Spiritual Life Archives

We are to learn of Christ, who is meek in suffering. He is the one who did not demand His due honor. He is the one who set aside glory so that He...

Joy is the deeply rooted confidence that God is in control – no matter what the circumstances may be – no matter what our feelings are – no matter...

According to Jesus, if you are a follower of Christ, the world is going to hate you. I can understand this especially if you profess to be a...

Have you ever experienced the spirit of heaviness? Have you ever sought desperately to feel God’s presence, but kept falling short? Christians...

There is no finish line with grief. At any point, we can get "stuck" in our grief. We can stop functioning and not be able to complete day-to-day...

Just as Christ has come into our lives to encourage us, we are to give that encouragement away. The most amazing truth is that the more...

What a perfect picture of accountability – giving someone who loves you the permission to "reel you in" when they see you headed in a dangerous...

“If hope does not disappoint us, why are Christians disappointed all the time?” Before we can answer that question, we need to define what hope is.

Surround your goals and plans with prayer and ask the Lord to bless you as you work toward each one. We need to order our lives in a more conscious...

If we have trouble finding God’s peace, we need to examine our walk. Maybe there’s an unconfessed sin in our lives that we haven’t dealt with....

Christianity’s teaching of God, salvation, the Bible, and Jesus Christ are all distinguishing marks, which set it apart from all other religions....

The power is not found in ourselves and what we can do. The power of the gospel is not found in modern signs and wonders. The power of the gospel...

The study of Christology is not a dusty, academic pursuit. Rather, it is a celebration of God himself drawing near out of love for the people he...

The Bible illustrates this principle that we are called to be generous and cheerful givers! When we give freely, we also harvest abundance in our...

Esau sells his birthright to his brother Jacob and loses his claim on the family property. Specifically, Esau trades his birthright for Jacob’s...