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.”
Through the years, many of us have neglected fasting as a spiritual discipline.
“I have identified five shared feelings that this tragedy in Texas revealed. Each feeling points to a truth that reveals a hidden hope.”
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for July 20, written by Bryan D. Gill, D.Min., Director of the Office of Faith, Learning and Vocation, Samford University in Birmingham.
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for July 20, written by Jay T. Robertson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Mobile.
It is healthy for you and me to examine our lives and ministry as well with a spiritual checkup.
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.
You would be hard pressed to find a modern movie or television character who lights up on screen. Things have changed. Culture is constantly evolving.
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