Spiritual Formation

A Spiritual Look at Student Debt & Giving

Having student debt can be incredibly taxing on your emotions and spiritual well-being. But there is a way to joyfully give while in debt.

To Christians: What Happened in Vegas

Totally senseless. Utterly shameful. Devastatingly tragic. This morning when I perused the daily headlines, my heart dropped. Unspeakable...

This Facebook Post Made Me A Christian

It all started in August of 2016, though we are now fully aware of how much longer God has been working and moving in Derek's life. When ...

ADDICTED: To My Cell-Phone

Are you addicted to your phone? Perhaps you are living in a "Matrix." If your compulsion to check your phone is overwhelming, here

Trump, Christianity, and Social Media

This week, last week, and nearly every day since midway through 2015, I’ve observed a progressive and polarizing social media war between...

2016's Three Vital Lessons About Death

The latest news has included a series of unexpected and internet-virally contagious celebrity deaths, including the tragedy of Carrie Fis...

Culturally Acceptable Sins

Lessons from Living Abroad: I recently moved back to America after spending two years abroad working with an international non-govern

Michael Burns' Response To Injustice

This article was written by Michael Burns, Teacher for the Minneapolis St. Paul Church of Christ, and is being posted with his expressed ...

Don't Grieve The Spirit

Do Not Grieve The Spirit "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption" (Eph 4:30). This...

Anxiety: The Weight of the Heart

Nick Potter, student of Psychology at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, shares about his experience with anxiety, ...

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