Spiritual Life Archives

We can appreciate kindness. We can demand kindness. But unless Christ crucified produces in us a penitent heart, our efforts toward kindness are...

If we believe the lie that saying no to sin means saying no to happiness, then no amount of self-restraint will keep us from ultimately seeking...

How do we engage the culture with convictional kindness? How do we remain compassionate and loving, even in the face of intense opposition and...

Any time that we put “ourselves” and “our thoughts” in between us and any situation, we’re not portraying true humility.

Fasting and prayer if faithfully done will alter your existence, rock your spiritual world and bring your life on this earth into God’s...

Perfect love drives out fear, and when that happens, we can’t help but celebrate.

When we’re seated with Christ, the difference is that Jesus is with us, and we are looking at our sin together.

You are good at something for a reason. God designed you this way, on purpose.

I tell Jesus everything—all the “even if” fears—and I tell Him that He owns my life because I am “bought at a price” (1 Corinthians 6:20) of His...

There are five things the devil doesn't want you to know. Do you know what they are? How he tricks you and what you might actually be believing?

I’ve lived long enough to know that what we pursue apart from Jesus does not satisfy.

Bad news can turn our world upside down and push us into irrational conclusions like "God has abandoned us." But that's neither the nature nor...

Pride keeps us from realizing how desperately we need God.

If you’re not sure whether it’s time to finish that long-desired degree, consider these four signs...

Let's stand at the doors of our churches shouting, all you who are weary and burdened, come in and find rest.