Binz's latest book, Transformed by God's Word: Discovering the Power of Lectio and Visio Divina, was released this week. In it, he combines the practice of sacred reading with "seeing the word" ...

As the season of Lent begins next week, many Christians will give up something as a gesture of penitence. Others will delve more deeply into a spiritual discipline or take up a new one, such as ...

I remember the first time I tried to pray for a solid hour. I was about 19 and in my college dorm room. Before that day, I was praying anywhere from 5-10 minutes in one sitting. Outside of that, I ...