Practical Applications

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  3 Ways to Stop Yourself from Going Back to "Too Busy" after Quarantine Allowing a renewed passion for your faith and family be what guides your decisions moving forward. Sacrifice may be required, but what in our fragile lives is really more important than these two things? Amanda Idleman May 05, 2020
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  10 Real Fears Surrounding COVID-19 and How God Answers Them All Two months ago, life was rolling along pretty much as it had for our entire lifetimes. Oh, there had been ups and downs, but nothing we didn’t recover from.Then suddenly everything changed with the arrival... Kathryn Graves May 04, 2020
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  How to Make Your Marriage Less About You Having been married nearly 21 years I’m often asked how we make it work. Here’s the secret: Marriage isn’t about you. It never was. It never will be. Heather Riggleman May 01, 2020
• 5 Delightful Ways to Honor Mom during Quarantine this Mother’s Day During a quarantine, we have more time to focus on people we love, even if we can’t be with them. Mother’s Day is a wonderful opportunity to focus on Mom and to honor her. God told His people twice in the... Dawn Wilson Apr 30, 2020
• Is There Such a Thing as Digital Discipleship? Making disciples is what Christ left His followers on earth to do. That was their mandate then, and it is still the overreaching directive of the church today. The imperative of discipleship in the Great... Mel Walker Apr 29, 2020
• How to Fall Back in Love with Your Spouse Time, familiarity, baggage and life’s transitions can all wear on a marriage and make you feel like you’ve lost that loving feeling. But, it’s not too late to fall back in love with your spouse no matter how... Cindi McMenamin Apr 28, 2020
• 3 Reasons Gratitude Is a Powerful Antidote to Coronavirus Stress Gratitude may seem like the last solution when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic.After all, this virus has taken away many jobs and lives, and everyone can feel the stress of this global event to some... Hope Bolinger Apr 27, 2020
• 11 Reasons Christianity Is More Than Just Being ‘Nice’ While reading the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, have you ever winced, maybe even shaken your head, when Jesus isn’t “nice?”Ever wonder if maybe, just maybe, we might be missing the point of the... David Sanford Apr 24, 2020
• 3 Ways to Have a Grumble-Free Quarantine If we find ourselves grumbling about the same things over and over, we can pause and think about how we can do things differently. Then we can make a point of doing it right. Each of us has a choice to roll... Tricia Goyer Apr 23, 2020
• 3 Things Kids Need Right Now during COVID-19 Loneliness and anxiety are setting in for our kids during quarantine, as much as they are enjoying being home. Child counselor Sissy Goff shares 3 things your kids need right now.  Sissy Goff Apr 22, 2020
• 10 Powerful Ideas for Pastors to Overcome Stagnation To the shepherd of a stagnant flock: If your church has plateaued, make sure you haven’t. Here are 10 (hopefully) encouraging ideas. Joe McKeever Apr 20, 2020
• How to Find Balance in the ‘New Normal’ of Coronavirus The first week COVID-19 hit American borders my family and I were embarking on a cruise set to leave port in New Orleans. After traveling 18 hours, we received word that all cruise lines had been shut down... Heather Riggleman Apr 17, 2020