Reading Response for Celebration of Discipline Ava Kelly (1)
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Ava Kelly
Professor French
THE 104 Spirit Empowered Living
27 September 2023
Reading Response For
Celebration of Discipline
In the book Celebration of Discipline, Richard J. Foster emphasizes the importance of
spiritual growth that can challenge us to grow our relationship with God in three ways. Foster
also pushes that the disciplines are not laws but strategies we can take to place ourselves before
God so that he can transform us. The three categories of the twelve disciplines include the
inward, outward, and corporate categories. The inward disciplines are meditation, prayer, fasting,
and study. These are to bring spiritual intimacy with God, not only through communication with
him but also biblical literacy, to have a strong foundation in him. The outward disciplines include
simplicity, solitude, submission, and service. These help one walk out the inward disciplines by
taking action in our personal lives to engage with God. The last category is corporate, which
includes confession, worship, guidance, and celebration. The corporate category builds off
inward and outward disciplines to engage with others around us to encounter God. Without these
disciplines, one would not be well-rounded and not live up to the fullness we can have when we
walk with God as a whole person.
My critique of the book is that I immensely enjoyed the depth and detail put into it. And
because of that, the book forces the reader to take time to meditate and apply what each chapter
is about. Although it may be a challenging read for everyone, it is worth the time and effort it
takes. I enjoyed the Celebration of Disciple because it highlighted some areas I would like to do
better in my spiritual walk, including fasting, simplicity, and study. Many Christians want to live
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a godly life, but the church today, in its push for modernization and hype, loses the time for what
one would call adult Sunday school. Foster's book not only helped me in my spiritual journey in
a practical way but will continue to help many Christians today.
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