Spiritual Life

Let’s take a look at the six ways stress is damaging to the church. Look for proof of life in your own local church body, without pointing the finger. We are the living Church; whatever we accept within our church is indicative of what we accept in our own spiritual journeys.

We’ve all experienced such a time when we could not find the right words to pray in our walk with God, who knows our every thought and is patient and forgiving. Here are seven ways to help get the prayer words flowing or encourage you to rest quietly in God's presence.

Let us purposefully internalize Scripture, embracing moments of solitude and silence. Let us come together in collective prayer with fellow believers, and let us be discerning in recognizing the voice of the Holy Spirit. God has spoken to us not just in occasional whispers but in numerous profound ways.

Discover how recent scientific advancements in cosmology and biology challenge Darwinian evolution and offer compelling evidence for a creator.

God’s rest isn’t bound to one place. Discover simple, biblical ways to keep your Sabbath time sacred, even when you’re far from home.

Memorial Day reminds us of our eternal home by honoring the sacrificial love of others, fostering gratitude, community, and reflection, and inspiring us to live with purpose, hope, and faith in God’s promises of eternal life.

The universal struggle with sin can be overcome through God's grace and the transformative power of the Gospel. Learn practical steps to confess, fight, and replace sinful desires with a deeper love for Christ, leading to redemption and a victorious life.

Being a Christian means that you trust in Jesus to save you. You trust fully in His completed work on the cross, placing all of your hope in His life, death, burial, and resurrection. That means that being a Christian isn’t about trying to be a good person. And it’s not about trying to earn your way to heaven through your good works.

Here are five resources that can help you along your journey of following Jesus. They will support you as you study the Bible, develop your relationship with the Lord, strengthen your theology, and overall gain a fundamental understanding of Christianity.

The concept of a Sabbath is a blessing and a special gift to us as believers. I love how it says that we enter into God’s rest. If we try to rest in our own strength or apart from the Lord, it defeats the entire purpose of a Sabbath. We are not meant to just lay out and binge watch tv all day or stare at a wall. We are supposed to be actively resting with God and focusing on His love for us. This means inviting Him into the day off.

Surrendering to God transforms your life by replacing control with peace, deepening trust in Him, freeing you from anxiety and destructive patterns, and allowing spiritual growth through His better plans and refining process.

The first step in combating the lies of anxiety is learning to identify them. Sometimes, in our fearfulness, we can rationalize the worry we feel and make convincing excuses for our anxiety. We may even feel that the words that pop into our heads during anxious times are true.

Good parents want to say yes and bless their kids. But, good parents also want to see their kids ask for, want, and seek the right things. When I make my plan to make my life better – God laughs. When I seek God's plan to improve my life, God says yes. And he partners with me.