In Richard Foster's book Celebration of Discipline he divides discipline into three parts: Inward, Outward, and Corporate discipline. He places simplicity under the category of the Outward Disciplines. Here are his nine ways to order our world so that we can create simplicity in our life.
First, buy things for their usefulness rather than their status
Second, reject anything that is producing an ...
2. True Service
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Richard Foster
Richard Foster in Celebration of Discipline outlines the difference between self-righteous service and selfless service. It can be hard sometimes to see the difference in others so let this be a means to examine our own motives:
Self-righteous service comes through human effort. True service comes from a relationship with the divine Other deep inside.
Self-righteous service is impressed with the ...