Malcolm Cox

Introduction  A new creation! I'm Malcolm Cox. Welcome to this series on ‘A new creation’. Today, some more thoughts on how God changes us.  This week we take a look at some practicals of spiritual growth put forward by Richard Foster. His bio can be found here, and many helpful articles here. His book, Celebration of Discipline changed my life.  Foster offers us a list of twelve spiritual disciplines as outlined in the picture below.  Foster's teachings offer a modern take on ancient practices, designed to help us grow closer to God. We'll not unpack the disciplines today (read the book!), but we will explore some key principles.  1. Spiritual Disciplines require self-discipline, but self-discipline is not what changes us  Richard Foster’s approach to spiritual disciplines isn’t about self-discipline. You see, self-discipline can only take us so far. It doesn't have the power to conquer habitual sin or bring about deep, lasting change. For that, we need something more profound – we need inner transfo