Discipline can seem a hard word, implying nothing but challenge and duty. Yet most of us see the value of cultivating spiritual disciplines, and long to be more consistent in our relationship with God even in the middle of crowded lives. Combining biblical teaching, stories and reflection questions, Barbara Hughes treats discipline as the means to freedom rather than its opposite.

The chapters cover the disciplines of the heart - worship, prayer, Scripture, submission and perseverance - alongside the practical ones of time, work, the home and the body, with the question set at the end of each for personal use or group discussion. A companion to her husband Kent Hughes's Disciplines of a Godly Man, and widely used in women's studies.