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Articles tagged Victor M. Parachin

Care & Counseling

How to Help a Friend Grieving a Suicide Loss

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 48,183 Americans ended their lives by suicide in 2021, a figure that has increased by about 35 percent since…

Christian Standard · September 10, 2023
spiritual lessons from Mary
Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

Have a Mary Christmas

Victor M. Parachin explores 10 spiritual lessons from Mary, the mother of Jesus, including discernment, courage, obedience, trust, joyful service, and the importance of nurturing spiritual growth in…

Victor M. Parachin · December 24, 2012
encourage your minister
Church & Ministry

10 Ways to Encourage Your Minister

Pastors often face criticism, discouragement, and burnout. Victor M. Parachin offers 10 practical ways church members can encourage their ministers through appreciation, personal concern, thoughtful support, and prayer.

Victor M. Parachin · August 6, 2012
leadership skills
Church Leadership

Ten Skills Every Leader Needs

From standing up for justice to learning from mistakes, Victor M. Parachin explores 10 essential leadership skills and the character, compassion, vision, and action effective leaders need.

Victor M. Parachin · March 13, 2012
positive leadership
Church Leadership

Eight Ways to Be a More Positive Leader

Victor M. Parachin offers eight practical ways to practice positive leadership that inspires loyalty, develops people, shows respect, gives generously, accepts responsibility, and leads with humor.

Victor M. Parachin · August 25, 2010
Christian fasting
Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

The Fasting Track: Sixteen Great Reasons to Fast

Victor M. Parachin offers 16 reasons fasting remains a meaningful spiritual discipline, connecting prayer, compassion, self-denial, generosity, and renewal with the example of Scripture and Christian history.

Victor M. Parachin · April 4, 2010
grief ministry
Care & Counseling

Grief Ministry: How Your Church Can Help

Victor M. Parachin explains how churches can help grieving people through tender compassion, faithful presence, meaningful funeral services, practical assistance, and organized grief ministry.

Victor M. Parachin · October 18, 2009
gentleness
Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

The Power to Transform

Victor M. Parachin reflects on gentleness as powerful, life-changing strength—seen in Catherine Lawes’s compassion, Paul’s fruit of the Spirit, disciplined thoughts, and forgiveness.

Victor M. Parachin · December 14, 2008
Christian faithfulness
Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

The Power of Persistence

Victor M. Parachin explores faithfulness as a fruit of the Spirit, showing how commitment, perseverance, and dependability shape Christian maturity in work, prayer, relationships, and everyday responsibilities.

Victor M. Parachin · November 23, 2008
doing good and feeling good
Christian Living

Five Guidelines for Doing Good and Feeling Good Every Day

Five practical spiritual guidelines encourage Christians to begin with blessing, live with integrity, use their influence for good, care for their surroundings, and surround themselves with people who…

Victor M. Parachin · October 26, 2008
practicing Christian kindness
Christian Living

Let’s Bring Back Kindness

Victor M. Parachin explores practicing Christian kindness through Scripture, everyday examples, and five practical habits that encourage believers to make compassion and thoughtful action part of daily life.

Victor M. Parachin · September 28, 2008
developing patience
Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

Worth the Wait: The Power of Patience

Victor M. Parachin offers five practical strategies for developing patience through flexibility, perspective, present-moment living, and grace toward ourselves.

Victor M. Parachin · September 7, 2008
personal peace
Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

Let There Be Peace

Victor M. Parachin offers practical Christian wisdom for cultivating personal peace through prayer, releasing worry, treating others with dignity, and living with serenity amid life’s pressures.

Victor M. Parachin · June 22, 2008
cultivate joy
Christian Living

Reclaiming Joy in Daily Life

Victor M. Parachin reflects on reclaiming joy after sorrow through Scripture, enthusiasm, and simple acts of blessing that bring healing to others and ourselves.

Victor M. Parachin · May 25, 2008
power of love
Christian Living

How to Maximize Your Power of Love

Victor Parachin explores the power of love through practical acts of kindness, encouragement, forgiveness, and service that can help others flourish and transform everyday relationships.

Victor M. Parachin · March 23, 2008
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