Spiritual Life

Experts have proven that getting rid of clutter helps bring calm and peace to our minds. Spring is also a great time to clean our hearts. It’s easy for things to build up that need to be dealt with.

As if grief weren’t enough, we have the enemy using our most vulnerable moments to convince us of things that aren’t true. Because our hearts are tender, his arrows pierce easily. And because our minds are distracted, his whispers enter more readily.

Jesus clearly said that we are to give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, but we are also to give to God what is God’s (Mark 12:17). The Sabbath is His, not ours. And when it resides with the rightful owner, life is better.

If we want to correct the theology of someone simply because we want to be right and we want to prove them wrong, we are aiming far too low. We want our theology, and the theology of others, to be accurate because of the glory of God. I want us to see better.

 As long as you have breath in your lungs, the Lord still has a purpose for your life on earth—the question is, how will you live it?

If it seems like God is disappointing you, failing you, or abandoning you, you just don’t see the whole picture yet.  And spoiler alert: you might not ever see it this side of heaven.

Galatians 5 doesn’t mince words when it comes to legalism. It happens when we get so tied to the letter of the law that we forget to incorporate God’s love, mercy, and grace. It’s far too easy to let legalistic thoughts slip into my mind. Even a tiny little bit of that destructive yeast can spread through the entire batch of dough.

In these uncertain and fearful times, it seems almost impossible to sustain any semblance of hope about our world, its future, and our future in it. How do we face the future when it seems so unpredictable?

In case you are having a hard time drowning out all life’s noise and worry, I would encourage you to take a look at this list of songs which walk through the Gospel story and offer hope and assurance in exactly the areas where we all feel hard-pressed right now.

We all go through times when we feel like God is distant, but here are some things you can do when you feel like God is far away.

Courage and deep-rooted confidence was exhibited by each one of these women as they stood in the face of stark adversity and the death of their deepest longing and hope. They believed they had found the promised Savior, but the events of that first Easter gave them every reason to be overwhelmed with fear and doubt.

Our past does not define us, and true peace is possible. This powerful piece explores life-changing lessons learned through childhood trauma, covering boundaries, how to break unhealthy cycles, and the hard but necessary path to forgiveness. 

Especially in a time when social media has developed an entirely new meaning as a platform of influence, strong voices are an asset to our world. In many ways, those who have been given an opportunity to speak to the masses have a unique gift given by God.

As technology companies push to build massive AI data centers, local communities must carefully weigh the long-term costs to land, water, energy, and jobs against the often uncertain economic benefits.

Spring is a time of renewal, new life, and new beginnings. Here are a few invigorating spiritual practices to incorporate into our new seasonal routines.

Discover how the resurrection of Jesus offers a profound blueprint for daily personal transformation, fostering resilience, forgiveness, and purpose. Explore the enduring power of this foundational event to reshape your perspective on life, death, and the continuous promise of renewal.

We hear them all the time. Something about these oft-repeated claims just does not seem right, we think. Here are a few that have occurred to me. You’ll know others….

A well-known Catholic theologian says new archaeological evidence of a meteor explosion long ago in Jordan aligns with the biblical description of Sodom and Gomorrah and that the location likely is the site of the ancient event of Scripture.

If you and I know the God who can do above and beyond all that we can imagine, why do we lose sleep at night or waste a day worrying? We worry, not because of our circumstances but because of who we are—people who don’t fully understand who God is.

The more mindful we are, the better we can curb the sinful tendencies that come with time. Here are some bad habits we should all be aware of as we grow older.