Practical Applications

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  Thanks for Tomatoes My son had tomatoes on his plate. This was not an oversight by his parents nor was it a punishment. He gave thanks. As should I. Jay Sampson Nov 27, 2013
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  Caring for the Orphans As you give thanks around your tables this Thanksgiving for the blessings and the families God has given you, who do you need to reach out to who longs for a family of their own— the orphans, the empty-arms... Janet Thompson Nov 26, 2013
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  Courage To Be Broken: My Real Thanksgiving List Being thankful goes beyond how things appear. It takes greater courage to be broken and be real. Bonnie Gray Nov 20, 2013
• In Love? Take a Look in the Mirror First In our new book, The Before You Marry Book of Questions, we offer plenty of personal reflection and ample interactions for a couple to complete. Pam and Bill Farrel Nov 12, 2013
• A Smart Woman’s Guide to Planning for Retirement Dreaming about traveling and spending time with family during your retirement years is not going to give you the confidence you need to achieve it. You have to do something about it, starting now. Mary Hunt Nov 11, 2013
• Get Ready for Christmas Attacks on Christ Last year, an atheist group sponsored a billboard in New York City's Times Square proclaiming "Dump the Myth!" beneath a statue of Jesus on the cross. We will undoubtedly see more of the same again this... Jim Denison Nov 08, 2013
• How to Develop a Successful Strategy for your Ministry in the Digital Age The key to success is developing a strategy for proceeding with online ministry and relying on God’s day-to-day guidance to carry it out. Whitney Hopler Nov 07, 2013
• What Happens When Your Teenager Doubts? What happens when our children begin to question the very truths we build our families upon? Is it our fault? Will they reject the faith? Jennifer Slattery Nov 05, 2013
• Biblical Tithe: It’s More (and Less) Than You Think it Is I’ll be blunt: I think there might be a few too many articles on tithing in the Christian internet community. Debbie Holloway Nov 04, 2013
• The Horrible Social Costs of Gambling A new report reaffirms what we all know: gambling adversely affects the least of these Daniel Darling Nov 01, 2013
• Can We be Happy without Sex? “Professor Kuehne,” a student will say, “are you seriously going to try to persuade us that if we forgo [sex] outside of marriage we can have a fulfilling life?" It's a tough sell these days. Mark Earley Oct 31, 2013
• How to Have a God-Honoring Halloween Wouldn't it be better, some Christians ask themselves, if Halloween would just go away? For those who perhaps sympathize with that feeling, I encourage you to look at Halloween a bit differently this year. Eugene Curry Oct 30, 2013