Spiritual Life Archives

Heaven is not just our far-off future home, but a place we can joyfully look forward to today.

What is my calling? It always comes back to that. Anything else is extra.

I’ll never forget the moment the doctor diagnosed my husband with a chronic illness. We knew our lives would be forever changed because this...

I don’t know about you, but I always underestimate how much time it will take to transition to a new place.

Dozens of books have been written on the topic of self-forgiveness. Much ink has been spilled, proposing step-by-step guides, in an attempt to walk...

I know that there is a general acceptance of antidepressant drugs, and these drugs definitely alter brain chemicals. But what about using marijuana...

We are deeply influenced by the world around us. Daily we’re bombarded with a thousand images – from the news we watch, to the sermons we hear, to...

If you can document all the most important parts of your life without mentioning Jesus, it’s time to wonder whether you’re really following Him at...

Whatever season you’re in, there’s one way to do your season well: embrace it.

If the people around me never judge me and never call my actions to account, do they really love me?

We work and study in this world, but we don’t belong here. We are Heavenites – citizens of Heaven.

The Bible provides more than 600 references to heaven, and we can gain incredible joy and fresh vision for our lives on earth as we read and...

When the Designer planed us, he knew exactly the effect he was looking for. Believe it or not, like a firework, you are designed to be a joyous...

Throughout history, Christians have vacillated between two extremes: compromising with the culture or removing themselves from it. Neither is...

The discipline of memorizing Bible verses pays great dividends in the life of a Christian.