Spiritual Life Archives

We will find out what we are made of by what comes out of our mouths in both good and bad circumstances.

"I need to talk," Lisa whispered in my ear one day after women's Bible study. A committed Christian with a deep passion for the Lord, my friend had...

Looking at a litany of failed monarchs, and sitting in the rubble of Israel's monarchy, Isaiah looked across the centuries to a time when God would...

In this world, losers don't get the prize. Ever. It's like water running uphill. But that's what it's like in the Kingdom of God.

After a stressful day, when you're seeking peace, do you spend time with God in prayer? Or do you find comfort in a plate of brownies? Changing...

Regular readers of the humble ramblings know that I started my journey in a legalistic church. We had several bound volumes of things that were a...

Some months ago we started a new tradition at the Driscoll dining table that has been a blessing...

We hear it all the time: "Focus on the 6 most important things for today." But is it possible to accomplish more with less? Have you ever tried the...

Martin Luther King and most of the other great black leaders were cut from a different cloth, one that recognized the biblical doctrine of human...

Life brings some long, hard seasons: illness, financial struggles, a culture that depletes our energies from pursuing God. But as with all things,...

Kent Annan, author of the new book After Shock: Searching for Honest Faith When Your World is Shaken, moved to Haiti eight years ago and lived in...

No matter how deeply you've been drawn into destructive patterns, God is ready to give you the Power to Reinvent Yourself.

Bloggers, tweeters, texters, emailers, and all of you who are accustomed to moving quickly, thinking quickly, and acting quickly while also...

What kind of things do you say about yourself? I used to be so hyper-critical of myself that one day the Holy Spirit spoke to me about it...

Looking forward to the New Year, what topic comes to my mind? Dying. And dying daily.