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Why Homosexuality Is Not Like Other Sins

Homosexuality is not the only sin prohibited in the Bible, but it is different from all the rest, at least right now. And we have really good news for homosexuals.

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Discouragement is Satan’s sharpest tool

Have you ever experienced the dragnet of discouragement? You know the feeling or mood. It comes in many colors, shapes and forms. It can attack us from within or from

4 Ways to Balance Leading the Church and Loving the Community

How do we both lead our church and love our community well? And how does this calling inform a church leader's priorities and daily schedule?

10 Ways to Teach Kids to Sit in Church

Want to take your kids to church with you? Find out how to learn to go to "big church." Worship, learn, and serve together. Kids can love going to church.

8 Concerns That Church Members Seldom Tell Pastors

There are some concerns that are harder to bring up than others. Things like: We're concerned about your marriage.

What Praise Is and What It Does

“Praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment.” —C. S. Lewis

When Praise Backfires: Girls and the Praise Paradox

"The kids who are getting this process praise, strategy and taking on hard things and sticking to them, those are the kids who want the challenge."

The effects of praise: 7 evidence-based tips for using praise wisely

The effects of praise aren't always good. What can we do to make sure praise helps, and doesn't hurt?

10 Tips for Giving the Best Kind of Praise

Praise builds self-esteem in kids with learning and attention issues and motivates them to take on harder tasks. These tips can help you give empowering praise.

Discover The Priority of Praise

"At this very moment in heaven, God is being praised." Dwayne Moore

How Too Much Praise Can Turn Kids Into Narcissists

Share onIf your kids can't stop taking selfies of themselves before even hitting puberty, you may want to reconsider how much praise you're dishing out to themA new study from Ohio State University suggests that constant — and perhaps undeserved — praise for our children's smallest accomplishments may cause them to develop over-inflated egos. And they'll most likely carry that superiority complex with them…

The Necessity of Finding More Ways to Praise

Encouraging students is not enough, says a new study—you actually have to raise your ratio of praise to reprimands dramatically, and that might mean keeping track.

Praise Pointers: Give the Right Compliments to Kids

The type of compliments we're accustomed to giving students can have unintended negative side effects. Learn how to fine-tune your praise.

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This Common Type of Praise Actually Makes People Perform Worse

Using this tiny bit of language makes it harder for your team to perform at their best.