Spiritual Life Archives

Paul encourages us, as Christians, to not only be “tender-hearted” but to be tender fellow Christians. Although we can look at our world and easily...

Each day, we wake with a schedule, a calendar, and a plan. But only God knows what each day will bring. When the bottom falls out of our day, our...

Regardless of the reason for spiritual dryness, we can find refreshment when we remember God’s faithfulness in the past, reflect on the...

Common resolutions each new year are to lose weight, save money, exercise more, or organize. One popular spiritual discipline Christians pursue is...

But sometimes, our feelings get out of control, and more weight begins to bring that scale off-balance. That’s when we often experience “faulty...

This week, Open Doors released the new 2022 World Watch List that ranks the top 50 countries where Christians face persecution because they follow...

We are called to rise above a fractured society, not reflect it. When we see bitterness and hatred today—especially online, where we spend so much...

We can learn how to use our emotions in a healthy way. Emotions can either be stepping stones or quicksand. It really depends on how we use them...

God’s news for all people is a bit surprising, and seems totally backwards at first; but when we understand why it’s this way, it (should) make us...

There’s reassurance to find, not in people, or even ourselves, but in Christ. With a strong foundation of faith we can lay our fears to rest....

Just as the house built on sand crumbled when the rains came, so our emotional health can crumble when the waves of life come. Jesus is our true...

The baptism of Jesus, therefore, declares that our baptism is but the beginning of our life of ministry and service. In our baptism, we are...

The good news is, you’re not alone if you’ve made a bad decision in life, and it’s not too late to turn towards making a wise one. Quite possibly...

The winter can be a tough time of year for our mental health. Here are five great ways to combat anxiety and depression during the dark winter...

For Christians, Lent is a 40-day season of fasting, reflection and penance culminating in Holy Week and the Easter Sunday commemoration of Jesus’...