Spiritual Life Archives

God is drawn to broken people, choosing the most broken to do His highest work.

Could you learn anything about God from a child? A waitress? A tire salesman? A homosexual? Keep your eyes peeled for the Divine Nobodies all...

Children of all ages can learn that Thanksgiving has a richer and deeper meaning when they are involved in all aspects of the preparations and are...

At the root of our Thanksgiving celebration is the refrain from Psalm 136 that God's mercy endures forever.

Actor/author Stephen Baldwin still likes to bungee jump, sky dive and skateboard. These days, however, his biggest thrills come from sharing the...

The seeds of depression and bitterness will never grow in a thankful heart.

Why has fatherhood fallen into such low esteem? Did our rejection of God the Father in the twentieth century change people's impressions of...

When someone like Ted Haggard is exposed as the same kind of broken human being I know myself to be, it's tempting to redirect my own shame and...

Prior to the revelations concerning Teg Haggard, Ray Pritchard received an email from a woman distraught about repeated pastoral problems in her...

Because God's goal is reconciliation, repentance and forgiveness are inexorably linked, even in human relationships.

Taking a Stand describes how Janet Lynn Mitchell bounced back from her doctors' debilitating mistakes to "use her anger for good" as an advocate...

I am genuinely encouraged by the process of starting something new. But beginnings only last for so long. Before I know it the honeymoon is over....

Tithing at all is currently a matter of controversy among evangelicals. Some say it was an Old Testament standard not designed for New Testament...

Spiritual diets have nothing to do with losing any weight except the weight on your soul.