Embrace the power of humility | with Richard Foster and Brenda Quinn

<p>Stephanie is delighted to welcome <strong>Richard Foster</strong>, the author of one of the most influential books in her life, <strong>Celebration of Discipline</strong>. Today, Richard, with Brenda Quinn, talk about the power of learning humility. He tells Stephanie, “<strong><em>The practice of humility has made me playful and free.</em></strong>” In our culture of raging narcissism, Richard calls humility the "vanishing virtue." He says that practicing humility has been "<em><strong>playful, freeing, fun, and freedom from [his] need to feel important</strong></em>." How wonderful!</p> <p>When Stephanie asks about how to learn humility, Richard answers, “<strong><em>We learn humility by taking up other tasks, like serving others</em></strong>.”</p> <p>Richard explains that humility is a secret gift that keeps on giving. He says, “<strong><em>one of the things we need to learn is to embrace and enjoy anonymity.</em></strong>”</p> <p>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, “<strong><em>look for the finger of God at work through every culture</em></strong>.” He adds, “<em><strong>in every culture there are things that are consonant with Scripture, and some that are dissonant. Our task is to discern among them.</strong></em>”</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Using the Lakota calendar as a framework, Foster provides us with a look into the insights he gathered from sources rangi