Spiritual Life Archives

Hypocrisy has been listed as a leading reason young people are abandoning the Church or being turned off by the Christian faith. Here are 10 ways...

There is a potential “danger” sign attached to close contact with your pastor, however: becoming too close and too dependent. Here are three signs...

God the Son made a way for us to live under God’s headship instead of sin’s dominance. And God the Holy Spirit brings us comfort and peace even in...

We might “keep the Sabbath” by going to church or not going in to the office. But if we spend the rest of the day knee-deep in work-as-usual, are...

Christians are called to cultivate hope, a hope that is expressed in the moments of everyday life; a hope that will name the agonies of life. This...

When someone asks ‘what is Christian ethics?’ do we know how to answer? Scripture gives the law we are called to follow as Christians. As we...

I have found that these five steps, each one creating an acronym for peace, help me reclaim my holiday joy and journey through Advent more...

Unlike other stories of Jesus’ miracles, the focus of this story is not on the healing itself but on what happens before and after the miraculous...

Common grace refers to the goodness or blessings that flow from God that is common to all people whether they are believers or unbelievers. In this...

When we understand the importance of the Bible, we can, in turn, understand the importance of the pledge to the Bible, where it came from, and why...

Not only is God the Creator that wants to commune with His created—He wants us to reap the benefits of time spent in prayer. Here’s just a few.

On October 31, 1517—a crucial date in Christendom—Luther sparked the firestorm of Catholic vs. Protestant. On that pivotal day—the day which serves...

Faith. A five-letter word with a whole lot of meaning. The word appears time and time again throughout Scripture, referencing a relationship...

In the believer’s heart, there is only one reason to pursue the fruit of the spirit: because we seek to mirror Christ. Like a child who mimics...

By making a conscious effort to both acknowledge and trust God, we can continuously exchange our fear for security in the Lord. Here are 31 verses...