When I was in college back in the 90’s I read Richard Foster’s book “Celebrating Spiritual Disciplines” even with the word celebrating I had a hard time thinking I was going to enjoy anything about this book. I was pleasantly surprised when I did actually enjoy this book and wanted to enter in deeper with Christ through these disciplines. I however, was very aware of how simply the word discipline was a word that would scare off many teenage people, so I searched for a more accessible language for this age group. What is true about this age group is that most of them “practice” something that they love. Whether it be music, sports or theater they practice, they have coaches, leaders, and directors, and if they want to enjoy their extracurricular fun more they realize the importance of practicing. So one day not too long ago when I tripped over this word switch I saw the value as a word that was more likely to draw people into the presence of God rather than repel them from Christ.
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