Practical Applications

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  Do Women Have to Show They are Christians with Their Clothing? Look at the beautiful colors and patterns God chose for rainbows, flowers, fish, feathers, and fur. Dull and boring doesn’t convey godliness. Debbie W. Wilson Aug 15, 2017
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  Do You Have to Sing in Church if You Don't Want To? I wondered how many others, just like me, came to the sanctuary each Sunday morning with heavy hearts. Hearts full of grief and gloom, and yet I’m supposed to sing like nothing’s the matter? DiAne Gates Aug 14, 2017
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  3 Big Secrets Extroverts Who Married Introverts Need to Know Because of the differences in personalities, you may find yourself speaking a totally different language than your spouse! Debra Fileta Aug 11, 2017
• How to Make Sure You're Not Praying Like an Atheist God’s personal name is Yahweh, but we who know God and enjoy a relationship with him are able to call his name in a more intimate way. Carrie Dedrick Aug 10, 2017
• 7 Habits to Help You Fight Comparison We compare our bodies, our jobs, our families, our skills, our stuff, our intellects, in an ever-increasing desire for complete satisfaction. We want to be attractive, successful, and happy. So we measure... Jaquelle Crowe Aug 09, 2017
• When Life is Harder than You Expected Not everything that I can dream will come to fruition. Life is harder than I expect. And this is a good thing. Jennifer Heeren Aug 08, 2017
• Why Pessimists Can Still Embrace Hope As Christians, our faith can serve as a crucial tool for cultivating a more hopeful, optimistic outlook. Maria Cheshire Aug 07, 2017
• 10 Ways to Be Selfless in a “Selfie” Culture The problem is not the self-portrait. The problem is our sin nature. The problem is our self-centeredness. Brent Rinehart Aug 04, 2017
• 5 Things Every Couple Needs to do to Have a Strong Marriage Like any healthy relationship, a good marriage requires work. No matter how compatible a couple may be or how in love they feel, there will be times when unforeseen challenges arise, and it’s then that the... Veronica Olson Neffinger Aug 03, 2017
• 4 Things I Got Wrong about My God-Given Purpose As a young mom, I couldn't recognize God's purpose in my ordinary life because I didn't really understand what purpose was. Looking back, here are 4 things I got wrong about purpose. Heather Caliri Aug 02, 2017
• Why Every Person Should Attend a Funeral Once a Year Going to a wedding reminds you that the marriage bond is sacred. Going to a funeral reminds you that life is a vapor, that one day yours will be gone. Colin Smith Aug 01, 2017
• 10 Things You Should Know about Dementia Indeed, dementia is one of the greatest challenges of aging. And as life expectancy increases, dementia will be all the more common. John Dunlop Jul 31, 2017