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Introduction: What are these spiritual topics about?

We're trying to derive a sound set of spiritual ideas, from the Lord's Word, that help people "build a house on a rock".

Outbound Love

It's nice to be loved. What about the reverse?

What the Bible says about Love

Love. It's the heart of it all. God is love itself, and we're made in His image and likeness. What can we learn about it from His Word?

A Chilean gaucho herds sheep in this 2008 photo by Vera Donk.

Other sheepfolds

Seven times, Jesus says things like, "I am the vine", or "I am the bread of life". What if someone isn't a Christian? What then?

Spiritual Judo

When you set out to make spiritual progress, you're entering the judo arena. Your new-forming spiritual self will combat your habitual "natural" self. How to win?

Science and Religion: Conflict or not?

Does 21st century science have everything figured out? Uh, no. How about 21st century religion. No. So... there's room for growth! ...

Featured Stories

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Mary, bearing the infant Lord in her womb, and bearing earth-changing news, goes to visit her elderly relative, Elizabeth -- who is expecting the birth of her own son, John. It's a profound experience for both women.

The Veil was Torn in Two

When Jesus died on the cross, the veil of the temple in Jerusalem was "rent in twain" from top to bottom. It was a watershed event in spiritual history.

The Breakfast by the Sea of Galilee

After Jesus's resurrection, 7 disciples have gone back to Galilee. They're fishing - all night - and have caught nothing. Jesus appears, and tells them to fish on the right side of the boat. So, they do...

An After-Breakfast Conversation

In this story, Jesus quizzes Peter - in the curious - 'Feed my Lambs' conversation. Then He tells 7 disciples a short parable, and squelches a flash of competitiveness.

A Grain of Wheat

If you read any given story in the Bible carefully, you may find a few things that you might not have noticed before. In John 12:20-26, there is a short story illustrating what happened to Jesus right after the triumphant entry into Jerusalem on the day that we celebrate as Palm Sunday. Greeks came to see Jesus, and Jesus' answer to them begins as "The hour has come ..." For me, the fascinating point of this story is that no one actually asked Jesus a question! Seeing the Greeks triggered something in Jesus to teach this teaching in John 12:20-26. I explore a few possibilities...

The disciples bow to Jesus in this anonymous fresco from a church in Cappadocia, a region of Turkey with underground cities used as hideouts by early Christians.

Gathering and Sending Out the Disciples

In a deep sense, the gathering together of the twelve disciples, before sending them out as apostles, represents an important step in our spiritual development.