Why am I spiritually drained even though I keep showing up? For eleven minutes, I stayed in the church parking lot with my engine idling. After that, I went home. No one noticed. No one sent a text. I assume the service carried on perfectly well without me. What surprised me wasn’t the guilt; I…

For part of last winter, my entire prayer life came down to a single word. At roughly 11:40, I’d climb into bed and leave my phone face-down on the nightstand. Then I’d say, “God.” Sometimes I spoke it aloud. There was no question or plea attached. It was only the name, offered like a knock…

You got as far as the parking lot. That’s the part people rarely mention. The engine is still running. Perhaps forty feet separate you from the building, and you know in advance which entrance catches, which greeter is going to embrace you, and what opening song they’ll play. Still, you remain in the driver’s seat.…

Spiritual weariness isn’t a defect in your character. This is how it can feel, why greater effort may make matters worse, and where rest might start when God seems distant. My Bible app streak stopped at 212 days. Relief came first, not guilt. No one tells you about that part. Faith doesn’t always end in…