Spiritual Life Archives

It is a telling exercise to have to assign sudden value to everyday items. What do you cherish when the storms come?

If disciples are learners, then we must not only address the call to discipleship and the content, but its source.

I have a confession to make. I love to pray... for strangers.

The very title likely has some of you already objecting. Others of you are already thinking about your own questions...

Sometimes it feels like we Christians divide ourselves into these two camps.

The lawful use of Old Testament Law, argues John Piper, is to realize it is not made for the righteous.

The cross is en vogue today as a fashion accessory, but I wonder if those who wear it have any idea what the cross really represents.

The world today says, "It's impossible for Jesus to have risen from the dead." But Peter said, "It's impossible for Jesus not to have risen from...

Most days, our actions and goal-mindedness would suggest we admire the two travelers who - determined to reach their destinations - passed by the...

Blogger Kevin DeYoung finds Bruce Gordon's biography of John Calvin to be chock full of practical advice for today's Christian.

One in three Christians – men and women alike – reports being addicted to pornography. Here's how you can take steps toward Closing the Window.

American Christians generally flow in one of two cultural directions: they either tend toward being consumers or being creators. Which is more in...

Life’s tragedies are unpredictable. How can we face the unthinkable?

No society or culture lasts forever. All eventually collapse—the United States will not be the exception. So what are some of the spiritual...

As a result of the overwhelming suffering, injustice, and evil that frequently seems to rule the day, many of us may feel overwhelmed by a sense...