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Immanuel, “God with us,” is both a name and a statement of truth. Do you know Immanuel, is with you? Stop for a minute and don’t just knee-jerk that answer

Thanksgiving is a supposed to be a time to give thanks. For many of us, Thanksgiving feels overwhelming. Lengthy to-do lists dictate our time and drain our energy. We keep

I can’t wait to see you at Annual Gathering 2015! The first time I went to Annual Gathering was about 10 years ago. I got an e-mail blast from Jim

For the first time, Life Model Works is offering an exclusive Joy Starts Here Online Study Group. The premise of our book Joy Starts Here is simple: You can spread

Someone recently asked me why we start every Immanuel Prayer session with a connection experience – either a time we felt close to God or a time we felt gratitude.

Your church can, and should, be a home for the depressed. Sadly, that’s not the case for many. For whatever reason, many Christians have a stigma around depression. In some

You can get a taste of the Thrive experience with this exclusive webinar! Chris will take on an important question that is often ignored. Why do we as Christians so

The more I learn about relational skills and relational circuits, the more I look for examples of them! Sometimes I find the examples of when they are OFF and not

The Overlooked Value of Sequencing When we remodeled our house a few years ago, I did the general contracting. Much of that work involved taking an existing house, comparing it

You can grow a joy-spreading movement. Every week, we publish blog posts and other content that helps people live with more joy. We need your help to get the word out.