Can Prayer Help Those Who Are Sick?
When illness strikes, prayer often becomes a lifeline. But does it change outcomes? Scripture promises healing, yet not everyone who prays gets well. Some experience miracles, while others find peace rather than a cure. What does science say? And how does faith shape the way we endure suffering? A closer look at prayer, healing, and the mystery in between.
The Right Way Around
We all want to get better. But lasting change rarely comes through self-effort alone. The road that works — the only one that really heals — is the one that starts with humility and leads straight to Jesus. It’s where weakness isn’t a liability but the beginning of strength. Don’t wait until you’ve tried everything else. Start with the only way that actually works: the right way around.
Wellness: Caring for the Whole Person
When we think of wellness, it’s easy to separate physical, emotional and spiritual health into different boxes. But we’re created as whole beings, designed to thrive when all aspects of our lives work together. Prioritizing your well-being isn’t selfish — it’s necessary. When you’re rooted in God’s love and caring for your body and soul, you’re better equipped to love others, live fully and step into the purpose God has for you.
Gratitude And Optimism May Extend Your Life
Practicing gratitude and optimism might be more powerful than you think. Recent studies from Harvard show that these attitudes can contribute to a longer life, just like exercise or regular health checkups. For those of us navigating our later years, embracing a mindset of thankfulness and positivity could be as crucial as any prescription — helping to enhance not only our longevity but our quality of life as well.
A Full Cup: The Importance of Soul Care
Soul care is not a one-time event. It’s allowing yourself to be filled so that you can pour into others. It’s creating rhythms and practices that keep you grounded in your faith.
The Lost Art of Intentionality
Efficiency is portrayed as the consummate modern virtue. Get up early, go to bed late, multitask, double-book, manage your time and juggle more. We’re masters of efficiency, but we’ve lost our souls.
How to Guard Your Heart
The heart is the wellspring of life. What a great word: “wellspring.” I get this image of a fresh, gurgling spring bubbling up with a continual supply of clean, refreshing water, giving life to everything around it! The author of Proverbs, King Solomon, recognized 3,000 years ago that this was a metaphor of our spiritual heart. Everything else we do is impacted by the condition of our heart. So, what exactly does it mean to “guard” this heart of ours?
Why Balance Is Essential In All Things
In my observation, core spiritual truths are applicable to nearly every arena of life, not just to religion but also to business, education or politics. They’re as beneficial to those who don’t believe in God as to those who go to church three times a week. They’re woven into the world we inhabit as surely as the law of gravity. One of these universal truths is the principle of balance.
Inner Peace, Like Happiness, Is An Inside Job
“I can’t legislate world peace. I can’t press peace on my neighbors or parishioners. But if I can become peaceable enough within myself, maybe that will both help me and others, too.”
Ways To De-Stress In An Anxious Age
We’re living in a stressful age. Paul Prather offers some reminders about dealing with presidential indictments, global warming, nightmarish customer service, artificial intelligence, road rage, grouchy spouses, and troublesome offspring.
Exploring Church Drinking Culture
Erin Jean Warde’s “Sober Spirituality” is a hope-filled invitation to reconsider the narratives that society, individuals, and even religious communities can tell us about alcohol.
An interview with Mark Batterson
Mark Batterson has received acclaim as lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. and co-creator of Ebenezer’s Coffeehouse, the largest coffee house on Capitol Hill.