Practical Applications Archives

You will be a servant. You have no choice if you are to follow Jesus.

Sure, she might not get out of her pajamas until noon, but she is still working. Work is part of being created in the image of God (Gen. 1:27)....

Have you ever talked to a person, bared your soul, shared your burdens and unhinged your padlocked doors only to have your heart trampled due to...

Like many white Americans I rationalize that I am not a part of the problem. Three friends have been helping me to see another side.

My smartphone is my untiring personal assistant, my irreplaceable travel companion, and my lightning-fast connection to friends and family. VR...

The Church. It can be a confusing place at times. You walk through the front doors expecting people to somehow be different than the outside world....

At no time in human history has the practice of prayer been easy.

While Christian leaders were quick to condemn the actions of the alt-right and issue calls for peace, many believers feel its past time the Church...

According to statistics, the average Facebook user has 155 friends. Are all those we call "friends" today really our friends? What makes them so?

Look at the beautiful colors and patterns God chose for rainbows, flowers, fish, feathers, and fur. Dull and boring doesn’t convey godliness.

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...

Because of the differences in personalities, you may find yourself speaking a totally different language than your spouse!

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.

We compare our bodies, our jobs, our families, our skills, our stuff, our intellects, in an ever-increasing desire for complete satisfaction.

Not everything that I can dream will come to fruition. Life is harder than I expect. And this is a good thing.