Category Archives: Best Practices and How To Series

It is helpful to have an overview of some basic resources that have been used over the years to develop a devotional practice. BIBLE Well, this one goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway. A Bible is absolutely the most important tool to develop a devotional life. Some ask which is the best translationContinue reading “The Devotional Life – Part 4”

Spending time with God is at the heart of the Christian life. Really and truly making space for God to speak and for you as well is paramount for us to grow and become the people God created us to be. But let me tell you from experience that this is more easily said thanContinue reading “A Devotional Life – Part 3”

This week’s post is an answer to several questions I received recently about fasting. What is it? How do I go about it? What is the goal? What are the results? Let me start with what fasting is. As Richard Foster puts it in his book Celebration of Discipline, fasting, in the Biblical context, is abstaining from foodContinue reading “The Devotional Life Series – Fasting”

So, you’ve made a commitment to set aside time to focus on your relationship with God…great! Now, how do you go about it? First of all, everyone’s time will look a little different. It’s not because God is different but because we are all wired differently. Begin with what you naturally do to build relationships.Continue reading “The Devotional Life Series – Part 3”

So what does a devotional life look like? Good question and a pretty easy one to answer. No really…it is easy to answer. We have made it way too difficult! There are too many barriers to entry that we as a people of faith have contrived in our minds that stop us from ever starting.Continue reading “The Devotional Life Series – Part 2”