Richard Foster

This is the true story (not really) of Robin Hood, the heroic thief of olden times. Well, this may not be the true story, but it is a comical short story detailing the problem with Robin's fascinating idea for helping the less fortunate. What really happened to Robin Hood? Large Print Matte Cover Finish

This is the true story (not really) of Robin Hood, the heroic thief of olden times. Well, this may not be the true story, but it is a comical short story detailing the problem with Robin's fascinating idea for helping the less fortunate. What really happened to Robin Hood? Large Print

Where have all the ravers gone? Following his debut, Flower Factory, Richard Foster presents a new batch of psychedelicized, autofictive fairy tales from the Netherlands. The Punk Rock Birdwatching Club introduces a diverse cast of voices - from addicts to grandmothers - who narrate eight stories dealing with the major social changes that country underwent during the mid-noughties. We learn of the upheavals brought on by the Euro and the influx of Polish workers alongside the slow disappearance of the British and Irish worker-raver tribes post-Schengen, all set against a backdrop of rising costs, political murders and foreign wars. We also learn of the shock of new party snacks, like asparagus sticks wrapped in ham. Like Flower Factory, The Punk Rock Birdwatching Club is set in the southern part of the Dutch Bollenstreek: an agro-industrial district that is always changing, but somehow manages to stay exactly the same.

A psychedelic novel about an English seasonal worker in Holland's bulb-growing region at the turn of the millennium. Workers from all over Europe created an ecosystem of squats, parties and alternative living practices around the working seasons, raving hard and living for the pay packet. But things were about to change...

Glädje är inte något som ramlar över oss utan resultat av ett medvetet sätt att leva. Glädje är grundtonen i allt kristet livRichard Foster Vägar till glädje betraktas av många som den bästa boken i andlig vägledning i modern tid. Här utforskas vägar som leder längre in i kristen tro och kristet liv. Richard Foster visar att genom de klassiska andliga övningarna kan man nå fram till mer mognad som människa och kristen. Foster presenterar tre huvudområden som leder till ett mer sant och balanserat liv. Det inre livet handlar om meditation, bön, fasta och studier det som gör att vi själva kan förvandlas. Det yttre livet tar upp enkelhet, avskildhet, ödmjukhet och tjänande sådant som kan göra världen bättre. Det gemensamma livet bekännelse, tillbedjan, ledning och glädje för oss närmare varandra och Gud. Richard Foster ger exempel på hur andliga övningar kan bli en självklar del av vardagen och visar att glädjen, som ofta är den mest förbisedda andliga övningen, är oumbärlig om vi vill hitta vägen till Kristus. Vägar till glädje är en praktisk och utmanande bok om det kristna livets rikedom och möjligheter. Richard Foster är teolog, författare och grundare till Renovaré, en rörelse för andlig förnyelse.

I was on a flight to New York and the flight attendant was clearing the dinner dishes and offering coffee. Immediately folks started getting up and going to the bathroom. This struck me as funny. I had seen this scene a hundred times before, but this evening it struck me as hysterical. People go to the bathroom after eating and drinking. We all have to do it. Every day. But why? So I decided to ask God about it. This is the way God and I communicate. I just have this natural relationship with Him. So if I have a question or think about something, I ask Him about it and He gives me the answer, because He is God and He knows everything. And it was in this conversation that the Lord revealed to me the truth of Proverbs 4:23, that we have to keep our heart clean and eliminate bad things that get stored there.

I was on a flight to New York and the flight attendant was clearing the dinner dishes and offering coffee. Immediately folks started getting up and going to the bathroom. This struck me as funny. I had seen this scene a hundred times before, but this evening it struck me as hysterical. People go to the bathroom after eating and drinking. We all have to do it. Every day. But why? So I decided to ask God about it. This is the way God and I communicate. I just have this natural relationship with Him. So if I have a question or think about something, I ask Him about it and He gives me the answer, because He is God and He knows everything. And it was in this conversation that the Lord revealed to me the truth of Proverbs 4:23, that we have to keep our heart clean and eliminate bad things that get stored there.

'I recommend Streams of Living Water everywhere I go. My own personal copy is dog-eared, underlined and annotated by hand. Anyone with a heart for Christian unity should read and celebrate the message of this book. I consider it to be a seminal title for our time' - Pete GreigIn this landmark work, Richard Foster examines the 'streams of living water' - the six dimensions of faith and practice - that have defined Christian tradition around the world and down the centuries. In this inspiring book he looks at: - the Contemplative tradition - or the prayer-filled life- the Holiness tradition - or the virtuous life- the Charismatic tradition - or the Spirit-empowered life- the Social Justice tradition - or the compassionate life- the Evangelical tradition - or the word-centred life- the Incarnational tradition - or the sacramental lifeFoster's celebration of the spiritual life incorporates history's most significant Christian figures and movements and argues for a rich, well-rounded faith, free of constricting labels.'A book that will make you adore God' - Dallas Willard

The shocking true saga of the first killer in U.S. history caught using DNA, Southern Nightmare is based on interviews with the homicide detectives and FBI profilers who hunted for the South Side Strangler, along with friends and family members of his victims. In fall 1987, this prolific serial killer stalked the streets of two Virginia cities 100 miles apart, plunging the state into terror as he brutally raped and strangled a succession of women in their homes. Learn how this groundbreaking case laid the foundation for modern law enforcement and also launched the career of world-famous, best-selling mystery novelist Patricia Cornwell -- long before the O.J. Simpson trial and TV shows like CSI made DNA a household word.

Football inspires love and hate in equal measure. It creates sporting moments that live with us forever. But it also offers a unique opportunity to pour scorn, inflict blame, and generally get angry. This funny and fascinating collection of ‘football hates’ will ring true with every supporter who both loves the game and hates what some people do to it. Richard Foster tackles the issues that so incense the ordinary football supporter, from greedy agents to sloppy England performances and from FIFA to diving. The book features contributions from long-suffering fans and well-known personalities, pundits and players such as Pat Nevin, Paolo Hewitt, Clarke Carlisle and Ian Darke.