"The Challenge of the Disciplined Life" explores the three great ethical themes crucial to people of faith living faithfully. Drawing upon practica...
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Dec 21, 2008
Bob
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If, in our lives as followers of Christ, we could choose just 3 aspects to focus on, I can't think of better choices than Money, Sex and Power. They encompass everything that is wrong with our souls and the cause of our wandering. In this book, Foster talks about them so elegantly and his words are so applicable that it convicts and instructs to the very core.
Foster is, in my mind, the only modern writer that comes close to the genius and insight of C.S. Lewis. His words ring with More...
Foster is, in my mind, the only modern writer that comes close to the genius and insight of C.S. Lewis. His words ring with More...
Oct 05, 2007
Louis
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With a title like this you wonder what Foster will say, especially when you think that this book was targeted toward people who take their faith (Christianity) seriously. You half expect him to say 'money, sex, power bad'. Of course, the real world is not that simple, and Foster lives in a complex world that has at its root a paradox that is at the core of the Christian faith: when God created the world, when he created was good. However we are fallen, and live in a fallen world. So everything h
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Oct 04, 2007
Becky
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This book gave me a whole new perspective on the issue of money, or mammon, which is the Aramaic term that Jesus used when he discussed money with anyone. This word gives money/wealth a personal and spiritual value, not purely a means of exchange. I learned so much about the dark/light side of money and how it really affects us so much in each of our lives and how we should choose to use money and to view it, but we usually don't.
This book also gave me a different perspective on se More...
This book also gave me a different perspective on se More...
Jul 26, 2009
Garrett
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While I love Foster and was deeply challenged by many of the points made in this book I was deeply disappointed by his soft and ambiguous stance on physical self-gratification. I am not trying to nit-pick but in almost every other aspect of our lives he cites how scripture calls us to strive for holiness no matter how difficult or tempting it may be to do otherwise. When it comes to physical self-gratification however, he basically writes that we should not hold ourselves to such impossible stan
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Mar 21, 2008
Geraldine
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Not a good as I hoped, somewhat of a surface evaluation of the issues involved in these compelling topics. But it did open up the subject for thought and reflection.
Apr 24, 2008
Brian
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if you are wanting/looking to put your faith in to every day life, this book will give you the challenges that'll come with it. really good stuff.
Dec 17, 2009
Maureen
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this is my favorite book by foster. i think it should be used in premarital counseling.
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