Practical Applications Archives

Songs and prayers of lament for the world instruct our congregations in appropriate ways of grieving and longing in the body of Christ.

It is in our nature to want the reasoning behind the difficulties we experience. We look and long for a lesson within the pain, a redemptive...

Christians like to encourage people. This is a great thing. When someone we care about is hurting or enduring trials, we are quick to give words of...

You and I are not won’t always care more for our spouse’s happiness than our own. Our husbands won’t always care more for our happiness than...

Like all forms of entertainment, Christian content must innovate and evolve if it hopes to remain relevant.

So, what should we do in family worship? It’s simple: read the Bible, pray together, and sing to the Lord.

Jesus said that a person’s thoughts will determine who that person is – and brain research now shows how that happens.

When life brings something painful or you simply feel like your life is falling apart, how you respond makes all the difference in the world.

Prayer does not require words. In its most simple definition, prayer is communion with God. We think of it as a conversation, but it doesn’t have...

What if we all lived as if we didn’t deserve anything good—ever? How different would the world be if we saw every good thing in life as a gift of...

Are you in a spiritual rut? Here are a few practical tips to breathe new life and vigor back into your devotional life.

In fact, 1 in 3 adult children, ages 25- to 34-years-old, live at home according to a new report from the Census Bureau.

You could be called a missionary any time that you go into an area that is made up of mostly unbelievers.

We don’t always understand pain. And a lot of us have come to terms with that. But what seems to be worse—and so much more disconcerting for those...

If you’re struggling with depression and anxiety, in addition to talking to your parents and your doctors, talk to the people in your church.