Social Life Resources

This page provides access to resources about your social life and its interaction with your spiritual growth. Our culture is undergoing major shifts and changing. How we live our faith and express ourselves in our culture are connected in many ways. Here, we explore these critical issues on many levels. If you don't find what you are looking for, please contact us. Or, consider writing some content yourself and publishing it here on our site. So, take your pick below and let's get going... Or, feel free to use the Advanced Resource Browser. And, remember to forward one's you find helpful to your friends - spread the word and light...

Choose from one of the subcategories below to delve into a specific area of your social life. Ethics & Morality Your spiritual life is interconnected with your social life. How you interact socially with others is affected by the issues of ethics and morality. Walking out your faith in a culture whose ethics and morality are not always faith-friendly can present challenges. So, how do you live your faith when it requires you to live a counter-cultural life that goes against the stream of cultural norms? How do you express your faith so as to influence the ethical and moral standards of your culture? The resources in this section are intended to help you address such questions. Church, Religion & Faiths How you express your faith in relationship with others includes the context of the local and corporate church, organized and institutionalized religion as well as the various faiths expressed by others. This type of social interaction raises many complex issues. The resources in this section are intended to provide insights and help as you express your faith in the social context. Art & Media Faith and spirituality both influence and are influenced by media and the arts. Hollywood and news media both communicate spiritual thought and influence social opinion. Faith is shared through these and many others forms of creative expression. The resources in this section address this subject. Health & Finance Our souls and spirits are connected to this reality by our physical bodies. As such, the health of our bodies impact our spiritual health. Another topic closely connected to our spirituality is finances. What we believe spirituality influences how we earn, save and spend money. Disorder in finances can play havoc on our spiritual and emotional health. The resources in this section provide insights into these two topics and their relationship to spiritual health and growth. Relationships Our relationship with others plays a huge role in our spiritual health. Good spiritual health involves strong, close relationships. When our relationships are not good, it can negatively affect our spiritual health. Equally so, when our spiritual health isn't good, it can significantly impact our ability to relate with others in a healthy manner. The resources in this section are intended to provide help in this area. Human Rights & Justice Our spiritual beliefs move us outside of ourselves to care about the needs of others. When others suffer poverty, inhumane conditions and injustice, our faith prompts us to act. Whether we choose to respond as well as how we choose to respond to the needs of suffering people around the world are critical issues confronting people of faith. The resources in this section speak to these critical issues. Cultural Trends The various trends within our society affect how we walk out of faith. Whether those trends are political, economic, technological, moral or otherwise, we are constantly confronted with decisions about how we will respond to social trends and seek to voice our opinions. The resources in this section are intended to be of assistance as you shape your opinions and responses.