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What Does "Amen" Mean and Why Do We Say It?

The word Amen is one of the most familiar and common words in the English language, yet at the same time it is a word that many of us don’t fully understand. Simple as it may seem, the word amen is actually brimming over with meaning and purpose.
Are You a Shepherd Keeper? 5 Critical Reasons to Support Leaders
How to Not Be Bitter in Life - 7 Ways to Overcome Resentment
Can a Drug Dealer Be a Christian?

Surprising Ways to Help College Students Thrive

God made us so that when we love Him and others, especially with the unconditional love Jesus taught and modeled, it develops a bond of connection that helps us become more fully human in the ways that He originally designed us to be.
Why You Should Review Your Budget Often
A Prayer for the Financially Challenged
How to Avoid the Most Common Fights About Money

How to Avoid the Most Common Fights About Money

Whatever the situation is in your home, finances bring a unique set of challenges. We have to know how to avoid the common things that drag us into financial disagreements that cause discord in our marriages.
Identifying a Controlling or Dominating Spouse
7 Ways to Give Your Husband Breathing Room
What Is Lust? 4 Ways to Avoid Falling into This Sin

What Is Excommunication? Is Excommunication Biblical or Just Mean?

Excommunication is the most severe expression of formal spiritual pronouncement in the process of church discipline. Excommunication is not punitive, but rather restorative. The aim of excommunication is to burden the conscience of the unrepentant believer so that he or she returns to the church recognizing the presence of sin, the need of repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.
Christians, Calvinists, Arminians: Why Are We So Divided on the Doctrine of Election?
13 Critical Reasons Abuse Survivors Are Leaving the Church
Are Christians Breaking Up with the Bible?

A Prayer to Pray before You Go to Work

This world is truly our mission field, and that field includes our workplace. What a tremendous opportunity we have to be the light of Christ as we go into the workplace each day. Here is a prayer to prepare you as you go to work:
Does My Passion Mean that I'm Being Called?
How God Used Two Former Drug Addicts for His Will
Just Do the Next Thing

When God interrupts your good plans, how do you respond?