Spiritual Life Archives

The Shack is now one of the best-selling paperback books of all time, and its readers are enthusiastic. But the theology is not incidental to the...

Pursuing certain accomplishments in life isn't nearly as important as becoming the person God created me to be. Here's how I can become The Me I...

Sometimes I wonder what I would do if my smartphone not only "enhanced" my life, but could also "foretell" it. What "app" would I install—one that...

Jesus initiated many relationships with the lost. When we cherish God's Word as Jesus did, it leads to conversations that venture below the surface...

Jesus didn’t always go to the same room and close the door behind Him when He prayed, but He did consistently find private places to spend time in...

Jesus has called everyone who follows Him to take the Gospel message to the world, yet studies show that only two percent of professing Christians...

God raised up Abraham Lincoln for the greatest crisis in American history.

"… and I loved deeper, and I spoke sweeter, and I gave forgiveness I’d been denying…" Tim McGraw's lyrics don't just apply to how we die, but how...

True biblical doctrine is practical. In fact, nothing is more practical than sound doctrine. Those who listen to right doctrine and put it into...

As florists, greeting card companies, and romantic restaurants ready their wares for Valentine's Day, many people feel lonely, forgotten, unloved,...

I have come to realize there are no coincidences in God's economy. He is always reminding me that his plan is better than mine.

Is prayer more important than mowing an old lady's lawn? Is preacher a higher calling than paralegal? Be careful how you answer.

Haiti is just one instance in a world both near and far of major hurts, loss, and anguish. This reality in most of the world around us—as well as...

God's will may be in the answer, or the silence, but His love and grace is in the mix for you no matter the outcome.

Finally, I said, "John, when did you make up your mind Jesus Christ would never become your Lord and your Savior?" He could remember the date, the...