celebration of discipline

The first book I'm dissecting is Richard Foster's The Celebration of Discipline. Although the title makes this book sound anything but awesome, the density of wisdom and spiritual practices are astounding. Foster establishes twelve disciplines practiced by ancient and modern spiritual leaders and one by one explores their significance in the Christian life. Most Christian books I've read have had amazing stories or examples of God's presence, this book explains how to receive that presence. If every follower of Christ would read this book and apply its disciplines, the results would be unimaginable. Seems like a good place to start.

The disciplines are:

1. Meditation
2. Prayer
3. Fasting
4. Study
5. Simplicity
6. Solitude
7. Submission
8. Service
9. Confession
10. Worship
11. Guidance
12. Celebration