Discipline without direction is drudgery, so says Don Whitney in his book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. After salvation, isn't that all that there is to the Christian life? I mean, once we get saved -- what else do we need? Why do we need to pray, read the Bible, meditate on the Scriptures, fast, or practice silence and solitude? This introduction to the Spiritual Discplines will help us understand the purpose of spiritual disciplines in the life of believers.