Spiritual Life Archives

Grief is hard work. If your heart is broken today, I pray you will lean into the pain, crawl up into the lap of our God, and pour out your heart.

Joy can be found in strange places. Joy loves the presence of a serving heart.

As you move into this Holiday season, structure your praise and thanksgiving around how God has worked in the past, what He is doing in the present...

Is it wrong to jump and dance during worship? Is it wrong to spin circles? Investigate this idea.

As we head into the Christmas season, here are some things Christians should consider before fretting about the "War on Christmas" or complaining...

No matter what the headlines say or the cruel plots of terrorists today, evil will not win. For Christ holds the ultimate victory over sin and...

The Thanksgiving feast stands as a reminder that scarcity and hunger will not last forever -- but that abundance and good taste will.

Pray like Jesus. Jesus prayed wild, strong and powerful prayers that changed the course of lives, feelings and outcomes. Learn to pray how Jesus...

And the reason grace is the secret of the universe is because it brings to creation the very thing that creation has been craving since everything...

The “undeserving poor" don't appear to work hard enough to help themselves. But it is not our job to choose who deserves help.

Why Christians Can Be Courageous

When we adopt—and when we encourage a culture of adoption in our churches and communities—we’re picturing something that’s true about our God. We,...

When you publicly vow to pray for Paris, close your computer or lock your phone, and actually bow your head in prayer for mercy, strength and...

Paul declared: “For me to live is Christ and to die is gain. I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by...

Job’s wise friends were silent for several days after his tragedy. But they were there with/for him. Don’t feel compelled to provide a spiritually...