Practical Applications

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  Why God Doesn’t (Necessarily) Want You to Pursue Your Dreams God’s Word doesn’t tell us to pursue our dreams. Not even once. Does that surprise you? Donna Jones Jan 22, 2019
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  No More Happy Face Christianity: Getting Real about Life as a Christian If you’ve been a Christian for any amount of time, you’ve seen them: the well-dressed, perfectly coiffed Christians who speak in catchphrases better suited to hand-painting on a reclaimed-wood wall sign and... Carla Laureano Jan 21, 2019
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  3 Ways to Rejoice in the Midst of Suffering I love that all things are possible with God, but am not too fond of the fact that nowhere does the Bible say things will be easy! Cortni Marrazzo Jan 18, 2019
• Forgetting What Lies Behind in Christ there is true freedom, and not just a new, different, shinier set of chains Jason Soroski Jan 17, 2019
• How to Accept Challenges with a Joyful Heart “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, when you face trials of many kinds, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.” (James 1:2-3) Dr. David B. Hawkins Jan 16, 2019
• 5 Ways to Calm Perfectionist Tendencies Perfectionism. It’s a term I didn’t apply to myself until I began writing about it. As I read about perfectionism and the way it affects people, I saw myself in ways I hadn’t before.... Danielle Bernock Jan 15, 2019
• 10 Ways to Rid the Winter Blues The tree is down. The decorations are stowed away for another year and your waistline is bigger while your wallet is thinner. After Christmas, winter can be a depressing season, making people look upon it... Michelle S. Lazurek Jan 14, 2019
• How to Let Go of Past Mistakes and Embrace Your Future Mistakes come in a myriad of shapes and sizes. Some can be easily whisked away. Sadly, others can lead to long-term regret. Eric Demeter Jan 11, 2019
• 10 Ways to Make Taking Your Kids to Church Less of a Struggle It’s Sunday morning. You’re looking forward to going to church and celebrating God’s Word. You put on your Sunday best and tell the kids to get ready for service.  Your children... Dolores Smyth Jan 10, 2019
• How to Set Seasonal Goals in Your Marriage to Make Each Year Your Best Have you been thinking about setting goals in your marriage but you're not sure where to start? Perhaps you are already setting goals but you want to take it up a notch? Or maybe you aren’t even sure that... Mike & Carlie Kercheval Jan 09, 2019
• 4 People You Need to Survive Any Hardship Are you in the middle of a hard season right now? Maybe you feel trapped in a dead-end job. You’re battling through tough circumstances in your marriage. Just graduated and not sure where you’re going... Adam Weber Jan 08, 2019
• Why You Need to Remain Optimistic about the Future I believe many in the church are pessimists, but today is a day to be an optimist. Is that just a Pollyanna attitude that comes from a fleeting feeling associated with a new year? As we move into a new year... Dr. Michael A. Milton Jan 07, 2019