Pay Your Blessings Forward

Our culture has a term—“Pay it forward! ” The idea is that we don’t expect people we help to pay us back. Instead, we hope they will remember our kindness and help someone else. 
It’s not a new idea. In fact, our heavenly Father has always encouraged his people to “pay it forward.” We don’t pay [...]

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Not Sure What to Say to a Grieving Friend? Here’s Help!

Have you ever felt awkward about talking with a friend who has lost a loved one? We all probably have. The good news for us as Christians is that Jesus is the master when it comes to directing our steps. He encourages us to get ourselves out of the way and reach out to the [...]

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We Want Your Feedback

While speaking to a large group, I always get a bit nervous about walking near the sound speakers on stage. I don’t like feedback. That squeal. Fingernails on a chalkboard x 7! Everyone shudders. It’s unproductive.
But when presenting a new product to a large group, I welcome feedback–not the screechy kind, [...]

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Plan Now–for Halloween Alternative!

Over the years here at CTA, we’ve learned to tell when a trend has started to roll. Fall Festival is one of those trends we’ve seen gathering momentum in churches for almost a decade now.
How do we know it’s gathering steam? For one thing, we watch our mail. It’s only the first week in September, but [...]

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Rest, Relax, Recharge

Summer goes all too quickly! July 4 has arrived, set off its last fire crackers, and departed already! I hope you’ve been making the most of opportunities to visit with your children and grandchildren these past weeks. And I hope you plan to exploit the next few weeks for that purpose, too, enjoying some family [...]

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Customer Comment – Free Resources

“I ordered today because I was so pleased with your free resources. I love that they are downloadable and reprintable. I can use them any way I want. I also like that everything matches…It’s Great!”
Laura Dohmann
Salvation Army
Gastonia, NC

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Free Resources that Encourage the Body of Christ

CTA’s mission is to glorify God by providing purposeful products that lift up and encourage the body of Christ. Our vision is to see Christian ministries become highly effective, so that Christ’s Kingdom is strengthened and expanded. One way we carry these out is by offering high quality and practical Free Resources that:

Match the [...]

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Churches Honor Women on Mother’s Day

 
Sarah Frasier from Rochester, New York sent in this comment about our Bouquet of Blessings bookmark and pen gift set:
I’m excited and can hardly wait to give the gift sets away to all women in attendance at the Mother’s Day service. I thought of doing something to bless young mothers in our neighborhood and the [...]

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Mother’s Day gift ideas for Christian women

The title of this blog entry–”Mother’s Day gift ideas for Christian women“– is the phrase a brand new CTA customer typed into a search engine to find our products. How do we know this? We asked her after CTA president and founder Steve Darr received the following comment via email.
I quite literally just stumbled upon [...]

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Customer Comment on the Be Blessed Devotion Book

The Lord works in such overwhelmingly wonderful ways. I received this devotional (as a person on the staff of a church) just as I have been involved in a “school year” Bible Study of the Pentateuch. WOW!!! We are now in Numbers and these messages are so wonderful. My husband and I have especially been [...]

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