Living with Meaning Many people make it through each day living off of something that is able to be stripped from them in a moment’s notice. They live life with their riches, their good looks, their positions, or their talent. What happens when those things are suddenly and unexpectedly taken away? Jobs come and go, looks are fleeting, and injuries can prevent us from … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Bring Joy Back into Christmas
5 Tips to Bring Joy Back into Christmas Movies, songs, and the culture around us often give us the impression that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. People are busy with Christmas concerts, Christmas parties, and preparing for the Christmas season. They look forward to spending time with loved ones and enjoying the festivities. But for some people it can be … [Read more...]
7 Ways to Encourage Your Minister of Music
Numerous articles have been written about how you, as a church member, can be an encouragement to your pastor- how you can constructively praise his sermon, pray for him, get him a great gift for Pastor Appreciation Month, etc. These are good things. Please be sure to support your pastor. Being a pastor is one of the toughest and most thankless jobs out there, and if you've … [Read more...]
Marriage: It’s My Pity Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To ~ 7 Ways to Take Your Focus Off Yourself and Put it Back on Christ
This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting STC in such a tangible way. Marriage: It's My Pity Party and I'll Cry If I Want To ~ 7 Ways to Take Your Focus Off Yourself and Put it Back on Christ Let's face it, Ladies, there are days when even the best of marriages* are just plain tough. Hubby's in a bad mood and snaps at you. There's no money in the budget … [Read more...]
Connected by Erin Davis- Book Review & Giveaway
Great friends, busy schedule, and who doesn't love family time and time spent with friends….but yet – why do we still feel lonely? Author Erin Davis and many others can relate. In her new book Connected, Davis talks about the pain of loneliness while “swimming in a sea of people”. Follow along with Davis as she tells of her journey to “cure” this epidemic. … [Read more...]