Every year, the cosmos delivers homework assignments for the soul. These aren’t punishments, but invitations—challenges designed to stretch us, break stale patterns, and awaken deeper truths. Think of ...

“Notes on faith” is theGrio’s inspirational, interdenominational series featuring Black thought leaders across faiths. Just when we think we’ve learned our lesson about being voyeurs in people’s lives ...

Loreen Allphin, an associate dean in the College of Life Sciences, found solace in nature during a traumatic event in her life, and that experience taught her the power of gaining an eternal ...

The month you were born can give significant clues about your soul contract, spiritual gifts, and what lessons you incarnated to learn. According to experts, read on to discover how each of the 12 ...

My favorite story in the Bible is about Joseph from the book of Genesis (chapters 37-50). Joseph’s experiences and perspective illustrate many of the spiritual lessons I have learned about in my life, ...

Author Jana Riess spent a year attempting twelve different spiritual practices—from fasting and praying at fixed hours to mindful cooking and charity. And she failed at every one. A lesson for our ...

One Ring to rule them all … and in the darkness bind them. We know the One Ring is inevitable. An older, wiser Galadriel — portrayed by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson's 2001 "The Fellowship of the ...

Our family took a cross-country trip this summer, passing through 17 states. Over the course of many long hours on the road, I noticed that much of what we experience on the interstate is very ...