Spiritual Life Archives

Just as pretty wrapping paper and colorful gift boxes are not the true gifts of Christmas, the real gifts of God are not external things like...

Clearly we’ve got a lot of “cafeteria Christians” who pick and choose what doctrines they will believe. What can we do about it?

The common understanding is that Jesus is both divine and he is human. The more sophisticated and important historical insight is that the term...

The ancient practice of fasting is a natural way to express your faith with your whole being.

Dear Dr. David: It’s the holiday season again and I’m getting anxious about getting together with my family. I know lots of people have problems...

This year I've heard Go Tell it On the Mountain more than in seasons past, and I've been especially struck by the word "go." The more I’ve...

When Jesus said, “Love your enemies,” exactly how broadly did he intend that command to apply?

Wherever you live, and whether you have snow or not, when you celebrate the One born to live, die, and come again for us, you'll have a White...

Thanks to the agreement God has made with you, you can approach Him with confidence and fully enjoy your relationship... almost like you're Shaking...

Dating will help the two of you begin to reconnect, rekindle the romance in your relationship, and pull your marriage out of the rut.

It's time to throw out all the fancy schmancy "-isms" and just deal with one question: What exactly is a Christian? And, most importantly, how can...

Christmas has become an odd mixture of pagan ideas, superstition, fanciful legends, and plain ignorance. The place to begin sorting it out is in...

Since many of the Christmas battles involve a Nativity scene—why not make this the centerpiece of the movement? While continuing the battle for the...

The real message of Christmas is not the gifts that we give to each other, but the reminder of the gift that God has given to us. It is the only...

The classical problem of the existence of evil has been called the Achilles’ heel of the Christian faith. But have philosophers proven that God...