the spiritual life

[THE SPIRITUAL LIFE] ‘Inner Fitness’ Coach Aims to Change the Way We Heal

The multitalented Tina Lifford say we need t get fit spiritually in this insightful revisited May 2013 article.

[TRAVEL] Eat, Pray and Love Your Way Through Maui

Many people consider the Hawaiian Islands–and this one in particular– paradise, and we think the author of this revisited June 2014 article agrees.

How to Make Peace with Your Unknown Future

It is an extreme First World Problem to be able to fear for your unknown…

3 Steps to Cope When God Says ‘No’

I really wanted to win. I worked very hard to win, got some tear-inducing recommendation…

[THE SPIRITUAL LIFE] Behind Bars

[THE SPIRITUAL LIFE] Behind Bars, Part 2: Bridget Osborne

 [Editor’s Note: In the fall of 2013, I visited Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women…

[THE SPIRITUAL LIFE] Behind Bars, Part 1: Karen Fisher

[Editor’s Note: In the fall of 2013, I visited Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women…

[THE SPIRITUAL LIFE] Tori Hobson Finds Healing on Mercy Ships [PHOTOS]

[THE SPIRITUAL LIFE] We’ve Marched, Now What?

“I want you to think about this: there will be a Negro president of this…

[THE SPIRITUAL LIFE] Tamela Mann Talks Tyler Perry and ‘Take Me to the King’

There is no mistaking the soulful soprano voice of Tamela Mann. Whether she's sharing the mic…

[THE SPIRITUAL LIFE] Iyanla Vanzant Tackles Absent Fathers

One Day My Soul Just Opened Up. That’s the title of one of Iyanla Vanzant’s…