Richard J. Foster

Richard Foster

A Year with God

Living Out the Spiritual Disciplines

Talking Points

A Year with God is perfect for Christians across the denominational spectrum looking for a daily devotional or a daily Bible reading.

A Year with God follows in the tradition of HarperOne’s successful 365 inspirational titles including A Year with C.S. Lewis, A Year with Thomas Merton, A Year with Pope John Paul II, and A Year with Dietrich Bonhoeffer.  This daily reader includes not just a selection from the Bible, but also contemporary reflections from a trusted Christian voice with a proven track record. Richard Foster’s books have sold over a million copies.  The selections in this reader come from the New Revised Standard Version, which is the must trusted, accurate and readable translation accepted by more churches than any other.  The content lends itself well to church study group curriculum for spiritual formation

Description

Many people are longing to find the footprint of God in their daily lives. This beautiful daily companion is comprised of 365 selections of scripture, commentary, meditations, and daily exercises to help readers see how they can bring their entire life into a life with Immanuel - a God who is with his people.

In Richard Foster’s best-selling book, Celebration of Discipline, he explored the “classic disciplines,” or central spiritual practices of the Christian faith. Foster showed that it is only by and through these practices that the true path to spiritual growth can be found. In A Year with God, the spiritual disciplines are presented in such a way that does not destroy the soul but enables the reader to enter into a transforming life with God.

Through daily spiritual exercises and meditations, A Year with God explores eighteen spiritual disciplines. The inward disciplines of meditation, prayer, fasting, and study offer avenues of personal examination and change. The outward disciplines of simplicity, solitude, submission, and service help prepare one to make the world a better place. The corporate disciplines of confession, worship, guidance, and celebration bring one nearer to others and to God. Each discipline will be given twenty days of readings, beginning with scripture and followed by commentary, a meditation, and a spiritual exercise. Practicing these spiritual disciplines will help readers live intentionally, contributing to a more balanced spiritual life and a reformation of the inner self.