If you wonder how you can find the deeper layers of the teachings of the revolutionary Jesus, you could do worse than to spend some time with Foster. But from what I can tell the heart of his message has remained the same, and he has stayed true to the quiet voice that knocked me on the floor those many years ago.
My spirituality doesn't lend itself to industrial-strength support systems so I haven't done much to keep up with all he's doing.
Little did I realize at the time it would speak to others with the same power: Richard Foster's ideas have gone on to become a movement. This is soul-rocking stuff, for those who are ready for it. It set my life loose, on a journey of discovery that continues to this day. I stayed up all night reading it, and to this day consider it one of the most important books in my life. It was the missing link I'd been searching for, the connection between Christian thought and spiritual practice. This book, recently published at the time, grabbed me so aggressively I nearly fell on the floor. I wanted to hear her do Angels Watching Over Me in person, and that done, I browsed the bookstore before heading back to my cabin. In 1984 I was doing some training in Estes Park and went to hear Amy Grant at the YMCA of the Rockies. In my private readings I'd immersed myself in wider and deeper worlds, searching, searching. For years I had followed traditional Christian writings and practices, growing ever more disenchanted with the hollowness of the experience.
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