Practical Applications

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  2 Words That Moms Need to Stop Using Right Now As I give God all of my what-ifs, worries, and anxieties, He can calm my heart and remind me that He is in absolute control. Cindi McMenamin Jun 19, 2018
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  3 Signs You are Ready for Kids Couples tend to give reasons like "having children will bring us closer" for trying to conceive. But that's not actually a good reason at all... J. Parker Jun 19, 2018
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  10 Ways to Grow Your Marriage While Having Young Kids The same passion and love that caused the birth of your children can be unceremoniously extinguished by the presence of those same children! Arlene Pellicane Jun 18, 2018
• 5 Things to Pray for Your Marriage We can be cruising along for years and suddenly realize we’ve created separate lives and a distance in our relationship that we never intended. Amelia Rhodes Jun 18, 2018
• What to Do if You're Chronically Frustrated at Church Rather than letting dissatisfaction fester to the point that we leave the church or become embittered, what can we do to deal with our frustrations? Brett McCracken Jun 15, 2018
• The Time I Took a $32,000 Cut in Salary I can look back at some scary moments and see the hand of the Lord at work. Take the time I went from a church paying me $80,000 a year to one offering a $48,000 salary. Joe McKeever Jun 15, 2018
• How to Have the Courage to Do What You Were Born For Psalm 139:13, "For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb." We are woven in the womb. I love the sound of that. The poetry in that. But for the longest time, I don’t think I really... Kathy Izard Jun 14, 2018
• Prayers for Breakthrough: What Every Believer Needs to Pray There are many different ways to pray. But among prayers for comfort, peace, and healing, there is a type of prayer that often comes up: a prayer for "breakthrough." What is a breakthrough and... Carrie Lowrance Jun 14, 2018
• 10 Things to Do in This Life to Die Well It’s inevitable. One day you will pass from this life and go into the next. So, in light of this fact, the Bible says that whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of... Jennifer Heeren Jun 13, 2018
• How Do I Talk to LGBTQ Friends about the Gospel? Many of us have a neighbor, coworker, friend, or loved one who is part of the LGBTQ community. Naturally, we want to talk with them about Jesus, but it can feel complicated and frightening—for us... Matt Mikalatos Jun 13, 2018
• Summer Camps for Kids: Yay or Nay? There are two “camps” of people on either side of the spectrum. One group is shouting, “Summer camp all the way!” While the rest says, “I’ll not be sending my kid to camp—now or ever!” Jennifer Waddle Jun 12, 2018
• 10 Bad Pieces of Advice New Parents Have Heard But Shouldn’t Follow Everybody seems to have an opinion for new parents. Soon, feats of superhuman compassion will be required of them—running on nothing more than a little sleep, a few kindly donated meals, and a... Meg Gemelli Jun 12, 2018