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Share Your Daily Activities with Your Spouse

This article shows how daily communication between husband and wife about their activities is vital to keeping them together.

Communicating with Parents

This article looks to offer youth a perspective on communicating with parents. It explains that parents have a God-given authority over their children, they also have wisdom, and they are sinners. These are things that teenagers and young people should remember in their communication with their parents.

1 Timothy 4:12 – Set an Example in Your Speech

The use of words should be important to every Christian. This article show that every communication reveals something about the state of your heart. So set an example through your speech, as we read in 1 Timothy 4:12.

Postmodernism's Impact on Popular Culture

This article details some of the features of postmodernism, which in many ways is a reaction to modernism. It describes how postmodernism impacts the communication of the gospel, and ends with a call for the church to discern the spirits.

Interpreting in Cultural Context

How do cultural issues influence the interpretation of Scripture? Kraft selects four areas where understanding the influence of culture can help his readers understand how Scripture should be interpreted. He develops a method that he calls culturolinguistic. He depends strongly on the insights from Bible translation theorists like Eugene Nida and John Beekman.

“Let’s Have a Chat” – The Dilemma of Internet Communication

Internet communication is a faceless communication, characterized by lack of accountability in an artificial world where anyone can say anything. Let this article explain.

Dispensing Waters from the Fountain of Life

God has provided principles of communication among his covenant people. From Psalm 10:11 this article shows how communication should be among God’s people.

Meeting the Challenge of the Teenage Years: Talking With Your Teenagers

Two principles guide parents in how they should talk with their teenagers: teenagers are their children, but they also Lord willing will soon be brothers and sisters in Christ. Parents should keep both of these things in mind in order to develop a strong relationship with their teenagers which is characterized by effective communication.

Marriage: Biblical Communication

Communication in marriage should be guided by four biblical principles: seek to know and be known; seek to achieve a oneness of understanding; build trust; and build one another up spiritually.

Choice Words: A Matter of Life and Death

Words are powerful, and are able to either give life to, or kill, our relationships. Knowing what bad communication is is essential to developing good communication. Communication is bad when it is filled with resentment or gossip, or is hasty or lazy. Christian communication should be gospel communication.

Just Words

In today's language full of profanity, it is good to remember that every word you speak is spoken in the presence of God. This is enough to make every Christian examine his speech. How should Christians communicate? Communication and speech is a reflection of the heart and of one's relationship with God, and therefore everything we say matters.

Going to the Ant: Communing as a People

God has given ants as a lesson for mankind. Looking at Proverbs 30:24, the author shares some wisdom learned from ants. The author discusses the importance of communication, working for the communal good, and watching out for dangers.

Talking Sense

This article urges Christians to use their tongue in a way that is edifying to other believers. Christian communication can be a great tool to encourage one another in the service of God.

James 1:19 - Godly communication

This article on James 1:19 is about good communication. The importance of listening and the way we should speak is discussed in this article.

The Role of the Preaching in Reformed Liturgy

This article on the place of preaching in the liturgy, looks at the character of the worship service and communication through the preaching.

Plain English - A Scriptural imperative

In this article the author urges the use of plain language and clear language in all our communication, also in our communication of the gospel.

Mass Media – Modern Means of Communication Modern means of communication

This article looks at the media and communication, and the purpose of the media.

Genuine Interest = Communication Perspectives on teaching and learning

This article is about the teacher and communication, the faith of the teacher, the admiration of people, and teaching as a calling.

Courtship

Can you only date a believer? This article is about the importance of having unity in faith when dating. Communication during the courtship is also discussed, as wel as getting advice from parents with regards to your relationship.

A Life-Supporting Atmosphere

This article is about the relation between the session (consistory) and the congregation. There must be good communication between the elders, and also between the elders and the church. This article also looks at change in the church.

Communication and Preaching

This article looks at the preaching as monologue and dialogue. The author discusses communication in preaching and looks at the view of Karl Jaspers with regards to preaching.

From Generation to Generation We will recount Thy praise

This article is about parenting teenagers. The author looks at faith and unbelief with youth, the importance of communication, openness and truth in our parenting and the importance of a good example.

Face to Face

This article is about 2 John 12 and 3 John 14-15 and communication in the church.

The Preacher as Christ's Herald

In this article on the preacher as the herald of Christ, the author also discusses communication in preaching and the content of preaching.

Can we Talk? Can we Listen to Each other?

This article is about communication in the church. The author looks at differences in the church, listening and our convictions, pride, and suspicions in the church.

Setting the Stage

This article is about the Roman empire and the advancement of gospel, communication opportunities and mission in the early church, syncretism, and the relation of world history and church history.

"If you had only told me..."

This article is about the church member's communication and relationship with the minister.

Proverbs 10:11 - Dispensing waters from the fountain of life

This article on Proverbs 10:11 is about speaking and communication.