Christian Spiritual Counseling

We live in a particular moment in history where meaninglessness and disillusionment are rampant

Lisa Miller, Ph.D., of Columbia's Spirituality Mind Body Institute, describes her work showing how tapping into our innate spirituality promotes mental health.

Pastors Irwyn Ince and Mark Vroegop discuss the limits of a pastor’s role and how to know when to refer someone in the church for professional counseling.

Satan works overtime in trying to stop us from reading our Bible because he knows better than anyone that it’s God’s written Word. A treasure chest of wisdom, teaching, knowledge, encouragement, and equipment for service in God’s earthl

Martin Luther once said, “Pray, and let God worry.” How relaxing that sounds--and how hard to believe!Human beings seem to be hard-wired for stress and anxiety, and in these modern times one has only to scroll social media, engage i

Ash Wednesday, the first day of this “journey towards Easter”, which can be demanding if you put your heart into it. Like any mountain hiker walking along a rocky or snowy path, you’re aware of where you’re stepping, you’re aware of th

Adoration reminds us that we are creatures and that God is our Creator, deserving all of our attention and love. It is a type of prayer that is essential.

Whether you’re grieving the loss of a loved one, a relationship, a job, or something else entirely, seek God throughout the entire process. The next time grief sets in, look to these responses and prayers for comfort.

How do we carry on when there’s more confusion and hurt than clarity and healing?

The healing of a bleeding woman, Rome, Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons

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The book “The Example of the First Christians,” published in 2023 by the University o

The Stations of the Cross is a prayer practice that invites Christians to think about the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross on Good Friday. During Lent, many churches schedule this on Fridays.

Jesus teaches us how to pray by leading us to begin our prayers thanking God for everything we have received. Thanksgiving is an important aspect of any prayer.

Open Doors International logs an increase in persecution against Christians globally, notably North Korea, China, India, Somalia, and Nigeria.

We should quit telling people to study the Bible, and start telling them to meditate on the Bible and delight in it.

Seven years ago, my life was radically changed when a religious sister introduced me to Lectio Divina—”divine reading.”