Q. What do you believe are the traits of a spiritually mature person? This is someone who is patient, kind, and not envious, boastful or proud; one who honors others and not seek selfish gain. Anger ...

Emotionally mature teenagers in loving families do not run away from home. Likewise, spiritually mature Christians who are ...

Many people question why sincere and devoted souls experience the hardest struggles. From deep study of Hindu scriptures and lived spiritual traditions, this pattern appears repeatedly in mythology.

Jesus told his followers, Go and make disciples of all nations. Pastors know well that no two people under their care are in the same place spiritually. Making and growing disciples involves taking ...

As revealed in her diaries and letters, Amsterdam Jewess, Etty Hillesum, made remarkable progress towards spiritual maturity while living under Nazi occupation during World War II. The situation for ...

Essayist Iyer (A Beginner’s Guide to Japan) visits regions of religious import in this immersive and profound survey of earthly paradises. “I’d begun to wonder what kind of Continue reading » The ...

Oxford dictionary defines maturity as a state of being mature. Being mature is when something reaches its full level of development which has achieved maturity. It is also a period of time in life.

This piece is adapted from my talk to the 80 delegates present at last week’s day conference on spiritual leadership held at Framlingham College, an independent school in Suffolk, UK. Together with ...