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Richard Foster

Within a yard of hell….

The English missionary C.T. Studd said, “Some want to live within the sound of a church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell.”

An admirable conviction! I have friends all over the world who are living that way, and I’m in awe of their perseverance. Courageous and faithful, they serve the poor, heal the wounded, and care for the least of these from Belize to Thailand to Zimbabwe and hundreds of places around the world.

Of course, in his day C.T. Studd was talking about an actual geographic location: far from the …

PathLight, Random Thoughts,

Wealth, Work, and the World

Some of you may read this post and think, “Well, it doesn’t really apply to me…I’m not rich.”

Nonsense. If you make more than $24k a year, you are among the wealthiest 10% in the world. If you are a student, that too is a form of wealth that only the privileged enjoy. So even though you might not have stock options at Google, you are probably still a wealthy person.

Having said that … I’ll share a thought about how that wealth is an enormous responsibility.

I’m often asked by successful young businesspeople how they can make a difference …

Book Reviews, Westmont,

Longing for God, by Gayle Beebe and Richard Foster

There are few things more intimidating to a 20-year old college student than a judgmental professor. But there I was in the summer of 1979, facing three of them. They were (and still are) all brilliant, all renowned experts, and all challenging the inventory of facts that I had quickly memorized the night before.

It was a warm afternoon in Santa Barbara. I had signed up for the Westmont summer program in Europe and was living on campus for a few weeks in preparation for the trip. Having already fulfilled the classes offered by the Europe program, I was taking …