Spiritual Life Archives

The conversations of our day - over all manner of personal, social, cultural, and moral issues - go on without the benefit of biblical insight....

Need to drum up some warm feelings? Light an eggnog-scented candle and reread the Christmas story. Here you'll find some kindred spirits because...

Christmas turns our attention to gifts like no other season. Here's how we find the greatest gift of all -- God Himself -- in the Gospel. ...

Don't suffer in vain; God is at work on all of us as we struggle with Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain.

Morality will not save you from hell; it will not even make you a better person. And if we teach our kids only morality, the undertow of legalism...

My favorite non-biblical Christmas story has always been "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." But might it have less in common with the first chapter...

What if we were to give ourselves? Our time. Our talents. What if we were to give them to each other?

I've had many people ask, "I'll bet the holidays are going to be really hard for you this year, huh?" I have lots of reasons why they could be...

I knew, of course, that Jesus may not have been born exactly on December 25, but I hadn't really considered that Christmas could be celebrated at...

So why shouldn’t we speak when we are angry? Here are seven things to think about before you open your mouth . . .

Christianity is a team sport. If you are to take up a cause in your community - from empowering the poor, to reconciling people in conflict -...

Chastity was a part of my Christian faith I dismissed as “dated” and counter to my personal growth in the modern world. Then, In my late twenties...

Not only is Nehemiah's story a manual on leadership and organization, it shows us what God can do through one whose heart is completely His.

The holidays are certainly a time to think about – nay, physically assist – those less fortunate than ourselves. But are we missing someone?

To this day, people who won't read a Bible or won't read other Christian literature will pick up Mere Christianity and find themselves engaged by...