Spiritual Life Archives

The New Year's issue of a magazine captured my heart. The cover was a picture of newly fallen snow with one little pine sprig popping up in the...

God's will is not a dot on a map to be hit or missed. It's a road to be traveled as you follow His precepts.

What has you worried or anxious these days? Is it a relationship, a child, money or perhaps something unexpected that has taken you by surprise?...

Our society may be overly and easily offended, but many Christians still manage to be offensive for reasons other than the offense of the Gospel.

Nearly any child can tell you the gifts the Wise Men brought the Christ Child. Gold we understand. But frankincense and myrrh may leave us...

Churches have a tremendous opportunity at Christmastime to crack open the hearts of people in their community through humble acts of generosity and...

How do we show our friends and family our love without going overboard, or buying in to rampant consumerism?

No matter how busy you are, incorporating brief prayers into your daily life will put you in frequent contact with God.

To help you more fully appreciate the cost of all your gift-giving, let me pose this question: How many days will you have to work in order to pay...

Listening, in and of itself, may seem to be a simple act, but it does takes practice. Why should we become quick to listen? Three reasons stand...

Crosswalk editors embark upon an in-depth discussion of Phillip Pullman's His Dark Materials, the 2007 movie The Golden Compass, and the...

Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of the One who "who has broken down every wall" so that peace on earth and goodwill to all men may...

One new study has determined there are five kinds of Christians: Active, Professing, Liturgical, Private and Cultural. Which one are you?

Judging from their rhetoric, neo-atheists appear to be angling for an all-out jihad against God and religion. Why?