Spiritual Life Archives

Scripture memory is a wonderful discipline, but people need to internalize more than a Bible verse or two. Stories - in particular biblical stories...

The U.S. leads the world in the percentage of mother-only families, but research overwhelming shows that God's original design for the family -...

"The singular thing about Bonhoeffer that recommends him to this generation is that he calls us to a closer, authentic walk with Jesus," says...

In the story of the Battle of Jericho, the Commander of the Army of the Lord informed Joshua that He was on "Neither" side. Has that ever struck...

Is it true that lurking within every religious believer lies a potential terrorist and that if we get rid of religion the world will be a safer...

For too long, we evangelical Christians have maintained an uneasy ecological conscience. I include myself in this indictment. We believe in free...

Especially these days, when Memorial Day seems nothing more than a time for cookouts and swim parties, we cannot be reminded often enough about how...

Stories and characters, along with the morals and themes of good fiction give voice to our own views. They're therapeutic for us as readers. And...

A Texas pastor and grandfather shares with his family how witnessing a local deployment of National Guardsmen changed him.

This doesn't mean that darkness won’t attempt to overcome the light. However, its efforts will be frustrated and unsuccessful because the light of...

You don't have to set some crazy record to be known. Everyone is known for something in their lives. The question is, what will you be known for?

While most television shows specialize in serving up a great big dish of fluff, it is rare to see a show address the philosophical and spiritual...

Humility is a virtue that is, in my humble opinion, seriously misunderstood.

Have you ever reached a point in your life where you needed some direction? Where you wanted someone to just show you the path to take or tell you...

We pray for future events without acknowledging God's help in the past. Our forgetfulness is an indication of our ingratitude toward God, and it...