We’ve all heard stories of people—or we know people—who have what appears to be unshakable faith. They have a confidence in God that informs what they do. Where does faith like that come from?

We want to be open-minded, but we naturally resist things we can't control or don't understand. So how can we learn to be open to changing our ideals and beliefs, especially if we may be wrong about something? It begins with a simple prayer.

Jesus told his followers to pray to avoid temptation. But before we can pray that with a clear conscience, there are some things we need to ask ourselves first.

If God already knows my needs, why pray? Because the purpose of prayer is to surrender your will, not impose it.

At one time or another, we’ve all been told we should pray. But how should we pray? Jesus’s disciples had the exact same question.

If you grew up in the church, you might have learned to have hope in heaven one day. But what does that mean for today? And does that really help when you feel like you're drowning in the hardships and hopelessness of this world?

It's one of the most underrated threats to our hope, but it might surprise you...

We put our hope in all kinds of things— new jobs, new relationships, new years. But if we keep looking for hope in the wrong place, we'll eventually be let down. And we might just find ourselves completely hopeless.

There's a question you can ask yourself that will bring inescapable clarity to just about every relational decision you'll bump up against. But a word of warning: it's not for the faint of heart.