Practical Applications

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  6 Subtle Signs That a Church is on Its Deathbed When you go to the doctor for a check up, they take your vitals. Blood pressure, weight, pulse—all of these are indicators of health. If something is wrong or there is an illness lurking, these and... Rick Whitter Mar 29, 2018
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  This Pastor Took a Week-Long Digital Fast. Here Is What He Learned. I just finished a week-long digital fast. Parts of it were difficult, and other parts were surprisingly easy, but most of all it was refreshing to be away from my screens and away from the internet as much... Kevin DeYoung Mar 29, 2018
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  Do Christians Really Have to Love Everyone? When we learn to love those we had previously written off, we grow and become a little more like Jesus. Joe McKeever Mar 28, 2018
• 5 Reasons to Take Your Family on a Mission Trip Ask God for opportunities to share His love. He may open a door for you that is two minutes away. He may provide a trip around the world. Candace Crabtree Mar 27, 2018
• 5 Real Life Love Stories That Teach Teens about Godly Romance In over 18 years as a youth pastor’s wife and another 19 years as a pastor’s wife, I’ve enjoyed watching countless couples fall in love (I consider it a perk of being in ministry!). I... Rhonda Stoppe Mar 27, 2018
• 4 Myths Your Husband Believes about Marriage Influenced by the marriage of his own parents––or the lack thereof––your husband has gathered together ideas of what marriage should be like. Rhonda Stoppe Mar 26, 2018
• 10 Christian Meditations to Help You Get through the Day Today, more than ever, we all are feeling the effects of stress, whether from our families, our jobs or even the news on our screens (mobile, TV, tablet, or otherwise). For over 300 million individuals, this... Abide - Christian Meditation Mar 23, 2018
• Why Singing Scripture is Really Good for You There is nothing the Holy Spirit works through as definitively and powerfully as Scripture. Aaron Armstrong Mar 23, 2018
• The Greatest Hurdle Most Missionaries Face In my experience, Christian parents are the greatest hurdle most missionaries face. Darren Carlson Mar 22, 2018
• 5 Things Church Should Not be About So, how do you feel about church? Oh, not what you’re supposed to think or what you’re expected to say, but your honest, gut reaction. I imagine you have some pretty solid opinions on... Janna Wright Mar 22, 2018
• The 5 Worst Things We Say to Cancer Patients For years now I’ve felt there was a disconnect between the well-meaning reactions of church members toward Christians affected by cancer and other diseases of similar dread. My life has been... Lee Wilson Mar 21, 2018
• 7 Faith-Wrecking Habits Christians Need to Quit Is your faith on a steady course or could you be in danger of shipwreck?   Scripture warns us of the possibility of being shipwrecked in our faith  – getting so far off course... Cindi McMenamin Mar 21, 2018