If you are a college student in recovery from an addiction, consider how becoming involved in a church community or spiritually based support group might help support your endeavors and efforts. Having faith in something greater than yourself can give you the hope you need to sustain your re...
The light began to grow when I realized that many of the activities I used to think of as rituals and duties to be gotten through were, at their best, ways for me to respond to my faith and both live it and reflect it in my daily life. They were “practices” in the very best ...
We need to be rooted and grounded in the truth instead of wanting someone to make us feel good or think we need to be entertained all the time even from the pulpit. We need to “grow up” (v. 15)! Christian Maturity in How We Speak & Act We are to speak the truth in love (v...
I hope these 10 tips help you in your quest to pray more consistently. Having daily communion with God is a great way to help you grow spiritually and become more mature in your Christianity. Do you have other prayer tips? Please include them in the comments below. Resources: The Holy Bi...
Pastoral Training Approaches in the Local Church: A Multi-Case Study If churches are to thrive and grow, they need skilled, experienced, and spiritually mature pastors. It is also essential that churches develop strategies to equip more of these competent pastors. Many church leaders may not be...
without it. Besides, just trying to reach that high can pull us up a little more out of the mess our life on Earth can often be, and that’s a good thing. That’s living spiritually, when our iceberg simply melts, and us with it, into each other, and what we can really be as...
As we grow spiritually, we become more like Jesus Christ. We develop the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), and we become more Christlike in our character. This brings glory to God because it shows that His Spirit is at work in our lives. ...
God is using the test, trials, circumstances, and people in our lives to help us start growing into the “image of His Son.” And as we grow, we experience more and more of the peace, joy, and blessedness that God wants us to have. ...
The goal ultimately is to grow spiritually and foster respect and be reverence during the days leading up to Easter through fasting, prayer, and worship. Because the practice began in the Catholic church, other denominations are not in the habit of practicing Lent. But I think when we understa...
Then within the husband and wife relationship, Paul instructed, “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord … Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her (vv. 22, 25). Wives are called to submit to the leadership of their husbands...