Spiritual Life Archives

One morning as I conditioned my hair, I thought of how easy it was for spiritual lives to become like my hair had once been. Broken. Damaged....

How radical is the idea behind Christmas? The religious leaders at that time scoffed at the shepherds' report of the angelic announcement of Jesus'...

Christmas is rich with traditions, both social and personal. I do believe my friend Ace Collins has managed to talk about every single one, too, in...

When he was offered the opportunity to write about the faith of George W. Bush, author Stephen Mansfield jumped at the chance: "I really have...

Carl Henry, who died in his sleep December 7, devoted his long and illustrious career as a theologian to building and defending the "intellectual...

There’s nothing better than being “scrubbed clean” by taking on the person of Christ. By being in His Word, lifting up praise and worship to His...

As surely as autumn follows summer, the approach of Christmas brings on the "holiday blues" for some, along with numerous well-meaning and...

The greatest moral question hanging over America's increasingly secular culture is this: Can we be good without God? That vital question--though...

Members of the millennial generation - people born after 1982 - are bursting onto the scene as young adults. Their optimism and passion, combined...

An ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene, Dennis Bratcher said he has noticed a surge of interest in Advent – and all things liturgical –...

There is a popular song on Christian charts in which the singer states that he's "been to the water and come out clean." Like physical bathing,...

The sanctuary color of the Advent season has traditionally been purple. Associated with royalty, it signals a longing for Jesus, the "king of...

On World AIDS Day and year-round, a number of humanitarian organizations and motivated Christians are leading the charge to "do something" about...

Advent is what we call the season leading up to Christmas. It begins four Sundays before December 25, sometimes in the last weekend of November,...

As Americans, we celebrate Thanksgiving every year because of the profound faith and uncommon courage of a group of Christian believers called...