Spiritual Disciplines

What does praising God by name mean? Praising God by name means much more than simply using “God” or “Lord” or “Christ” in our worship. It means praising God’s character. King David wrote: “Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!”…

Too often my conversations with God sound like a long list of things I want. They resemble a child’s Christmas wish list instead of worship of the Almighty. That’s when I go back to the beginning–the ABCs of Praise. Yes, my prayers almost always include…

Voltaire wrote, “The happiest of all lives is a busy solitude.” But how many of us really believe that? In today’s chaotic, noisy world, it’s easy to avoid solitude. We don’t really have to be alone. Even when we aren’t scheduled to be engaged with people, we can…

I always good intentions with Scripture memory. Over the years I have memorized (and forgotten) dozens of Bible verses. I love God’s Word–a healthy dose of it is what gets me through each day. But memorizing? I’ve not been very consistent in committing Scripture to…

Perhaps when you think of Scripture memory you think of your days in Sunday School or VBS. You diligently memorized the required verses so you could get a gold star or a cool prize. But probably as soon as Sunday School or VBS was over,…

What did you notice today? I asked myself this question every day for the past year. At the beginning of 2019. I chose “notice” as my word for the year because I wanted to intentionally notice God in my ordinary days.  I know from God’s Word…

What do you do when you struggle with forgiveness? We’ve all been hurt. We’ve received unkind words. Other people have disappointed or deceived us. We may feel like those closest to us have stabbed our hearts or trampled our feelings in the dust. We know…