Practical Applications

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  10 Things You Need to Know about Motherhood "A couple of months before I discovered my husband and I were expecting our first child, we moved cross-country. Although I’d lived in the same area of the south my entire life, I knew God was... Gloria Furman Apr 17, 2018
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  10 Reasons for Widowed Seniors to Marry Again “Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either falls, the other will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when no one is there to lift him... Joe McKeever Apr 16, 2018
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  10 Fight Tips That Actually Help Marriages Thrive Couples can fight their way into a divorce court, or they can fight their way to a better marriage. We all long for the latter. No one stands at the altar, hoping one day their relationship will fail.... Jennifer Slattery Apr 16, 2018
• 5 Things You Lose When You Give Up Your Hymnals When we cast aside our copies of hymnals in favor of technology, we lose more than some dusty, old paper. Carrie Dedrick Apr 13, 2018
• 10 Reasons You Should Go to Church Every Week When I was growing up, my grandmother went to church every week. It was a part of our family’s culture and a value I still follow today. But in today’s day and age with sports activities and... Michelle S. Lazurek Apr 13, 2018
• 7 Things God Looks for in a Pastor What exactly is God looking for in a pastor? What are the criteria by which He measures the faithfulness of a man in his ministry? Matt Waymeyer Apr 12, 2018
• 10 Traits of Ineffective Churches In Do You Think of Your Church As a Country Club?, I wrote of Thom Rainer’s book, I Am a Church Member: Discovering the Attitude that Makes the Difference. In it, he addresses the country club... Paul Tautges Apr 12, 2018
• Blasphemy: What Is it and Why Is it So Deadly? What does Blasphemy Mean?Many of us are familiar with the term "blasphemy" mostly with its stern associations with "blaspheming the Holy Spirit—the one "unforgivable" sin in all of Scripture. But what is... Casey B. Hough Apr 11, 2018
• 10 Verses to Ponder When You’re Feeling Selfish We live in a world that actively encourages us to be self-centered. We’re regularly bombarded with commercials and slogans telling us, “You deserve a me day!”, “Treat yourself!”, or “Do what feels right by... Ryan Duncan Apr 11, 2018
• 10 Benefits of Family Prayer Time Communication is a basic building block for families so communicating with God should be viewed as a basic building block of the family’s faith.Many parents may say a simple grace at meal or a simple prayer... Karen Whiting Apr 10, 2018
• 10 Things Every Single Mom Needs Dear single mom, I know your life feels hard. Sometimes it feels so chaotic and out of control that you wonder how you will continue another day. This road that you are walking is filled with obstacles,... Shannon DeGarmo Apr 10, 2018
• 10 Things to Do When Your Marriage Is a Pain All marriages struggle in a fallen world. Few couples are realistic when they walk the aisle and repeat nuptial vows. Sooner or later—no matter how much we love our spouse—we’ll likely have the thought (or... Dawn Wilson Apr 09, 2018