Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth

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We approach worship because of Jesus and for Jesus but as we do that he meets us, changes us and speaks to us. At times I found myself wondering exactly what he meant, and in turn wondering whether I would agree with him if I discovered exactly what he meant. In particular the sections on worship, on meditation, and especially on the celebration of joy are fabulous.

With his trademark insights and energy, Keller offers brilliant and inspirational biblical guidance, as well as specific prayers for certain situations, such as dealing with grief, loss, love, and forgiveness. There's also a smugness about him that seems to eventually settle on a lot of people who deal long in the preaching profession, especially if they get airtime. As a reader I came across some useful fuzzy idea or concepts, but they were often associated with practices I would never employ.Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). This book also reminds me that we worship in spirit and truth, pushing me to be more in tune with the Spirit.

and casually ends the chapter with: "Now is the time for all who hear the voice of Christ to obey it" (p61). The Life You've Always Wanted offers modern perspectives on the ancient path of the spiritual disciplines. A lot of people from the Protestant tradition are immediately dissuaded from the idea of spiritual disciplines because they are so focused on the idea of grace.A newly repackaged and updated 40th anniversary edition of the timeless guide that has helped numerous seekers discover a richer spiritual life infused with joy, peace, and a deeper understanding of God, updated with a new introduction by the author and a new section: "Entering the Great Conversation about the Growth of the Soul. In Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, Richard Foster examines three primary forms of Christian disciplines: Inward Disciplines (Meditation, Prayer, Fasting, and Study), Outward Disciplines (Simplicity, Solitude, Submission, and Service), and Corporate Disciplines (Confession, Worship, Guidance, and Celebration). The book is inspiring and is a good reminder of the way I can have a more Christ-centered life through discipline. In “The Cost of Discipleship” Dietrich Bonhoeffer makes it clear that grace is free, but it is not cheap. With an original music score by composer Stefano Mainetti (Abba Pater), feature-film quality sound effects, and compelling narration by Michael York and the work of over 500 actors, the The Word of Promise Audio Bible will immerse listeners in the dramatic reality of the scriptures as never before.

Fasting can bring breakthroughs in the spiritual realm that will never happen in any other way” (p60).

Discover and fulfill your God-given purpose by joining the more than 35 million others who have embarked on a spiritual journey that started with this number one New York Times best-selling book by Pastor Rick Warren. Surprisingly, even though our culture seems emphatic about the need for the spontaneous and passionate expression of our love affection towards God, there is beauty to be found in the discipline of regiment. If you’re simply engaging with our series and not directly with the book, then follow this guide for the first route for mediation: Meditation upon Scripture.

This was his highest and most holy work, the work that makes confession and the forgiveness of sins possible…Some seem to think that when Jesus shouted “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? I stayed up all night reading it, and to this day consider it one of the most important books in my life.I go to learn, and grow, and all that happy crappy, and I discovered that I already do a lot of things that are suggested in this book, that some of the others in the group are seeing these kinds of things for the first time, and yet they're the ones with their lives together while I'm at sea and can't tell my ass from a hole in the ground sometimes. Hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality, Celebration of Discipline explores the "classic Disciplines," or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith. One of Israel's fatal mistakes was their insistence on having a human king rather than resting on the theocratic rule of God over them. The discussion on corporate guidance (not the same as in corporate organization) was interesting in that Foster observed how decisions in the early church were regularly agreed upon by using other spiritual disciplines: prayer, worship, fasting, etc.