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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the most challenging books on spiritual disciplines I've read. I go back to it often. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is potentially life changing. Thanks to those of you who recommended it to me.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's been forever since I read this book, but it was formative for my understanding of Christian spirituality as an adult. <br/><br/>Many of us Evangelicals were raised with a gnostic, compartmentalized view of people, dissecting ourselves into mind, heart, soul, body, etc., and focusing on us as ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18862477">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book overall.  There were several disciplines that I had never considered as disciplines -- guidance, simplicity and celebration for instance.  This was wonderful stuff to think about!  But there is a problem with a book having short chapters on huge topics, and this sometimes led to su...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10038838">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I know that this book is fabulous and is meant to bring a new level to spiritual growth/understanding. I did learn a lot and made a conscious effort to practice the disciplines as a result of reading it. However, I don't think anyone can just pick it up and read it. It was difficult to read and I fe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47036959">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This meaty little book addresses the spiritual disciplines:  inward (meditation, prayer, fasting, study), outward (simplicity, solitude, submission, service), and corporate (confession, worship, guidance, celebration).  Although I read it straight through, it is definitely a book to refer to over an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48218267">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[EVERY CHRISTIAN SHOULD READ THIS BOOK...  He explains how a disciplined life is not lifeless.  I've read this book several times and each time I am inspired.  It's the &quot;how to&quot; guide to spiritual disciplines.  One of the most life impacting books I've read.<br/><br/>Merged review:<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69203467">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[When seen in the proper context as a tool for spiritual growth, this book is as valuable as any book on the market. Richard Foster is something of a guru in that arena. What a lot of folks have done to his work and the subject of his work, sadly, is twist spiritual disciplines into an unhealthy meri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36831567">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Our pastor in Champaign did a series on this a few years ago, and I just picked it back up because I've been in a bit of a spiritual rut.  Excellent primer on personal and corporate spiritual disciplines with suggestions for incorporating them into your life.  Very well written and well referenced. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73045996">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Foster's expose of the many and varied spiritual disciplines is a truly refreshing read. though some might find him a bit too specific and others might find him a bit too charismatic, he is incredibly honest about his pursuit of a intimate life with Christ. he strikes a healthy balance between the t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32780386">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Want to grow deeper in your faith?  Read this book.  I found many areas of spiritual disciplines in my life that I could develop further.<br/><br/>The only reason I would hesistate to recommend this book, is because some might confuse it with works-based salvation.]]></body>
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