Is Praying Difficult?
Father Louf teaches how easy and natural prayer can be when he answers the question, “Is Praying Difficult?”
Transformed through Writing
Luci Shaw offers some advice from her book Life Path. Writing as a spiritual discipline can open channels that transform us, heal us, and bring us a few steps closer to God.
Understanding Celebration
Richard Foster shares how celebration prevents the spiritual disciplines from deteriorating into soul-killing legalisms and saves us from taking ourselves too seriously.
Live Life to the Full
Dallas Willard helps us understand the synergy between God’s transforming grace and our active cooperation: “You have never seen people more active than those who have been set on fire by the grace of God.”
Helping Children Notice God
Lacy Finn Borgo offers practical steps adults can take to help children notice God’s presence and to draw them deeper into the goodness, beauty, and truth of the with-God life.
We Never Outgrow Asking
Adoration or contemplation may seem nobler than asking God for something. But Richard Foster kindly insists that petition isn’t a lower form of prayer—it’s our staple diet.
Turning Your Thoughts into Prayers
“What do we pray? Whatever piece of God’s will we understand.” Jan Johnson shows how praying without ceasing need not be complicated.
Lean Toward Love
Françios Fénelon explains how staying engaged in the Divine conversation, even when we don’t feel like it, forms stability in our relationship with God.
Hints for How to Pray
Richard Foster comments: “When I read [Buttrick], I want to pray. Many authors help me understand prayer; few help me practice it.” These practical suggestions from the great preacher George Buttrick help us enter into prayer as friendship with God.
Prayer Journaling: Styles and Examples
When we consider prayer journaling, it helps to look for praiseworthy models to emulate. Examples from Augustine, Julian, and Pascal display a few different styles of engaging in the divine conversation.