Practical Applications Archives

God intends for your work to be about much more than just doing a job well. Work should be about a vocation - a whole lifestyle in which you honor...

While our society often celebrates “bad boys,” God’s goal for your son is to become a person who reflects His own good character.

We've all been there, standing at a crossroads of a decision, unsure of which way we ought to take. For those of us who desire to honor God with...

It’s worthwhile to regularly evaluate the script you’re living by, and revise it whenever you notice that it can better reflect the life God wants...

Few of us understand that our pastor needs encouragement. What even fewer of us grasp is how we can be that encouragement.

If your Christian life is boring or unfulfilling, you’re not living the life Jesus is calling you to live.

Successful leadership is about more than just meeting your organization’s goals. It’s about treating people with love.

Dying young spiritually involves killing off your selfishness and burying it in Christ.

You can always approach God with confidence if you trust in His Son, Jesus Christ. So don’t hesitate to pray about anything, including miracles!

Slacktivism, a term coined in the mid-1990s, refers to the increasingly popular phenomenon of casual activism.

Many Christian men want to lead their wives spiritually, but they have no idea what that means. Many Christian women want to be led spiritually by...

If God has a plan for your life, how does He reveal it to you?

Our previous blog told of ten mistakes Margaret and I made over a half-century of marital "bliss." Here's what we got right.

Margaret and I made enough mistakes the first time through for several marriages. What interests people and benefits other marriages is learning...

Churches in rural areas tend to have few people attending and little money. But your church's small size doesn't have to limit its potential to...