Spiritual Life Archives

Dear Christian, Are You a Disciple?

Are you tired of this shallow life? Dear Christian, are you ready to be a disciple of Christ? So many of us are raised in the comfort of the...

Dear Christian, Are You a Disciple?

7 Prayers to Create Calm in the Midst of Stress

When stress comes banging at our heart’s door. And when it inevitably does, here are 7 prayers for calm...

7 Prayers to Create Calm in the Midst of Stress

4 Biblical Ways to Deal with Difficult People

As a Christian, God calls you to love your neighbor as yourself, but what do you do about those people in your life that are just so hard to love?...

4 Biblical Ways to Deal with Difficult People

Why Sleep for Your Family Is a Spiritual Activity

Sleep is needed not just for physical reasons, but for spiritual as well. Here is more encouragement to make it a priority for your family.

Why Sleep for Your Family Is a Spiritual Activity

How to Be a Faithful Witness to Your Family Who Won’t Go to Church

Since you love your family, it’s only natural for you to want to share spiritual truths and blessings with them. But if they’re unreceptive, it can...

How to Be a Faithful Witness to Your Family Who Won’t Go to Church

Did Jesus Really "Go to Prepare a Place for You"?

My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and...

Did Jesus Really "Go to Prepare a Place for You"?

Why Do I Do What I Hate? (Romans 7:15)

In his letter to the Roman church, the apostle Paul wrote, “for what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to...

Why Do I Do What I Hate? (Romans 7:15)

Is it True that You ‘Can’t Heal What You Won’t Feel?’

A common phrase tells us that you ‘can’t heal what you won’t feel.’ It implies a level of feeling critical to healthy living. Does scripture...

Is it True that You ‘Can’t Heal What You Won’t Feel?’

6 Practical Ways to Be a Friend like Jesus

Much of friendship involves walking alongside each other as we experience the effects of sin and disappointment in the world. This task, though...

6 Practical Ways to Be a Friend like Jesus

What Do I Say When a Friend Comes Out as Gay?

Many who have come out to family members in the past have been abandoned, shunned, or experienced strained relationships that they fear will never...

What Do I Say When a Friend Comes Out as Gay?

Christians Opt In to Healthcare Sharing to 'Bear One Another's Burdens'

Membership in healthcare sharing organizations has grown rapidly since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Over one million Americans are...

Christians Opt In to Healthcare Sharing to 'Bear One Another's Burdens'

You Won't Find "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness in the Bible"

Many times, widely known sayings can influence our thinking, but the saying themselves lack biblical truth. It’s important that we take the time to...

You Won't Find "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness in the Bible"

Is Smoking Weed a Sin? What Does the Bible Say?

Is smoking (or vaping) weed a sin? What or how does the Bible apply to the use of recreational marijuana?

Is Smoking Weed a Sin? What Does the Bible Say?

For Lent, Give Up Lent

I can’t help but notice a growth in evangelicals who want to celebrate Lent by “giving something up.” I’ve heard of Christians giving up sugar,...

For Lent, Give Up Lent

Understanding the Biblical Concept of 'Love Your Enemies'

Loving our enemies is a foreign concept. Love and enemies are words that seem mutually exclusive. Putting the two together raises questions. When...

Understanding the Biblical Concept of 'Love Your Enemies'