Spiritual Life

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  Is Doubt a Helpful Part of Faith? Yes, doubt is a beneficial part of faith. Here’s why. Doubt takes away the notion that you can ask God anything through faith, and you will receive it how you want it and when you want it. This isn’t true. Liz Lampkin Jun 10, 2022
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  Pause and Restart: 6 Tips to Start Going to Church Again It’s good to go to church, to set aside a sabbath and worship the Lord, to gather with other believers so the Holy Spirit can move through the body of Christ and ignite the world through us. The early church...
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  5 Ways We Unknowingly Misuse Our Religious Freedom We don’t do it on purpose. I know I don’t. But it still happens.We live in a country that has – since its inception – protected our freedom of religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. While... Cindi McMenamin Jun 09, 2022
• Biblical Community: Our Daily Calling My favorite setting to practice caring for others is my home. We are all called to practice hospitality. No matter the size of your home, it is a place where you can choose to love others. Gina Smith Jun 09, 2022
• 10 Things Those in the Flesh Resent “For the mind set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not subject itself to the things of God, for it is not even able to do so” (Romans 8:7).It’s not just that believers and... Joe McKeever Jun 09, 2022
• 4 Ways Jesus Gives You Abundant Life From the moment that they conquered the Promised Land and settled there, God’s chosen people battled with or were subjugated by other nations.For 500 years, the Israelites waged war with their neighbors: the... Chris Bolinger Jun 09, 2022
• Fighting the Everyday Fears We Face The way we fight our fears in our everyday lives is by running to the Father through Christ Jesus. When we give our lives to Him, He begins to shift our hearts and our perspective. We are able to see the...
• Why We Should Ask for Wisdom One of the most interesting encounters between God and man found in the Bible is in 1 Kings 3. The Lord appears to King Solomon in a dream and says to him in verse 5, “Ask what I shall give you.”
• Remember God's Promises: If It's Listed (in His Word), It's Still Available I often catch myself perusing Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, eBay, or ads from many of the other sites which allow people list things they are wanting to sell. When the economy is bad, business is booming... Chad Napier Jun 07, 2022
• What Can We Learn from Christian Martyrs? Love, forgiveness, obedience, faith, and an eternal mindset are all topics that martyrs can teach us through their lives and deaths. Martyrs are not “super” Christians. Rather, they are believers who...
• What Is Love? - Meaning & Biblical Understanding of the Word “God is love.” (1 John 4:16) Through Christ, we have access to His wisdom through the living Word of Scripture, providing us wisdom to practically live out a life of love, over fear. Love is always bigger. Meg Bucher Jun 07, 2022
• How Cross-Cultural Friendships Are Life-Changing With the racial tension in Winston-Salem in 1968, there’s no way that I could ever imagine that I would become friends with a white man. I’m not sure Gary Chapman had that on his purview either. Gary Chapman and Clarence Shuler Jun 07, 2022