The Wholehearted Blog

We can bet that if the negligence of our physical bodies is detrimental to our health, then spiritual negligence harms our souls. But a healthy soul is harder to see...

One of the main reasons we struggle with having a quiet time is that it is often unenjoyable. Prayer can feel monotonous, Scripture can seem dull, and worship can feel...

Several years ago, I began to recognize I needed to grow in the disciple of prayer. Even though I had been a Christian for most of my life, I felt...

Puritan Thomas Watson once said, “The reason we come away so cold from reading the word is, because we do not warm ourselves at the fires of meditation.” I believe...

I had a few experiences with death and suffering and several years of depression. Doubt roared in and battered me with wave after wave of fear and questions. For four...

It’s hard to have a quiet time in the morning—before school, before exercising, before work, before the kids, before the alarm, before my husband gets up…It’s hard to have a...

 As I close my Bible and say a prayer of blessing over the day and my family, I feel a twinge of guilt. At this stage of my life, I’m...

My life was in shambles and for good reason! I hadn’t developed an ear to hear the good news that would reroute me into greener pastures. I was looking for...

To be honest, I’ve always struggled to pray consistently. Even using prayer lists hasn’t transformed me into a prayer warrior. But prayer lists have helped me remember prayer requests. And...