Practical Applications Archives

If you teach people in your church how to give, your church can have the financial resources it needs to do its vital work, and your churchgoers...

The lawful use of Old Testament Law, argues John Piper, is to realize it is not made for the righteous.

Most days, our actions and goal-mindedness would suggest we admire the two travelers who - determined to reach their destinations - passed by the...

Wherever you are, be all there. That one tiny idea radically transformed the way I now conduct my everyday life.

I love England. I love the history. I love the English accent. And lest there be any doubt, I love the pubs.

In Emily Colson’s new book Dancing with Max, she chronicles the highs and the lows, the heartbreak and the joy, the magic and the mystery of...

Sadly, even scientific proof of the power of prayer cannot turn a skeptic into a believer.

How can we prepare our teenage sons for dealing with the attention and temptation being thrown at them?

Ask yourself: is the season before Easter mainly a hassle or is it a time of considering God's work in our lives?

American Christians generally flow in one of two cultural directions: they either tend toward being consumers or being creators. Which is more in...

In the Bible, God came to various people in the way they needed Him to come.

We’ve learned that we have to seek out and focus on the positives in each other if we’re going to be in love again.

Housing is most people’s biggest expense. That’s why it’s essential to get our housing costs right.

As I watch the horrible images from Japan unfold, I can't help but think about the story of another earthquake told in 1 Kings 19...

If “all the Law” hangs on loving God and loving others, then to love God is to obey him and to obey him is to love others. But what does it really...