I had someone tell me recently “I keep trying to surrender it to God, but it’s so hard because it’s not a physical thing to hand over. I surrender it, and then the next thing I know I’m holding it ...

Actress Jen Lilley recently shared a moment when she struggled with God’s timing — and the lesson she learned about surrender.

It seems counterintuitive to propose surrender in a society that is fixated on control, certainty, and self-made success. Since a young age, we are taught to control our future, pursue our dreams, and ...

“If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” — Luke 9:23 Jesus calls us not to discover ourselves but to deny ourselves. This moment places us in No ...

Step two of Alcoholics Anonymous rescued people entering recovery from the demoralizing hopelessness of step one’s admission of powerlessness over alcohol and other drugs’ destructive effects, but the ...

Chrissy Metz, Alexa PenaVega, Paula Patton and Kat Graham, the women behind Lifetime’s newest slate of faith-based films, recently opened up about the spiritual experiences that led them to their ...

I saw her randomly, only a handful of times in the past few years. Her mother was always pushing her in a special stroller. She was now five years old, but looked much younger. This precious child ...

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 ...

I have a friend who lost a son in a car accident when he was 20-years-old. That was 37 years ago. This summer her 6-year-old grandson and his mother were struck and killed by a school bus while ...