Sometimes the responsibility of leading a family can be so heavy that it’s hard to focus on our godly direction. Who can focus on where God is leading their family when the kids need help with ...

Have you ever heard of a God Dare? According to author Kate Battistelli, a God Dare is choosing to be chosen by God to change the world. Kate would know. She's a former Broadway star and mother to the ...

My students often bring things to my attention that stick. It’s one of the gifts of reading their papers. One of the students in our spiritual direction program noted that some clergy are suspicious ...

A favorite question many spiritual directors ask after hearing their clients describe a difficult life situation is: “Where is God in this for you?” I’ve never liked using that question because I ...

Picture this: A person, young or old, is practicing the faith yet naturally wants to grow in his or her relationship with Jesus and become closer to God. Can the faithful — or should they — turn ...

Where are we going to eat? … I don’t know. Where are we going for summer vacation? … I don’t know. Those three little words … I don’t know … are my pet peeve. I can’t stand asking a question, only to ...

Newer vehicles have a compass in the dash that tells the driver which direction the car is going. That’s great — if you trust it. And that is my problem. When the compass says I’m heading north, I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Eli, what happened on this test?" I asked our 10-year-old son. Most of the time, he is an A-B student, especially in math and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...