Pastors

There is no doubt—we live in troubled times. It may feel hard to concentrate on your spiritual life when you face financial challenges, when the world seems to be in turmoil.

In our ongoing series that focuses on spiritual practices, we'll take an extended look at just one practice: Sabbath keeping.

The beginning of the school year marks, at many churches, the beginning of a new season of ministry. Children get "promoted" to the next grade level—which in the church I grew up in, was a big deal.

When you hear the phrase "spiritual practice," or "spiritual discipline," what comes to mind?

A friend and I recently taught a workshop at a weekend women's retreat. The topic? Journaling. What's your gut response to the mention of the practice of journaling?

I wonder what the crowd expected to hear from Jesus.

One of my favorite indulgences, which I treat myself to a few times a year, is Real Simple magazine. I find it somewhat ironic that a magazine about simplicity has slick ads for so much stuff, but it's still a fun magazine to read.

Something shifted tremendously in how people followed God after Jesus walked our planet.

3 practices to breathe life into your conversations with God.

Creating the right conditions to make you grow