Spiritual Life Archives

Independence is wonderful, but it also means self-rule and self-determination - two of the very things that got Israel into so much trouble in the...

When we married, there were three of us involved in making our marriage succeed: my husband, myself, and God.

You probably pray for other people regularly, but when was the last time you prayed for yourself? It's not selfish; it's essential to a Faith Set...

Having lost my father at an early age, I didn’t know the worth of a father – not until I could see it up close and personal in the joyful...

Jack Graham explores what it means to "keep in step with the Spirit," and how to tap into His power for living. Along with the fruits of the...

"My parents didn't plan me. I was an accident no one expected." Some people use this phrase as an excuse for not accepting more responsibility in...

Fear causes us to trade power for an overwhelming, pervasive feeling of powerlessness. But at the beginning of Paul's Second Letter to Timothy, we...

The first step to leaving a positive legacy is to love your wife. Even if that is no longer an option for you, another way to redeem the...

Two powerful images Paul draws in Romans and 1 Corinthians - living sacrifices and temples - indicate that God is concerned about us caring for and...

Perhaps we miss the central lesson of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Maybe we'd gain deeper insight if we referred to it as the Parable of the...

Through John 21, God spoke to me and anchored me in the truth that above all else the greatest calling on my life was not my marital status or...

Finishing life to the glory of Christ means resolutely resisting the typical American dream of retirement. It means being so satisfied with all...

True faith doesn’t allow any power to be given to doubt, despair, hopelessness, disbelief, impatience, or diffidence. True faith doesn’t change by...

Ultimately, you cannot help someone who refuses to be helped. But there is something you can do for addicts who don't want help: you can stop being...

People often won't be willing to listen to the Gospel message until you've first engaged them in spiritual conversations that prepare their hearts...