First person: Remedy for the roller coaster of life

July 22, 2025

If we are honest, sometimes the turmoil and emotions of life are like a rollercoaster.

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First person: Lessons for Christians living with a wartime mentality

July 19, 2025

“Reflecting on our trip, we believe all Christians should live with a wartime mentality. After all, we are in a spiritual war.”

First person: Growing through the dark nights of the soul

July 17, 2025

From time to time, we all experience periods of deep spiritual anguish. John of the Cross (a 6th-century reformer of the Carmelite way of life) called these times the “Dark Night of the Soul.”

First person: Neglected truths on the concept of fasting

July 16, 2025

Through the years, many of us have neglected fasting as a spiritual discipline.

First person: God is moving in Alabama — and here’s why

July 15, 2025

“In a town with a decreasing population, God is moving in a special way,” writes Rob Jackson, director of evangelism and church revitalization, Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.

First person: Key questions for a spiritual checkup

July 14, 2025

It is healthy for you and me to examine our lives and ministry as well with a spiritual checkup.

Faith Moments: 7 ways you can impact this next generation

July 13, 2025

This “next generation” is the most unchurched in American history. Many of us look around our churches, which are admittedly aging, and wonder if we can make a difference.