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Celebration of Discipline

Richard J. Foster

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What's it about?

n our age of shallow experiences and instant gratification, we feel spiritually bankrupt despite material abundance. Richard J. Foster offers a radical alternative through ancient spiritual disciplines that lead not to drudgery, but to genuine liberation and joy. Moving beyond willpower's limitations, he presents "Disciplined Grace"—practices like meditation, fasting, simplicity, and service that place us where divine transformation can occur.

These aren't self-improvement techniques but training grounds where God reshapes our hearts from within, making virtue natural rather than forced.

In this KitUP, you'll learn:

• Freedom from the exhausting cycle of trying harder through willpower

• Practical disciplines that create space for authentic spiritual transformation

• A path from surface living to deep, joyful communion with God

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