Practical Applications Archives

I'm proposing that every church needs to have four teams of workers who will focus on people in the congregation who need our help.

Distinguishing law and gospel is not simply a theological exercise. Perhaps you can relate to this story...

Apply the principles within the Lord’s Prayer; they can help you get unstuck and move forward into the life God intends for you.

The Good Samaritan was willing to get involved. Are you? He ignored racism, and he had a giving fund on hand. Do you?

Not everyone is attuned to the "music" of their calling, their chance, their new opportunities. Only those who are listening for it.

There is a subtle beauty in the hardest season of the year

There is value on celebrating marital love every year. Why not use Valentine’s Day as a scheduled marriage booster?

What would you do if you knew your neighbors were being murdered for their faith?

Here are some practical tips to help simplify, expand, and manage your business in an orderly manner “as unto the Lord.”

There has been a seismic shift in outreach that few church leaders are understanding, much less pursuing.

I don't think I would have appreciated our new church if we had just visited there right away. Only by attending other churches were we able to...

You have to Do The Work. Chances are you already know WHAT you have to do…it’s the doing of it that causes the problem.

When we talk about change, here’s a good starting point...

Looking for ways to follow 2 Timothy 1:6's advice to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you?

What bothers me is that it seems that we are tempted to trade unity for blog traffic.