{"id":3546,"date":"2006-08-04T01:44:22","date_gmt":"2006-08-04T05:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=3546"},"modified":"2026-07-19T13:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T20:09:38","slug":"celebration-of-discipline-27-years-of-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/celebration-of-discipline-27-years-of-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration of Discipline &#8211; 27 Years of Influence!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First published in 1978,<a><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> <em>Celebration of Discipline<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/a><em> <\/em>has had a massive influence on Christendom. Unfortunately, the influence has helped to saturate the church with mystical <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/cp.htm\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">contemplative prayer<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/newage.htm\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">the New Age<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. Most likely, your pastor has a copy of this book sitting on his library shelves. He may even have it sitting on his desk for easy reach and reference. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/richardfoster.htm\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Richard Foster<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, a Quaker and the founder of an organization called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.renovare.org\/\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Renovare<\/span><\/strong><\/a> (meaning renewal), wrote the book and even he, I&#8217;m sure, had no idea the impact this book would have. 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