Practical Applications

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  4 Ways to Honor Your Lost Loved Ones at Christmas It’s unrealistic to think you won’t miss your loved ones, but holidays are for celebrating, not for grieving. Lori Hatcher Dec 12, 2016
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  The 25 Rules of Christmas. Love, Dad I don't know much, but I do know what's awesome about this holiday, and how to ensure my family, like the reborn Scrooge, knows how to keep Christmas. Shawn McEvoy Dec 09, 2016
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  When It's Hard to Love Your Neighbor Jesus calls us to love our neighbors, but what do we do when we believe, think, vote, and act differently than they do? Rachel Dawson Dec 08, 2016
• Why You Need to Fire "Life Coach Jesus" The first time I ever heard Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” it was in a pep talk before a football game. Scott Slayton Dec 07, 2016
• 4 Simple Things You Can Do to Encourage Your Pastor’s Wife Determine to believe the best about your pastor's wife and make sure she knows you are committed to do so. She is doing the best she can. Rhonda Stoppe Dec 06, 2016
• 4 Traits of a People Pleaser (And What to Do if This Describes You) Often those we live with and love the most get the least of us when we are trying to please everyone. Cindi McMenamin Dec 05, 2016
• Waiting on God Doesn't Mean Waiting Around As a Christian, I often struggle with the idea of waiting on God. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one either. Ryan Duncan Nov 30, 2016
• 4 Prayers to Pray as a Family during Advent What can a family’s Advent prayers look like? And how can we keep weekly family Advent activities from becoming just one more holiday ritual? Alicia Michelle Nov 28, 2016
• You Have the Right to Rejoice! Why Aren't You? I believe God created us with the potential for great pleasure and joy, and because of that, we have the right to rejoice! And yet, I also believe the experience most missing from the average Christian’s... Dr. David Jeremiah Nov 25, 2016
• 3 Ways to Make Sure Your Family Doesn’t Skip the Real Meaning of Thanksgiving For when we are thankful, we heal the hurts and strengthen each other and the ties that unite us. Susan B. Mead Nov 24, 2016
• 7 Ways to Cultivate a Heart of Gratitude in Your Home this Thanksgiving Season Thanksgiving is too wonderful a holiday to let slip by without some intentional, active gratitude. Steve Arterburn Nov 23, 2016
• 3 Phrases That Will Change Your Marriage In the midst of a particularly heated moment, my husband hit his emotional pause button and said one simple phrase that changed everything. Donna Jones Nov 22, 2016