All Articles for Spiritual Disciplines

Prayer

Does Prayer Really Do Any Good?

It’s easy to become cynical or weary about the act of prayer.

Praying backwards

Praying Backwards

Too often in our prayers we ask God to ease our worries and satisfy our wants before adding "in Jesus' name" as an obligatory spiritual seasoning.

Praying

How to Stop Praying the Same Old Things

It doesn’t take long before rote prayers fragment your attention span and freeze your heart.

Confession and prayer

How a Man Learns to Pray

The first step in becoming complete is to stop relying on our own resourcefulness and recognize our great need of a powerful God.

Teaching children about God

Daddy I’m Scared

What does a storm teach a child about God?

Give thanks

Giving Thanks in All Things

Does He really want us to give thanks in all things?

Prayer

Is Prayer Your First Response?

We must train ourselves to make prayer a default reaction in all situations.

Praying to God

Four Principles of Praying for Your Family

When I couldn’t talk to my mother about God, I talked to God about my mother.

Silence and solitude

In the Silence

The discipline of silence and solitude is not just for those in monasteries.