Spiritual Life Archives

Speaking the truth in love is a scriptural principle designed to bring blessings and foster growth. Unfortunately, it’s also a concept that’s...

In stories we read as children, we could easily pick out the bad people from the good ones. But it’s different in the real world. Sometimes it’s...

Too often we find ourselves rating God based on what he does. Your husband got the raise he worked hard for, my daughter’s fever broke...God is...

Anxiety is the silent leader in mental illness, our main ‘disruptor of peace’ complaints in the United States. Out of 40 million people that are...

It is difficult to imagine a contemporary social movement that is more dangerously consistent with the downward spiral of Romans chapter one than...

Satan loves it when we have questions or doubts about God, and his hope is that we’ll never find our way back. I’m more than happy to inform him...

Although many churches recognize the season of Lent and may practice their own traditions during this period of time entering Good Friday and...

In our culture today, doing has become a badge of honor. It’s become a status symbol and the way to define ourselves. We’ve come to believe that...

If you, like me, need some guidelines on how to navigate our politically-charged culture in a Godly way, here are some don’ts and do’s....

A great place to explore this issue is in the often-referenced “love chapter” in the Bible: 1 Corinthians 13. This is not only a great chapter to...

Letting God continually lead your decisions and actions requires a daily and life-long practice of placing His Way and His Word first. This can be...

how to handle feeling left out in the church

An unintended result of the spotlight on love around Valentine’s Day is we are often tempted to evaluate our lives—and sometimes even our personal...

Hope in itself is the faith that God does have plans for us, and that they are good indeed. For any single story in the Bible, hope is an important...

We have chaotic thought lives. These thoughts often lead to wild emotions, true? Emotions that tell us how to behave. Those behaviors dramatically...