more money? If you want to buy a new car and you can afford it, then money makes that decision. You buy it because you can afford it, and you want it. Perhaps, if you prayed about it, God would say, “Make your car last another five years and send the money you would have spent on a car to the church.” If you believe God is leading you into some kind of ministry, but that would take money and you don't have the money, so you don't move forward into that ministry. Money has made that decision. If God is leading you, you don't decide not to do it based on lack of money. You have to trust him to provide it. As Foster writes: “If money determines what we do or do not do, then money is our boss. If God determines what we do or do not do, then God is our boss. My money might say to me, ‘You have enough to buy that,' but my God might say to me, ‘I don't want you to have it.' Now, who am I to obey?” (Foster, 1989). Learning to see money as a tool God gives you to steward and use and not be controlled by is a lifelong pursuit for most of us. But we can learn to be set free from the control of money by trusting Jesus and giving him the final word on how we spend our money. Again, I encourage you to make some labels that say: “Property of God, on loan from God, to be used for God's glory,” and put them on some of your possessions. The point is we have to learn we are simply stewards of God's goodness. Everything we think we own is truly just on loan from God, and we will give an account of how we used it. [1] Foster, R. J. (1989). The challenge of the disciplined life : Christian reflections on money, sex & power. Harper & Row.

Nate talks with author and Renovaré Institute alum Emily Bain Murphy about her new middle grade fiction book and the potency of stories for spiritual formation.

Nate speaks with author and Willard scholar Keas Keasler about the enduring helpfulness of Dallas Willard's life and work.

Send a textWhen a student walked into the office during the pandemic asking whether his father would live long enough for a transplant, it exposed a gap many youth pastors feel but rarely name: we can teach Scripture and organize programs, but do we know how to shepherd teenagers when fear, grief, and uncertainty overwhelm them?We sit down with Dr. Randy Jackson to talk about a gospel-shaped approach to soul care that equips parents as the primary shapers of a teen's faith. We trace his journey from a pandemic crisis to building a practical framework that deepens conversations at home and in small groups and why equipping parents remains the most strategic work in student ministry.This episode offers practical tools for youth pastors, volunteers, and parents who want to move beyond behavior management and into Christ-centered care for the inner lives of teenagers.

In the final message of our prayer series, guest speaker Jeff Whitebread encourages us to speak continually with our Father who is always close and available to us. Please note: the audio quality for this message was damaged. This week's reflection questions are below: 1. The sermon contrasts a "transactional" view of prayer-trying to extract blessings-with a "relational" view of a giving Father. Is your prayer like leaving a
"voicemail for a busy CEO" or conversing with a present, interested Father? 2. The "Grand Amen" declares God's kingdom the most solid thing in your life. What is your most pressing current reality (e.g., deadline, stress), and how does God's desire to be with you change your view this week? 3. The "tyranny of the immediate" —stress over "forgotten bread" or looming deadlines-often creates a fog that obscures God's presence. What specific
 "immediate" concerns have been making it difficult for you to sense that God is near and accessible today? 4. Growth comes from reflecting on experiences, like through the Examen. In the past 24 hours, where was a small, overlooked moment of grace? 5. Like a vine needing a trellis in a storm, we require "spiritual structures" to stay connected to Jesus. Is your current "trellis" helping you thrive, or does it feel like powerless "religious obligation"? 6. Richard Foster is quoted saying that God's heart is an "open wound of love" because He "aches over our distance and preoccupation". How does the idea of God longing for your presence, rather than judging your performance, affect your desire to draw near to Him? 7. Many feel prayer is like talking with an old walkie-talkie-short bursts with bad reception. What would it look like in your specific job or daily routine to move toward "constant contact," talking to God about what you are doing together while you do it? 8. The teaching suggests that as we spend time with God, our "little kingdom" begins to look more like His. What is one area of your "little kingdom" (your home, your workspace, your social media) where you are struggling to surrender control to His governance this week?

Nathan Foster talks with Tiffany Clark about what the 20th century Indian Christian mystic Sundar Singh can teach us about encountering God. 

In this episode, we cover:The Apostolic Mantle: Understanding why Line of Judah carries a unique spiritual burden for the city of Boston and the region.The Myth of Willpower: Why 80% of resolutions fail and how deep-seated trauma and habits "eat willpower for breakfast."Defining Christian Meditation: Moving past Eastern concepts of "emptying the mind" to the biblical practice of filling the mind with God's presence and Word.Neuroplasticity and the Gospel: The incredible truth that our minds can be retrained to move from negative rumination to abiding in Christ.The Inner Sanctuary: How to create the emotional space for the "divine fire" to consume what is impure and reshape our identity.Key Moments:[00:00] Consecration: Joshua's call to prepare for the "amazing things" of tomorrow.[12:30] The Island of Misfit Toys: Why our common ground is our brokenness and our common hope is Jesus.[25:15] "I Am the Vine": An in-depth look at Meno (abiding) and why it's a power of choice.[38:45] Having the "Mind of Christ": A practical exercise in claiming our new spiritual identity.[55:20] The Battle for Time: Why Satan fights your solitude and how to protect your "inner sanctuary."ShutterstockKey Scriptures:Joshua 3:5: "Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you."John 15:5: "I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him..."Psalm 1:2: "...but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night."1 Corinthians 2:16: "But we have the mind of Christ."Recommended Reading:Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer.Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster.Website: http://LeondeJuda.orgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cljofficial/#Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/congregacionleondejuda YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeondeJudaBoston

Derek Rishmawy, Alastair Roberts, Brad East, and James Wood trace the evangelical spiritual formation movement from Richard Foster through Dallas Willard to John Mark Comer. They explore why disciplines resonate today amid technological distraction and desire for embodied faith, while navigating tensions between individual and communal formation, liturgy's role, and concerns about practices becoming self-optimization divorced from gospel foundations. — Mere Fidelity is a podcast from Mere Orthodoxy and is listener-supported. If you would like to support this work, become a Mere Orthodoxy Member today at http://mereorthodoxy.com/membership. Get 30% of the Baker Book of the Month, 30 Key Moments in the History of Christianity: Inspiring True Stories from the Early Church Around the World, by going to  Apply for a full-tuition scholarship for Beeson Divinity School's M.Div program that begins Fall 2026 here: https://bit.ly/beesonscholarships — Chapters 00:00 – Introduction 01:06 – Tracing the Spiritual Formation Movement 08:35 – Why Spiritual Disciplines Resonate Today 19:45 – Technology, Attention, and the Appeal of Forms 25:00 – Critiques: Self-Optimization and Theological Drift 33:12 – The Role of Set Prayers and Liturgy 44:50 – Inhabiting Forms vs. Formalism 53:00 – Suffering as Spiritual Formation 58:47 – The Danger of Christian Elitism 01:12:54 – The Parable of the Three Bricklayers

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Pete Greig, author of the book How To Hear God (up next in the Renovaré Book Club), joined Nate for a wonderful conversation on the ways that God speaks and what it looks like to listen well.

Renewal with Christ - Ep. 338Linda Hutchinson and co-host Kimmmm Hackworth discuss spiritual renewal as the new year begins.The Theme of RenewalLinda and Kimm aim to guide listeners in enhancing their relationships with God and setting an intentional rhythm for their spiritual lives. They emphasize that spiritual renewal can take various forms, often requiring intentionality and the need to create space away from the distractions of everyday life. The discussion begins by referencing Romans 12:2, warning against conforming to the world's patterns and instead focusing on transformation through the renewing of the mind.Spiritual DisciplinesThe hosts dive into spiritual disciplines, a concept introduced by Richard Foster, which includes practices meant to foster a deeper relationship with God. They clarify that these disciplines are not burdensome tasks but are meant to cultivate intimacy with God. They discuss various inward disciplines such as:         1.            Study and Meditation - Engaging with the Word of God for revelation, not mere          knowledge.2.Prayer - Cultivating an interactive relationship with God.3.Fasting - Withholding from certain things to reveal dependencies and deepen reliance on God.Kimm shares her preference for inward disciplines and how those help in personal reflection, while Linda emphasizes the importance of balance between inward and outward disciplines.Outward and Corporate DisciplinesThe conversation then shifts to outward disciplines, which are about changing behavior to align with spiritual truths. Some key practices mentioned include:•Simplicity - Reducing material possessions to focus on spiritual values.•Silence and Solitude - Taking time to be alone with God.•Sabbath Rest - Intentionally resting and trusting in God's provision.•Service - Helping others as a form of worship and humility.They also discuss corporate disciplines that involve community, such as worship, confession, and accountability, emphasizing the importance of being connected with others in faith.Family Dynamics and LegacyLinda and Kimm reflect on how spiritual practices at home influence children. They recount personal stories from their own families, illustrating how their children observed and internalized these spiritual rhythms. They stress the importance of modeling faith and creating intentional spaces for spiritual growth within families, reminding listeners that children are always watching and learning from their parents' actions.Final EncouragementLinda encourages listeners to choose one spiritual discipline to focus on for the next 30 days, urging them to reflect on what they can remove or add to their lives to experience renewal. They conclude by thanking their sponsors again and reinforcing the mission of RockSolid Families to help strengthen families in the community.ConclusionThe podcast delivers a thoughtful discussion on spiritual renewal, emphasizing intentionality, the significance of community, and leaving a legacy of faith for future generations. It invites listeners to embark on their journey of spiritual growth as the new year begins.rocksolidfamilies.orgSupport the show#Rocksolidfamilies, #familytherapy, #marriagecounseling, #parenting, #faithbasedcounseling, #counseling, #Strongdads, #coaching, #lifecoach, #lifecoaching, #marriagecoaching, #marriageandfamily, #control, #security, #respect, #affection, #love, #purpose, #faith, #affairs, #infidelity

I found a brief article in a Christian professional magazine entitled “Three Marketplace Worldviews,” taken from truthnetwork.org, and I want to talk about those three marketplace worldviews. Hopefully you realize your worldview has a great influence on your life. If you view your world through an incorrect paradigm, it will cause you to make wrong decisions and poor choices and lead you down wrong paths. It is extremely important we scrutinize our own worldviews and make certain they are accurate. As Christians, our challenge is to make certain we have a biblical worldview as the foundation for our attitudes, opinions, and approach to life. That means, of course, we need to know the Word of God and continually study it so we know truth, which sets us free. Over the many years I've been broadcasting this program, it has become clear that far too many Christians do not have a biblical view of their jobs. That means they often approach their work incorrectly, for the wrong reasons and with the wrong motives. That, in turn, means a great portion of their life is spent with an unbiblical worldview, and this can only mean trouble! It interferes with their fellowship with God and with other believers. It causes a disconnect in their spirit and may cause them to lead a double life, as it were: One person on their job and another person at church and with other believers. For ten years of my career, this is exactly what I did. I was one person Monday through Friday and another one on Sunday. I had a selfish and greedy approach to my job, and soon I was swallowed up by the world's culture and found myself operating in my job like most everyone else—looking out for number one and for personal success. …the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do (James 1:6 – 8). When we, as true believers, have a conflicting worldview not in agreement with God's word, we become double-minded, tossed back and forth like waves on the sea, and unstable in all we do. Have you ever thought your instability on your job, your inability to find the right job, or your unhappiness in the job you have could be because you have become double-minded? Your lack of a biblical marketplace view could indeed be the root cause of your struggles. Let's look at these three marketplace views, and as we do, ask yourself which one most represents your own view of your job or career. These three views are categorized as secular, non-biblical, which is described as a compromised Christian view, and biblical. First, what is your view of the origin and purpose of business? In the article, the author states the secular view is “Business is something man created, to serve man, and its ultimate purpose is to serve the interest of man. If there is a God, he certainly would not have any concern with business and how it is done.” Now, admittedly, that's how most of your non-believing friends and coworkers view their jobs. They are there to make as much money as possible, achieve as much success as possible, prove their worth, and help them realize their dreams and goals, etc., etc., etc. In other words, their view of their job is it's all about them—making them successful, happy, financially secure and fulfilled. They most likely have never even thought about connecting God or his principles to their jobs. It's like separation of church and state; it's almost a constitutional divide; your job and religion are two different things. That's the secular marketplace view. What is the non-biblical compromised Christian view of the origin and purpose of business? That view says, “Work is a ‘necessary evil' and I cannot wait until retirement. Once I have enough money to retire, I will serve God ‘full time.'” In this non-biblical marketplace view, ministry is not done at work. It could be done at church or somewhere else, but not at work. This compromised Christian view intends to do things right, but if the rules must be bent once in a while, so be it. They may view their jobs as a means for them to earn money, which they can give to their church and missions—after all, those are the real ministries. If it were possible to take an accurate survey of true Christians in the secular marketplace, I wonder how many would fall into this non-biblical marketplace view. I fear it would be greater than fifty percent. Frankly, this is why I began this ministry, to challenge Christians to see their jobs as their mission fields, to see themselves as ambassadors for Christ on their jobs. And what is that view of the origin and purpose of business and work? Based on biblical truth, that view is “Work is a God-ordained activity.” Christians with this worldview agree that God has ordained them to serve him in the marketplace. The biblical marketplace view recognizes work was given to man before sin entered the world, but it became hard as a result of sin. Adam was given what we would call a secular job description by God. But it wasn't secular because God gave it to him. For a Christian there is no secular/sacred category divide. Everything in our lives is sacred and should be viewed from a biblical perspective. The Christian who has a biblical marketplace view sees every aspect of her work as an opportunity to glorify Jesus Christ. He or she actively seeks to work and live by biblical principles on the job and sees his or her work as an extension of God's work on earth. Now I ask you, if Christians who regularly go to a secular workplace did so with a biblical workplace view, would it make a difference in the way they perform? It would have to! Would it make a difference in their attitude? No question about it. Would it make a difference in how they treat people? Absolutely. On the other hand, if you view your job as simply a way to pay your bills, a necessary evil, as it were, will that not have a negative impact on your behavior and attitude? You see, what you think is what you are, as we are told in the Bible. If your thinking is wrong, your behavior and attitudes will be wrong, and they will be harmful to you and to others. Looking further into these three marketplace views, this article identified the differences in how we view the source and ownership of business and wealth. The secular marketplace view is, “Man owns what he can build, buy, or take by force. The one with the most toys at the end wins. It is the survival of the fittest.” Those with mindset see themselves as the owner of what they have earned. The non-biblical compromised Christian view is, “God owns everything, but he really doesn't care about business or how I minister in it.” This Christian makes their career plans and expects God to bless them. They haven't prayed for guidance in selecting a job or career, because they don't see this as part of their sacred life. Whatever success they achieve is viewed as their just rewards from their hard work. And because they see themselves as the owner of their finances, they may struggle with how much of it they really must give to God's work. One of the best gifts you can give yourself is to understand the truth that as a believer, you are not your own. You've been bought with a price, and everything you have is simply on loan to you from God, given for you to use in his service. Simply put, you own nothing. Richard Foster talks about being possessionless and positionless, and once we can acknowledge that we truly own nothing and everything we have is God's gift to us for temporary use in his kingdom, then it takes a huge monkey off our backs. The biblical workplace view is, “God owns my business, career, and resources.” This view causes you to pray for God's clear guidance in what job to take and how to conduct yourself there. This view recognizes you are a steward of God's blessings, and you will be held accountable for how you've used God's resources. It causes you to see how much you can give to God's work, rather than how little. What is your marketplace worldview? Is it biblical or secular or non-biblical? Search your heart and ask yourself this question: What are you typically thinking when you head out to your job each day? Are you often truly aware that you are the representative of God in your workplace, or do you subconsciously leave God out of the picture when you're at work? Now I know work is work, and there are hard things that must be done on your job. I'm not asking if you go to work singing, “Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go.” But I am asking if you truly see your job as a calling—a mission. Do you pray about your testimony on your job? Do you consistently take seriously your opportunity to be an ambassador for Christ where you work? What is your view of your job—your career? Remember the three options: Secular Non-Biblical, which is described as a compromised Christian view Biblical Give it some serious thought because how you view your job really makes a difference—in your attitude, your motivation, and your contentment.

In this episode, pastors Clark Nunnelly and Hunter Beaumont join the podcast to discuss A Heart Aflame for God by Matthew Bingham and explore what “spiritual formation” means within a Reformed framework. They unpack Bingham's central claim that true spiritual formation is rooted in and fueled by Scripture and aimed at engaging the heart through the mind. They consider why many believers crave greater depth, how historic Reformed practices like Scripture reading, meditation, and prayer address that hunger, and why going deeper into Scripture is the path to lasting formation.Resources mentioned in this episode:A Heart Aflame for God: A Reformed Approach to Spiritual Formation by Matthew BinghamThe Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God – The Masterful Guide to Apprenticing to Jesus and Authentic Christian Faith by Dallas WillardPracticing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did. by John Mark ComerAnswering God: The Psalms as a Tool for Prayer by Eugene PetersonCelebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

In this episode of the Pocket Theology podcast, the team dives deep into the heart of biblical interpretation, the value of education, and the beautiful messiness of the early church.Pulling from the opening themes of the Philippians series, "Whatever is Beautiful," the conversation moves from the intimidation of the pulpit to the "secret" of finding joy in a diverse community. They challenge the modern tendency to seek "special revelations" and instead invite listeners to join the 2,000-year-old conversation of the global Church.In this episode, we discuss:Preaching and Pressure: An honest look at the "love-hate relationship" with the pulpit and the responsibility of having "something to say" rather than just "having to say something." The "Bubble" of Isolation: Why reading only what we agree with limits our growth and the importance of expanding our "awareness" of the broader Christian narrative. Biblical vs. Systematic Theology: Using the "Heuristic of the Puzzle," we explore how a narrative framework (Promise, Fulfillment, Consummation) helps make sense of the story of God without getting pigeonholed into rigid systems. The Fellowship of the Gospel: Redefining "Koinonia" from a social "hang out" to a radical partnership of differing people united around the cross—much like the unlikely fellowship of the Ring. The "Good Work" in Progress: Reclaiming Philippians 1:6—not just as a personal promise of growth, but as a collective guarantee that Jesus will never give up on His Church. Whether you are a seasoned scholar or just "Bible-curious," this episode is an invitation to get low, stay humble, and let the Holy Spirit expand your vision of what it means to be the Church. Resources Mentioned:The Ways of Our God: An Approach to Biblical Theology by Charles Scobie How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon Fee Streams of Living Water by Richard Foster To connect, email podcast@zionclearlake.org • (zionclearlake.org/pockettheology)

Nathan and Vivianne Foster share a meditation for the New Year melding a famous quote by Francis de Sales with the words of Mary from Luke 1 in this bonus episode of Life With God.

On this week's podcast episode, Nathan and Vivianne Foster discuss how to welcome Christ—looking to Jesus' parents as a picture of consent, receptivity, and hospitality.Show NotesVivianne's Christmas Pie RecipeThis recipe was invented as my mother and I struggled to figure out the perfect way to enjoy Christmas Day together without fussing over ten different casseroles that needed to go in and out of the oven, and magically all be ready at the same moment. Having a French Canadian heritage, meat pies — called tourtieres are a big thing for us. This one takes things a step further: essentially everything you'd find on your Christmas plate goes IN the pie. If it feels too risky to swap out your complicated chaotic menu for this sumptuous simple main dish, take a risk by using your leftovers to make this pie. If you can't handle recipes that simply paint a picture, and omit detailed measurements, I highly recommend not embarking on this adventure. For the rest of you, here we go:Pie crust: Use whatever savory pastry recipe you usually make, adding some fresh or dried herbs, cut up (eg: thyme, rosemary, sage)Filling:You'll need enough to fill each pie you're going to make, which I usually eyeball as I mix and add ingredients into a very large mixing bowl, so that the total amount in the bowl is sufficient to fill the shells. Make the ratio as seems fit to you:In a big bowl, combine:Cooked turkey, shredded into chunky pieces, or cutCubed bread, preferably sourdough, preferably dry so that it doesn't turn to mush, cubed. (You can toast cubes of fresh bread in the oven if you don't have any stale bread)Fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped, but raw (so that each berry is at least halved, but could be in quarters)Diced applesIn a cast iron frying pan, set to low medium, cook a pound of bacon, slowly; I usually have to do this in two batches, and set on cutting board to cool before chopping into small pieces.Keep the rendered fat from the bacon in the pan, turning the heat up to medium and adding:A few diced onions, or a larger amount of leeksA few diced potatoes (small diced)Once potatoes seem tender but not soft, remove from heat, pouring onion and potato mixture into main bowl, along with bacon bits.Stir the mixture to combine, adding a very generous amount of dried sage (I use at least 1/4 to 1/2 a cup for 2-3 pies. Add as you wish: pepper and salt.  Add one egg per pie into the main bowl, mixing thoroughly to moisten the mixture.You will need a minimum of 6 cups of filing per pie you want to fill. Spoon mixture into pie shell, mounding it up in the middle. Cover with pastry top, and cut a few designs in the top to allow hot air to escape. Cover with foil and bake as per your usual preference for baking pies, or wrap in plastic wrap and freeze if you don't plan on cooking within a day.We usually set aside a family afternoon for assembling the pies and freeze them, then bake from frozen the day of Christmas. A fun part of our tradition is using Christmas cookie cutters to make designs appliquéd on top of the pie. Have fun!

Howard caught up with Richard Foster to talk all things Palace. Glasner, Europe, Wharton, a big weekend match and much more. *This is the first 10 minutes of the show. For the full episode, and all our other content on the 93:20 player, you can join below - for less than the price of a pint of beer each month.* ninetythreetwenty.com/9320-player/about-9320-player/

Artist, author, and speaker Scott Erickson joined Nate for a conversation about creative expression as a way to speak truth, notice God's work in our lives, and excavate prayer and adoration for Christ.

Steve Perryman talks to Richard Foster about his early football memories - part 2."It Started With a Kick" is hosted by football writer, Richard Foster and features an array of high profile fans and prominent figures from the world of football discussing their early football memories, including Martin Tyler, Pat Nevin and Darren Fletcher.FOLLOW THE SHOW ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/iswakpodcast/FOLLOW THE SHOW ON X: https://twitter.com/ISWAKPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Perryman talks to Richard Foster about his early football memories."It Started With a Kick" is hosted by football writer, Richard Foster and features an array of high profile fans and prominent figures from the world of football discussing their early football memories, including Martin Tyler, Pat Nevin and Darren Fletcher.FOLLOW THE SHOW ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/iswakpodcast/FOLLOW THE SHOW ON X: https://twitter.com/ISWAKPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brad East joined Nate on Life With God for a helpful conversation about how our use of technology must be governed by the overarching goals of spiritual formation in Christ.

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In the latest episode of Centering: The Asian American Christian Podcast, hosts Yulee Lee and Daniel Lee delve further into the challenging topic of toxic ministry. The conversation highlights the necessity of discernment in ministry, distinguishing between toxic and simply unhealthy environments. They introduce the concept of “spiritual bypassing,” where spiritual language and “Christianese” is used to avoid addressing real issues. Personal stories and examples from the Bible illustrate how authentic spiritual maturity involves embracing and processing one's emotions rather than bypassing them for a facade of spirituality. 00:00 Introduction to Toxic Ministry 00:48 Understanding the Distinction Between Toxic and Dysfunctional Ministries 05:41 The Role of Grace in Enabling Abuse 06:53 Personal Stories of Ministry Abuse 12:11 Spiritual Bypassing vs. Spiritual Maturity 20:07 The Confusion of Discernment 20:19 Daniel's Story on Anger 20:42 The Complexity of Anger in Christianity 22:48 Spiritual Bypassing and Its Dangers 24:01 The Importance of Authenticity in Faith 25:36 The Role of Psalms in Prayer 26:37 Challenges in Ministry and Spiritual Manipulation 28:35 Embracing a Broad Spirituality 30:09 Avoiding Spiritual Bypassing 36:25 The Need for Honest Struggle in Faith 39:05 Concluding Thoughts on Toxic Ministry Devotional Classics by Richard Foster https://www.harpercollins.com/products/devotional-classics-revised-edition-richard-j-foster?variant=32116217479202 Spiritual Bypassing by Robert Masters https://www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/spiritual-bypassing/ Emotionally Healthy Church, Peter Scazzero Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Peter Scazzero https://www.harpercollinschristian.com/author/369/peter-scazzero/ KPop Demon Hunters https://www.netflix.com/title/81498621 If you appreciate the work we do at the Asian American Center at Fuller Seminary, please consider supporting us! Your monetary support sustains our vital work and expands Asian American research, leadership development, and pastoral formation for the Church in the year ahead. Donate here: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/lhJydg?vid=18eqio

The Go Radio Football Show: 29th of October, 2025. Join host Paul Cooney alongside ex Rangers and Aberdeen Defender Richard Foster and ex Dunfermline Manager James McPake in Association with Burger King. This is a catch-up version of the live, daily Go Radio Football show.  Don't miss it – PLAY and HIT SUBSCRIBE, and NEVER miss an episode! Martin O'Neill's Shock Return to Celtic: After Brendan Rodgers' abrupt departure, Celtic fans are stunned and thrilled as club legend Martin O'Neill steps in as interim manager. Hear reflections on his legacy, coaching style, and what his comeback means for the club. Rangers' New Era Under Danny Röhl: A fresh face in the dugout brings renewed energy to Ibrox. The panel discusses Röhl's tactical approach, his animated touchline presence, and the impact of dropping captain James Tavernier. Fan Reactions & Predictions: Passionate callers weigh in on who should be Celtic's next permanent manager—Ange Postecoglou, Robbie Keane, or Kieran McKenna? Plus, predictions for the night's fixtures and the upcoming Cup semi-final. The State of Scottish Football: From Hearts leading the league to Aberdeen's struggles, the episode explores how traditional powerhouses are being challenged and what it means for the future of the game. Youth Development & the Future: A sneak peek into the new Glasgow 850 podcast special on building Scotland's next generation of football stars, featuring insights from Billy Stark and Richard Foster. Featured Matches Discussed: Celtic vs. Falkirk (Martin O'Neill's return match) Rangers vs. Hibs (Sky Sports feature) St Mirren vs. Hearts (title implications) Kilmarnock vs. Aberdeen (pressure mounting) Motherwell vs. Dundee United (mid-table clash) The Go Radio Football Show, weeknights from 5pm-7pm across Scotland on DAB, Online, Smart Speaker and on the Go Radio App. IOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/go-radio/id1510971202 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.thisisgo.goradio&pcampaignid=web_share  In Association with Burger King. Home of the Whopper, home delivery half time or full time, exclusively on the Burger King App  https://www.burgerking.co.uk/download-bk-app.

On Episode #187 of the PricePlow Podcast, we welcome Richard Foster (founder of Strom Sports UK) and Dean Harris (president of Strom Sports US) for an in-depth discussion filmed at PLT Health Solutions headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey. Joined by PLT's Steve Fink (who first joined us in Episode #146), this marks the podcast's first deep dive into the UK supplement market and the transatlantic differences in formulation philosophy, regulatory frameworks, and consumer expectations. Richard brings 19 years of industry experience building Strom from a UK supplement shop into a global brand focused on performance athletes, while Dean shares insights from bringing the brand to American consumers. The conversation explores why UK health products often exceed US standards despite America's more permissive approach to stimulants, how branded ingredients like ApresFlex and CellFlo6 deliver superior results compared to generic alternatives, and why the supplement industry is entering its "golden age" of science-backed innovation. Whether you're interested in international market dynamics, ingredient science, or the future of supplement formulation, this episode delivers valuable insights from both sides of the Atlantic. https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/strom-sports-plt-health-187 Video: Strom Sports UK/US at PLT Health Solutions - International Supplement Market Insights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVkhvOkyiVc Detailed Show Notes (0:00) – Welcome to PLT Health Solutions (2:15) – UK vs US: Quality Standards and Distribution Models (6:40) – Beast Farm: Eddie Hall's Supplement Brand (8:30) – The Dinner That Started Everything (10:00) – ApresFlex: The Joint Health Game-Changer (15:00) – The Evolution of Informed Consumers (17:00) – UK Novel Food Regulations: The 1997 Rule (19:30) – The Ashwagandha Controversy (28:00) – Anti-Inflammatories and Clinical Dosing (31:30) – CellFlo6: From Acquisition to Integration (33:45) – Differentiation in a Sea of Branded Ingredients (38:00) – CreaPure and the Branded Ingredient Spectrum (40:00) – The Rise of the Informed Consumer (43:45) – Third-Party Testing and the Informed Sport Trap (46:15) – Beverage Formulation Challenges (47:50) – CellFlo6 in Peak Max: Bodybuilding Applications (52:15) – CellFlo6 for Libido and Cardiovascular Health (55:00) – Mega Natural and the Sustainability Question (57:15) – Flavor: The Hardcore vs Mainstream Divide (1:03:45) – Nostalgia for the Wild West Era and Current Glory Days (1:08:30) – The Collagen Controversy (1:11:15) – The EU Caffeine Regulation Dilemma (1:14:45) – Extended Release Caffeine and zümXR (1:20:00) – zümXR Caffeine and PLT's Nootropics (1:23:30) – The Cognitive Health Revolution in the UK (1:36:15) – The Death of Present-Moment Experience (1:38:45) – Where to Find Strom Sports Where to Follow Strom Sports and PLT Health Solutions Strom Sports UK: str... Read more on the PricePlow Blog

Grace Hamman talks with Nathan about medieval wisdom for how to cooperate with God's grace to set aside vices (anti-love impulses) and put on virtues (loving, Christlike impulses).Grace Hamman, Ph.D. (Duke University) is a writer and independent scholar of late medieval poetry and contemplative writing. She is the author of Ask of Old Paths and Jesus through Medieval Eyes. Her work has been published by academic and popular outlets, including Plough Quarterly and The Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Grace hosts a podcast called Old Books with Grace which celebrates the beauty and joy found in reading the literature and theology of the past. Grace holds a doctorate in English, specializing in medieval literature and theology, from Duke University. She lives near Denver, Colorado with her husband and three young children.https://gracehamman.com/https://www.instagram.com/oldbookswithgrace/https://gracehamman.substack.com/

On Life With God this week, Nathan speaks with Andrew Ranucci, a spiritual director and mentor in the Next Frontiers program, about transitioning from pastoring a congregation to pastoring pastors. (The final day to apply for the 2026 Cohort of Next Frontiers is Friday, October 31, 2025.)Next Frontiers is a program that runs from January through November 2026, and is designed to help mid-career pastors thrive in congregational leadership during times of transition in ministry. The key features of the program include opportunities for reimagining our pastoral identity, fostering spiritual renewal and engaging in meaningful relationship with veteran ministers. The overarching purpose of this program is to provide resources that will sustain ministers in the “long obedience” of their profession. Learn more.

Host: Steve Macchia, Guests: Mimi Dixon “Let us reflect with gratitude on this movement-making piece of literature that has entered our hearts and the spiritual formation world. We are so grateful for the faithfulness of Richard Foster.” - Steve Macchia Miriam (Mimi) Dixon began her ministry in 1979 and has been building up local churches ever since. Holding both an MDiv and DMin degree from Fuller Theological Seminary, she has served in pastoral roles, on the Renovaré Board of Directors, a teacher for the Renovaré Institute, and the faculty for Next Frontiers. In this conversation with Steve Macchia, she graciously shares the influence of Richard Foster and the story behind her book Worth Celebrating: A Biography of Richard J. Foster's Celebration of Discipline. Join the conversation about spiritual discernment as a way of life at www.LeadershipTransformations.org and consider participation in our online and in-person program offerings. Additional LTI spiritual formation resources can be found at www.SpiritualFormationStore.com and www.ruleoflife.com and www.healthychurch.net.  

Explore the Renovaré Book Club - renovare.org/bookclub.---In episode 305 of Life With God, Nathan speaks with Stanley Hauerwas, a theologian with a wide and profound influence. Also joining the show is Tish Harrison Warren (who has written the foreword to a new book showcasing Hauerwas's core ideas) about how Stanley shaped her life and ministry. 

What does it mean to walk with God? The spiritual life is so often described as a walk, journey, or pilgrimage that it can be easy to dismiss the practice of walking as a mere metaphor.But in God Walk, author, pastor, and professor Mark Buchanan explores the way that the act of walking has profound implications for followers of the Way:“Hurry is the enemy of attentiveness. And so love as attentiveness is listening and caring and noticing, cherishing, savoring, being awestruck, these things that we feel in a relationship. I am deeply loved by this person because they notice me. I think that that's how God's built it. And we can't get that if we're moving too fast, if we're in a hurry.”This episode is drawn from an online conversation held in 2023. It'll give you a sense of what the Trinity Forum is about: a community of people renewing our culture by applying wisdom from the Christian tradition, and nurturing new growth in it, in our time. If that resonates with you, please join the Trinity Forum as a member, at ttf.org.As we ponder the spirituality of walking, our fall Trinity Forum Reading features naturalist Henry David Thoreau's ruminations on the art of walking, with an introduction by Trinity Forum President Cherie Harder. Stay tuned for pre-ordering later this week, and join our membership to receive a copy mailed directly to you.Authors and books mentioned in the conversation:AristotleSøren KierkegaardJean-Jacques RousseauGod Walk, by Mark BuchananSimone WeilThe Three Mile an Hour God, by Kosaku KoyamaWanderlust: A History of Walking, by Rebecca SolnitKnowing God, J.I. PackerKai MillerRelated Trinity Forum Readings:Pilgrim's Progress, by John BunyanPilgrim at Tinker Creek, by Annie DillardGod's Grandeur, by Gerard Manley HopkinsLong Walk to Freedom, by Nelson MandelaBrave New World, by Alduous HuxleyRelated Conversations:A New Year With The Word with Malcolm GuiteMusic, Creativity & Justice with Ruth Naomi FloydPursuing Humility with Richard Foster and Brenda QuinnReading as a Spiritual Practice with Jessica Hooten WilsonGet tickets for The Rabbit Room's Housemoot.To listen to this or any of our episodes in full, visit ttf.org/podcasts/ and to join the Trinity Forum Society and help make content like this possible, join the Trinity Forum Society.

Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Nate talks with Terry Wildman, lead translator of the First Nations Version of the Bible, about the way that cultural translation brings the beauty and meaning of scripture to the surface for people ready to hear the good news.

Over the past half-century, evangelical Christians have rediscovered spiritual formation. Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, John Ortberg, and more recently John Mark Comer have helped re-emphasize spiritual practices and the interior life. But why does so much popular writing and teaching on spiritual formation lean on Catholic sources – mystics and monks and Merton? Is there a distinctly Protestant stream of spiritual formation that we can rediscover? If so, what might it teach us? In this episode, we interact with a new book from Matthew Bingham, A Heart Aflame for God. Bingham asserts that there IS a deep Protestant tradition of spiritual formation, and one of its distinctives is the centrality of Scripture. In this episode, we discuss why we tend to minimize Scripture in spiritual formation, why the Puritans saw Scripture as central to spiritual formation, and how we can practically foreground the Scriptures in our spiritual practices.Chapters:(0:00) Introductions: Have We Lost the Thread on Spiritual Formation?(4:26) The Primacy of the Word of God(13:23) Some Critiques of a Word-Centric Spiritual Formation(20:43) What the Puritans Have to Say(26:22) Let the Word of Christ Dwell in You Richly

Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Trevor Hudson joined Nathan on the Life With God podcast to discuss his latest book, In Search of God's Will—which will be our first group-read in the Renovaré Book Club starting this Fall. 

Musician and theologian Julian Davis Reid talks with Nate on Life With God about the invitation in black music and in scripture to receive God's rest and to help others rest, rather than stirring up chaos and anxiety by living restlessly.

Nathan Foster sat down with Renovaré's president, Ted Harro, to discuss bold new ministry initiatives at Renovaré that will carry the founding vision forward to a Church and a world in need of renewal. 

Gonz goes live to discuss his recent experience of trying to get Christian education, and running into a wall of new age and new thought practices. He then breaks down some of the individuals behind the movement of contemplative prayer and mystical experiences like Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, and John Mark Comer. Finally, he talks about how the topic of AI will only make these practices more prevalent as the tools to facilitate them become more common. Support: https://CanaryCry.Support