Spiritual Life

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  5 Reminders about Light When You Feel Surrounded by Darkness In the Bible, light is a symbol of hope, enlightenment, and God’s presence, while darkness represents the evil of sin and the suffering that sin causes. Just as light contrasts with dark physically, it... Whitney Hopler Mar 20, 2024
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  5 Markers of Spiritual Maturity You would think the desire of every believer in Jesus Christ is to strive for spiritual maturity. I can’t say for certain this is true of every believer, but at least I can hope. If you are going to strive...
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  5 Important Things Christians Should Understand about Solar Eclipses The solar eclipse that will appear in the sky over North America on April 8, 2024, is a special celestial event that many people are anticipating with excitement. As we look up to enjoy the 2024 eclipse, we... Whitney Hopler Mar 18, 2024
• 4 Ways to Strengthen Your Faith During Difficult Times Since I became a Christian at the age of eighteen, I've had many challenges to my faith. In fact, one of the first major challenges I faced after giving my life to Christ was navigating difficult family... Michelle S. Lazurek Mar 18, 2024
• 6 Hardest Things to Do as a Christian Walking the Christian life is difficult, and doing so every day requires commitment. If you need some encouragement, then keep reading. Here are the six hardest things to do as Christians.
• 7 Essential Lessons from Peter on Grace and Forgiveness For over two thousand years, many have recognized Simon Peter as the brash and outspoken apostle of Jesus Christ. As a former fisherman, Peter was called by Jesus to become a fisher of man. In doing so, he... Joel Ryan Mar 18, 2024
• What Can Christians Learn from Malcolm Guite's Powerful Poetry? What makes the English poet Malcolm Guite such a compelling figure to Christians across the world? Justin Wiggins Mar 15, 2024
• 5 Secrets to Maintaining Joy in Your Life James 1:2-3 says, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance." The Bible tells us that... Michelle S. Lazurek Mar 15, 2024
• 3 Ways Rejoicing Shields Us from Spiritual Threats When we see the act of rejoicing as a spiritual shield against the threats to our spiritual livelihood, this naturally raises a question: what threats does rejoicing guard us against?
• 5 Ways to Win People Rather Than Arguments We live in a divisive culture. It seems as though everyone has a persuasive argument for everything! However, the gospel is not an argument. Jesus doesn’t call us to argue and debate people into the kingdom.... Becky Harling Mar 13, 2024
• 5 Tricky Ways Sin Sneaks into Our Lives I can still remember watching a show with our entire family that seemed innocent enough, only to come upon a scene that made me blush with embarrassment. Of course, I couldn’t find the remote and clumsily... Alicia Searl Mar 13, 2024
• 6 Strategies for Treating Emotional and Spiritual Pain When the pain sets in, and it will, we need a plan in place to properly handle the distress. Here are six strategies for treating pain.