(Image above of a Santa Muerte altar found in a drug house raided by San Antonio, Texas, police.) In 2010, when I had my Beliefnet blog, I got a letter from a reader who was (and I guess still is) an ...

A global charitable trust dedicated to proving the existence of spiritual realities recently committed millions of dollars in funding to projects that seek to find a connection between art 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 ...

Have you ever had an especially meaningful dream? Maybe you dreamed you talked with a deceased loved one, or you received some premonition while you slept. Perhaps you’ve had a dream you died, which ...

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 ...

A spiritual awakening is what happens when there is an opening up to spiritual realities caused by a change in perspective. In other words, you suddenly feel as if you are in direct contact or merging ...

The YouTube poet talks to Her.meneutics about the beliefs behind “Sexual Healing.” The 22-year-old Washington native and Mars Hill member spoke with Her.meneutics guest writer Kate Roberts about his ...

“Neighborhoods are spiritual places.” A town councilman, suggested I expand on what that means. Let me try. Neighborhoods are spiritual places because they can reflect the love of God through the ...