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Published June 15th 1991 by NavPress Publishing Group (first published 1991)

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Sep 20, 2015Barry rated it really liked it · review of another edition

It wasn't until I read Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline that I could put my finger on my vague dislike of this book: whereas Mr. Foster's book is filled with disciplines and they all feel do-able, Mr. Whitney's book is filled with disciplines that feel out of reach. As I calculated the time commitment that Mr. Whitney recommends, it would easily take hours every day to do the disciplines he suggests. That would be a great thing, to have the freedom and flexibility to spend hours everyd...more

Mar 25, 2015Philip Mcduffie rated it it was amazing

Christ centered. Biblically saturated. Powerfully convicting. Read this book!

Oct 05, 2016Mark rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is a great book for all believers at any stage of their life. Lots of helpful advice. I will be referring back to this one quite a bit.

Mar 26, 2017Jeice rated it liked it · review of another edition

This book is a decent introduction to some spiritual practices to help Christians grow in godliness, but it feels incomplete. Donald Whitney chose to focus this book on the 'personal' disciplines alone, meaning that there are some core disciplines that are glossed over such as fellowship and confession, as well as dimensions of disciplines like prayer that are unnecessarily limited in the exploration. There also is a plethora of unhelpful examples. In multiple places paragons of a certain virtue...more

Feb 05, 2017Bambi Moore rated it it was amazing

Also read this in 2007. Extremely helpful book with the foundation being 1 Timothy 4:7, 'Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness.' Each chapter gives an explanation and Biblical basis for spiritual disciplines such as Bible intake, prayer, meditation, memorization, worship, solitude, journaling (a favorite!), fasting and more. In a generation that thinks discipline is a dirty word and automatically equates 'work' to legalism, Don Whitney shows us that the spiritual disciplines are the w...more

Apr 23, 2008Stacia rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: Christians who want to grow more in their spiritual life

Shelves: biblical-study

5/08 This is a very good book. Donald Whitney is a good writer and really help brings to mind spiritual disciplines that one might not have thought of as is. However, I do think that this is a book that is better as a reference than a sit down and read it all. I think the best way to approach the book is read about a discipline and really put it into practice and make it a habit, and then read/learn about another discipline. If you try to do it all at once its overwhelming and not helpful.
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“Then you read this book, which encourages you to practice all these Spiritual Disciplines. And it makes you feel like a tired, staggering juggler on a highwire, trying to keep a dozen eggs in the air with someone else wanting to throw you a half dozen more.” page 236
Exactly how I felt after reading this book! Much of what was written was basic Christianity 101 - read your bible. pray, etc. It never hurts to review though, and it helped challenge me to renew my efforts and not become slothful. I...more

Mar 04, 2018Michael rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Christian, take the time and read this book. You will benefit from it.

Jan 27, 2019Kells Next Read rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A definite re-read.

Jul 14, 2017Jaimie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

One of my top must-read books. Over the week that I read this book I tried to apply the advice, attempting to practice the spiritual disciplines of Bible Intake, Prayer, Worship, Evangelism, Service, etc. as I came across them. I think I may have had more spiritual growth in a week than I've ever had in any season as a Christian for 30 years. I can see now that on the learning curve of spiritual life, I'm barely off the starting mark. It's one thing to have God's Word, it's quite another to obey...more

Sep 14, 2017Kevin Halloran rated it it was amazing

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A book that equips a believer in the spiritual disciplines and encourages one to pursue them diligently. I especially valued the portion on Scripture meditation and fasting, and will probably revisit this book (or portions of it) fairly regularly.

I think it would have been maybe helpful if the last chapter on 'Perseverance in the Disciplines' was actually the first chapter. Of course, I only say that now after having read it at the end. It was helpful there too. Maybe have it at the beginning, and go back after the end of the book and read it again. :) It's easy to start this book and go really slowly or stop or get discouraged because you have SO MUCH to learn and improve on. Especially since the first 3-4 chapters are so long and big a...more

Feb 20, 2019Jason Rodriguez rated it really liked it

A very encouraging and practical book. Donald Whitney shows why the pursuit of godliness is an important part of the Christian life, and he easily explains the God given means to do this. Whitney gives biblical support for these means, better understood as Spiritual Disciplines, along with examples from his own life. I particularly liked the chapters on fasting and evangelism.

Dec 24, 2018Ben Chapman rated it it was amazing

Wonderful, applicable, pointed discipline, for the purpose of godliness. I cannot recommend more.

Mar 07, 2016J.K. Turner rated it liked it · review of another edition

My Rating –Put it on the List
Level – Not very readable, seems longer than it is
Summary
The book is exactly what you think it is based on the title. He jumps straight in with the first chapter explaining what he thinks (based on scripture) the spiritual disciplines are and why they are important. There are 10 disciplines and he devotes two chapters to the first, and then one each to the others - Reading the Bible, Prayer, Worship, Evangelism, Serving, Stewardship, Fasting, Silence and Solitude, Jo...more

Nov 08, 2016Clayton Hutchins rated it liked it · review of another edition

Good fly-over of the disciplines. I think grace should have oriented it more. He revised this to 'place more emphasis on the gospel' (http://news.sbts.edu/2014/09/11/whitn...). I am glad he realized this drawback and sought to correct it, but I think the revisions in this area often amounted to dropping in a 'gospel paragraph' at the beginning or end of some chapters that functions as a momentary qualification of sorts: 'Now let's remember the gospel now... Okay, now anyway, as we were saying......more

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May 25, 2015Robin rated it it was amazing

This is probably the go-to book on the basics of spiritual disciplines (prayer, bible intake, fasting, silence, journaling, etc).. I appreciate how biblically saturated it was, the abundance of Puritan authors for illustrations and many specific applications. I also love his continual emphasis that the disciplines are for godliness and Christlikeness.. God is not against effort, only against earning (Willard). Loved it. So convicted and encouraged.

Sep 27, 2014Donald Linnemeyer rated it it was ok

This is another one I didn't find all that helpful on the whole. While it has a good amount of helpful, practical tips on things like bible-reading and prayer, in the end the book always left me feeling either bored or guilty, and I’m still sorting through why. There’s a different tone to it – something colder and less impactful than a writer like Foster or Merton – but I’ve had trouble figuring out if it’s a stylistic difference, or if there’s a more substantial difference in how Whitney frames...more

There are a few books I can point to as being foundational to my walk with Christ. I think that this book, even more so over time, will easily become one of them. As a type-A perfectionist who grew up in the church, I became disillusioned and spent many years wrestling with the line between discipline and legalism. Whitney’s thorough explanation of the spiritual disciplines and their function has allowed me to better understand what it looks like to steadfastly pursue Christ with a heart of grac...more

Jan 01, 2018Michelle L.R. rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Increíble :)
Pocas veces termino un libro deseando que no se termine. Éste fue uno de ellos.
Don Whitney recopiló y explicó muy a detalle las disciplinas espirituales vitales que un cristiano necesita.
¡Todos los que amen a Cristo deberían leerlo!

Super challenging book that will really help getting your life in order. An order in which balances and arranges the spiritual disciplines into your life as you pursue Christ. This book really helped me think about a lot of my 'blindspots' and how to put them into practice. Definitely recommended!

Very practical book that would be a blessing to the life of every Christian.

Oct 04, 2018Connor Anderson rated it it was amazing

Excellent overview of the spiritual disciplines. He refrains from being mystical or overly ambitious on the effects of spiritual disciplines, but instead gives a biblical and measured overview of each one with appropriate application. Every Christian needs to read this.

May 31, 2017Jeff rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was a well written and encouraging book on the spiritual disciplines. Whitney does a great job of balancing between the practical aspects of what we do and the spiritual aspects of what God does in our sanctification. I would recommend this book to any and all Christian readers.

Excellent book for the topic. Great vision and explanation of the purposes of the disciplines, excellent illustrations and stories, very practical and wise, and encouraging and compelling. I think all Christians would benefit from reading this, especially in our undisciplined age.

Nov 19, 2018Rubén Zúñiga rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Whitney hace un equilibrio importante entre la teoría (fundamento) y la praxis de las disciplinas piadosas. Algunas de las que aborda son: La oración, lectura bíblica, meditación, adoración, servicio, mayordomía, ayuno, entre otras. Tanto si no sabes para que es cada disciplina, como si no tienes ideas de como mejorar tus tiempos de esta, el libro será muy útil.
Lo más relevante del libro lo diré con una cita directa: 'es imposible crecer en piedad sin disciplina'. Si deseamos crecer a la imagen...more

The overall premise of this book is good: disciplining yourself for the purpose of godliness. This book does several things well:
First, it functions as a good reference tool.
Second, Whitney's desire for other believers to grow shines brightly through every word of this book.
Third, nothing mentioned in this book is harmful, and all is helpful for Christian growth.
However, the way the premise is worked out in these pages leave much to be desired.
First, the introduction clearly dichotomizes 'biblic...more

Jan 16, 2016Becky rated it liked it · review of another edition

The 12 Spiritual Disciplines

Since reading Donald Whitney's book on prayer last fall, I've been wanting to read his earlier book on spiritual disciplines. What I most loved about his book on prayer was that it was passionately practical, extremely straightforward, and ENCOURAGING. It approached the subject of prayer honestly, the fact that most Christians struggle--have struggled, will struggle--with prayer, with the act of daily prayer. It was a book that built-you-up and supported you. It was just a life-changing book. Sp...more

Dec 18, 2013Milton Quintanilla rated it it was amazing

So the book begins with a story about a boy who gets visited by an angel who shows the boy who he will be in the future as an excellent guitarist, which will come through practice. This leads Whitney to state that it's the same in the Christian life that we were predestined to be conformed to Christ, but that also comes with discipline.
The book it's centered on 1 Timothy 4:7 ' discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness', and that discipline without direction is drudgery.
The book is spilt i...more

This is an excellent book. It is the kind of book that should be read at least annually. It is a good reminder for every Christian to proactively exercise our spiritual disciplines. The author discusses a number of these disciplines. I'm sure others can add more disciplines for improving our spiritual lives.
He emphasized the fact that we must be purposeful in our lives as Christians. If we are undisciplined, we will never become the people that God wants us to be.
We are encouraged, in the Bible,...more

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DON WHITNEY has been Professor of Biblical spirituality and Associate Dean at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, since 2005. Before that, he held a similar position (the first such position in the six Southern Baptist seminaries) at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO, for 10 years. He is the founder and president of The Center for Biblical Spiritua...more

“Can we expect the flames of our worship of God to burn brightly in public on the Lord’s Day when they barely flicker for Him in secret on other days?” — 6 likes

“No Spiritual Discipline is more important than the intake of God’s Word. Nothing can substitute for it. There simply is no healthy Christian life apart from a diet of the milk and meat of Scripture. The reasons for this are obvious. In the Bible God tells us about Himself, and especially about Jesus Christ, the incarnation of God. The Bible unfolds the Law of God to us and shows us how we’ve all broken it. There we learn how Christ died as a sinless, willing Substitute for breakers of God’s Law and how we must repent and believe in Him to be right with God. In the Bible we learn the ways and will of the Lord. We find in Scripture how God wants us to live, and what brings the most joy and satisfaction in life. None of this eternally essential information can be found anywhere else except the Bible. Therefore if we would know God and be godly, we must know the Word of God—intimately.” — 5 likes

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Category:Religion
The author of the book:Donald S. Whitney
Format files: PDF, EPUB, TXT, DOCX
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Language: English
ISBN-13: 9781576830277
Edition: NavPress
Date of issue: 25 February 2006

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Drawn from a rich heritage, 'Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life' will guide you through a carefully selected array of disciplines, including: Scripture readingPrayerWorshipScripture meditationEvangelismServingStewardship of time and moneyScripture applicationFastingSilence and solitudeJournalingLearningBy illustrating why the disciplines are important, showing how each one will help you grow in godliness, and offering practical suggestions for cultivating them, 'Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life' will provide you with a refreshing opportunity to become more like Christ and grow in character and maturity.

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