Spiritual Life Archives

Fighting the Everyday Fears We Face

The way we fight our fears in our everyday lives is by running to the Father through Christ Jesus. When we give our lives to Him, He begins to...

Fighting the Everyday Fears We Face

Why We Should Ask for Wisdom

One of the most interesting encounters between God and man found in the Bible is in 1 Kings 3. The Lord appears to King Solomon in a dream and says...

Why We Should Ask for Wisdom

Remember God's Promises: If It's Listed (in His Word), It's Still Available

It is a blessing to consider all of the promises, powers, and privileges we have access to because they are listed (in His Word) and thus still...

Remember God's Promises: If It's Listed (in His Word), It's Still Available

What Can We Learn from Christian Martyrs?

Love, forgiveness, obedience, faith, and an eternal mindset are all topics that martyrs can teach us through their lives and deaths. Martyrs are...

What Can We Learn from Christian Martyrs?

What Is Love? - Meaning & Biblical Understanding of the Word

“God is love.” (1 John 4:16) Through Christ, we have access to His wisdom through the living Word of Scripture, providing us wisdom to practically...

What Is Love? - Meaning & Biblical Understanding of the Word

How Cross-Cultural Friendships Are Life-Changing

With the racial tension in Winston-Salem in 1968, there’s no way that I could ever imagine that I would become friends with a white man. I’m not...

How Cross-Cultural Friendships Are Life-Changing

How Should Christians Approach the Discussion of Abortion?

Human life in the womb is worth defending biblically and scientifically — with grace and without shame on anyone involved in a very nuanced and...

How Should Christians Approach the Discussion of Abortion?

Since We Are Sinners Saved by Grace, Does That Make Us Saints?

Is there really a difference between calling ourselves “sinners saved by grace” and “saints?” Isn’t it just a matter of semantics? Perhaps. But...

Since We Are Sinners Saved by Grace, Does That Make Us Saints?

3 Things I Learned about God Through a Bear Encounter

What did I learn from this frightening, incredible, and stunning event, about the nature of God and His love for us?

3 Things I Learned about God Through a Bear Encounter

7 Places We Need to Place Memorial Stones

The believer has times in his life when the Lord “has cut off the waters of Jordan” and stones of memorial need to be placed. These memorial stones...

7 Places We Need to Place Memorial Stones

What to Do When We Feel God Is Gone

He is highly honored when we choose to trust and follow Him, even when it seems like He has gone. Surely and truly, He has not left or forsaken us,...

What to Do When We Feel God Is Gone

A Letter to Ourselves on How to Be Grateful

How can you cultivate a habit of gratitude in the midst of your daily pressures and the unrelenting hardships of your life? Here are a few ideas:

A Letter to Ourselves on How to Be Grateful

30 Favorite Verses from Psalms That Speak Hope in the Storms of Life

Using the Psalms, we can express our praise for the God of hope who constantly meets our needs. Here are 30 favorite Psalms that speak hope into...

30 Favorite Verses from Psalms That Speak Hope in the Storms of Life

5 Ways to Restore Civility to Our Communities

The Bible offers us at least 5 ways to restore civility to our communities. As the tried and true saying goes, when there’s a will there’s a way....

5 Ways to Restore Civility to Our Communities

Is it OK to Ask God 'Why?'

Some of our questions—including why—may never be answered. There's much we don't understand and may never grasp. But consider this: "The secret...

Is it OK to Ask God 'Why?'