“ Discipline is to present us before grace, it does not produce grace to make sense. Richard J. Foster
“ In The Cost of Discipleship Dietrich Bonhoeffer makes it clear that grace is free, but it is not cheap. The grace of God is unearned and unearnable, but if we ever expect to grow in grace, we must pay… Richard J. Foster
“ Catherine Marshall writes, Resignation is barren of faith in the love of God…. Resignation lies down quietly in the dust of a universe from which God seems to have fled, and the door of Hope swings sh… Richard J. Foster
“ No hard figures are available on how much was actually paid out or how many Friends complied with the request of their Yearly Meeting. For those who did pay their slaves, it was common to use the year… Richard J. Foster
“ Leo Tolstoy observes, Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself. Richard J. Foster
“ Law will take over because law always carries with it a sense of security and manipulative power. Richard J. Foster
“ If we watch the interactions between human beings, we will receive a graduate-level education. Richard J. Foster
“ The purpose of the Disciplines is freedom. Our aim is the freedom, not the Discipline. The moment we make the Discipline our central focus we will turn it into law and lose the corresponding freedom..… Richard J. Foster
“ But, and here comes the rub, all of us feel that we are in complete control of our desire for things. We would never admit to an ungovernable spirit of covetousness. The problem is that we, like the a… Richard J. Foster
“ Freedom from anxiety is characterized by three inner attitudes. If what we have we received as a gift, and if what we have is to be cared for by God, and if what we have is available to others, then w… Richard J. Foster
“ Worship may produce an outward change, but our inner condition will eventually be revealed Richard J. Foster
“ Human beings seem to have a perpetual tendency to have somebody else talk to God for them. We are content to have the message second-hand. One of Israel's fatal mistakes was their insistence on having… Richard J. Foster
“ Nothing disciplines the inordinate desires of the flesh like service, and nothing transforms the desires of the flesh like serving in hiddenness. The flesh whines against service but screams against h… Richard J. Foster
“ If we think we will have joy only by praying and singing psalms, we will be disillusioned. But if we fill our lives with simple good things and constantly thank God for them, we will be joyful, that i… Richard J. Foster
“ Radical self-denial gives the feel of adventure. If we forsake all, we even have the chance of glorious martyrdom. But in service, we must experience the many little death of going beyond ourselves. S… Richard J. Foster
