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Donald S. Whitney is a Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Associate Dean of the School of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life.
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The Overlooked Key to Spiritual Growth

In this episode, Dr. Donald Whitney discusses the often overlooked but crucial practice of meditation on Scripture, highlighting its power to transform our devotional lives. He explains how meditation goes
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A man rests on a rail drinking a protein shake following a workout, symbolizing spiritual discipline.
Faith & Evangelism

Maintaining Pastoral Resilience Through the Spiritual Disciplines

This week, I read a report based on a late 2022 study by the Barna Group indicating that “only 52 percent of pastors are ‘very satisfied’ with their jobs; only
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A pastor and his family practice family worship together by reading a book on the couch together.
Faith & Evangelism

Family Worship as a Spiritual Discipline for Pastors

This article is part 7 in a series about pastors and their practice of the personal spiritual disciplines. While the practice of family worship involves at least one other person,
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A man sits outside at dusk after a day of fasting.
Engaging the Culture

The Blessings of Fasting as a Spiritual Discipline

This is the sixth in a series of articles on pastors and the spiritual disciplines. One of the disciplines we can practice either alone or with others is fasting. As
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A group of church members sit around a coffee table, holding hands to pray the Psalms.
Faith & Evangelism

Praying the Psalms as a Spiritual Discipline

George Müller, one of the most prayerful and faith-filled men in Christian history, prayed the Psalms. The Lord Jesus Christ himself and the apostles of the early church prayed the
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A man runs in a race, symbolic of the discipline of studying the Word.
Faith & Evangelism

Reading and Meditating on the Bible as Spiritual Disciplines for Pastors

Pastors must care for their own souls before they can care for the souls of others. This looks like reading the Bible and meditating on it.
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Three men run down the street in a race, representing spiritual discipline.
Faith & Evangelism

The Importance of Personal Spiritual Disciplines for Pastors

Brother, don’t let the ministry keep you from Jesus. Spiritual discipline as a means to godliness will help you maintain perseverance and joy in ministry and keep you in Jesus.
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