Useful practices for faith.

For a variety of reasons, discipline may not be the door we long to open. Donald S. Whitney’s Spiritual Disciplines For The Christian Life offers the reader a door that may lead toward living, committed Christianity. Forwarded by J. I. Packer, who wrote, “If, then, as a Christian, you want to be really real with your God, moving beyond the stage of playing games with yourself and Him, this book offers practical help.” If you are hungry for 13 disciplines able to strengthen your “gospel abs,” this book delivers!

—Lee Hoops, Grace Free Lutheran, Maple Grove, Minn.