Spiritual Life Archives

Pastors just wish they could get their people to understand why leaving the church doesn’t help in the long run, why assumptions about pastors are...

I have had to learn how to listen--really listen. For years, I used the time someone was speaking to formulate a clever response. Oh, I looked into...

While studying the life of Elijah the prophet in 1 Kings 17-19, I learned how God renews us. The principles I learned then have become second...

So what are Acts of Service anyway? Or at least, what makes these people tick and how do they process love and affection?

Sometimes life is what we make it, for better or for worse. One thing I know for sure is that I don’t know everything there is to know. So, my...

Though many of us grew up hearing about God’s love for us and singing songs about God’s love for us, living in the joy and security of that deep...

What are some unreasonable expectations? You know the type. The ones that sneak their way into a romantic relationship, seemingly good-intentioned...

I believe in the miraculous big things, but where is my faith when it comes to the little mundane “get you to the gas station” sort of miracles in...

Pantheism sounds like a harmless religion and maybe even one that can be reconciled with Christianity's belief that God is everywhere. However,...

When we allow the words of the enemy to have power in our lives, we come into agreement with things that directly oppose God’s Word. Here are seven...

I am famous for trying to cram 36 hours of living into 24. I can do it short-term, but it always catches up with me. In the meantime, my very...

If our salvation is eternally secure, why does the Bible warn so strongly against apostasy?

There are some passages that hit differently. Some that are downright frightening if you stop to meditate on what is being said. Here are a few...

Making a statement is easy even if the consequences are not; but asking a self-reflective question can be challenging as it may lead us to places...

Maybe it is time for us all to stop, listen for His voice, seek His plan and remember that we are indeed needy sheep who are called to love and...