Spiritual Life Archives

As someone who’s spent the past twenty-five years writing and speaking about prayer, I have heard a lot of good prayers. Having heard all...

As human beings, we have precious plans and dreams for ourselves. Is it okay, as Christians, to grieve the loss of those dreams? Here are some...

Since nobody has found a way to eradicate waiting, we might as well double-check whether there’s anything we’re doing that unknowingly prolongs it....

Pride is a sin that can easily overtake our lives. Typically, when we think of the prideful person, we imagine a person of great stature and...

Comparison doesn’t lead to joy. It steals our joy. In fact, studies repeatedly show a strong link between social media scrolling and decreased...

When we examine the gospels, we find that Jesus lived out all the habits which world-changing Christ-followers display. He stood on the authority...

As those who have come to know Jesus, we deeply desire for others to know Him as well. Not to know about Him as we know about many historical...

Living as an adopted daughter of Christ means we live within the family of God. Our adoption provides a new identity and name. No longer are we...

It's not easy to under envy versus jealousy - the two can feel and look so similar. Here's how we can spot the difference and what to do about it

Freedom is a precious gift. On this fourth of July holiday, let's take a moment to stop and reflect on the beautiful gift of freedom that we enjoy...

When it comes to these problematic relationships, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is - there will always be sandpaper people in our...

We can settle for a life defined by pain, or we can harness the power of our pain and use it for good. We can try to ignore the pain and hope it...

Is there a way to silence the critical voice of frustration and doubt? How might we fully accept God’s promise of salvation? Here are three...

David won multitudes of battles because he listened to the Lord’s guidance before he pursued an enemy. He is an example to us that seeking divine...

Adoptionism came about in the second century from the teaching of Theodotus of Byzantium, a region located on the straight between the Black Sea...