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Stephanie is delighted to welcome Richard Foster, the author of one of the most influential books in her life, Celebration of Discipline. Today, Richard, with Brenda Quinn, talk about the power of learning humility. He tells Stephanie, \u201cThe practice of humility has made me playful and free.\u201d In our culture of raging narcissism, Richard calls humility the "vanishing virtue." He says that practicing humility has been "playful, freeing, fun, and freedom from [his] need to feel important." How wonderful!

When Stephanie asks about how to learn humility, Richard answers, \u201cWe learn humility by taking up other tasks, like serving others.\u201d

Richard explains that humility is a secret gift that keeps on giving. He says, \u201cone of the things we need to learn is to embrace and enjoy anonymity.\u201d

Richard encourages us to develop a passion for culture, encouraging each one if us to keep on living at the intersection of culture and Scripture here at Gospel Spice. He says, \u201clook for the finger of God at work through every culture.\u201d He adds,\xa0\u201cin every culture there are things that are consonant with Scripture, and some that are dissonant. Our task is to discern among them.\u201d

In a society where raging narcissism dominates the moral landscape, the virtue of humility is often dismissed as irrelevant. Not only is humility vanishing from contemporary culture, but we are also witnessing how destructive a lack of humility has become among our churches and ministry leaders. And yet, Richard Foster, the founder of Renovare, insists that humility is central to the journey toward character formation and spiritual transformation. For this reason he decided to spend a year studying the virtue of humility.

Using the Lakota calendar as a framework, Foster provides us with a look into the insights he gathered from sources ranging from Native American culture to Julian of Norwich to Scripture to personal friends. By engaging with both the spiritual classics and Foster's own experiences, Learning Humility provides profound insight into what humility can look like in our current cultural climate.

Join Richard Foster on Gospel Spice today, and embrace the journey toward a life of humility, which he says leads us into "freedom, joy, and holy hilarity."

MEET RICHARD FOSTER

Richard Foster is founder, past pres\xadi\xaddent and cur\xadrent team mem\xadber of Ren\xado\xadvar\xe9. Hav\xading stud\xadied at George Fox and Fuller The\xado\xadlog\xadi\xadcal Sem\xadi\xadnary, Fos\xadter has served as a\xa0pas\xadtor and taught world\xadwide on spir\xadi\xadtu\xadal for\xadma\xadtion. Author of dozens of arti\xadcles and six books, includ\xading\xa0Cel\xade\xadbra\xadtion of Dis\xadci\xadpline, Richard con\xadtin\xadues to write on the spir\xadi\xadtu\xadal life. He and his wife, Car\xadolynn, have two grown chil\xaddren, Joel and Nathan, nine grand\xadchil\xaddren, and live near Den\xadver,\xa0Colorado.

Discover more at\xa0https://renovare.org/

MEET BRENDA QUINN

Brenda Quinn is a pastor of spiritual formation in the Foursquare church and a writer of many years. She is also the author of the character profiles in the\xa0Life with God Bible.\xa0Brenda Quinn, former staff editor for Serendipity House and editorial coordinator for MOPS International, Inc., is cowriter of study guides for both "The Jesus I Never Knew" and "What\u2019s So Amazing About Grace?" She coauthored the devotional "Meet the Bible" with Philip Yancey. Brenda lives with her husband and son in Colorado.

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