186 Quotes by Richard J. Foster

We pass from thinking of God as part of our life to the realization that we are part of his life.

But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will buy them from you for a price: I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

In spiritual direction there is absolutely no domination or control.

Prayer is simply saying “thank you, bless you, praise you.”

Simplicity is freedom.

Worship may produce an outward change, but our inner condition will eventually be revealed.

In the spiritual life only one thing produces genuine joy and that is obedience.

Absolute freedom is absolute nonsense! We gain freedom in anything through commitment, discipline, and fixed habit.

Our lifestyle is not our private affair. We dare not allow each person to do what is right in his or her own eyes. The Gospel demands more of us: it is obligatory upon us to help one another hammer out the shape of Christian simplicity in the midst of modern affluence.