Spiritual Life Archives

Practicality. Direction. Steps. Toward praying, trusting, growing, and deepening reliance upon God. These are factors that our most popular Faith...

Don't just throw out a few brief prayers for God's help, and then move on in discouragement if the situation doesn't change for the better. God...

Why did God create sex? Does the Christian understanding of sex really differ from the world's?

There are two things we should notice in this passage. One is the power of Satan. And the second is the power of prayer.

Beginning tonight people all over the world will intensify their celebration of newness. Here's a brief meditation from my book "Do I Know God?" on...

We can live this coming year without fear if we apply four incredibly wonderful truths to our lives and root them deep into our hearts.

Making resolutions and setting goals for the New Year are great ideas. Consider the resolutions of notable Christians of the past…

When you read in your Bible and you see the words “gift” or “given,” or the words “then” or “if,” you need to back up.

Exams and tests, though nobody remembers them fondly, were for our benefit. Same thing with a self-examination under the Holy Spirit's guidance.

Are we really responsible to "take God with us" when we venture out? Have we forgotten his omnipresence?

As I walked across campus, I was rethinking whether this God I had come to know was worth following...

The conversations of our day - over all manner of personal, social, cultural, and moral issues - go on without the benefit of biblical insight....

Need to drum up some warm feelings? Light an eggnog-scented candle and reread the Christmas story. Here you'll find some kindred spirits because...

Christmas turns our attention to gifts like no other season. Here's how we find the greatest gift of all -- God Himself -- in the Gospel. ...

Don't suffer in vain; God is at work on all of us as we struggle with Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain.