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Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Ann Stewart @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 10:23 PM

You've no doubt heard the expression that once you've been severely tested, you'll know what stuff you're made of. In other words, when everything is going well and you've never had a formidable challenge, you won't really know how you would react, would you? You might tell yourself that you know what you would do and even be convinced of a victorious outcome. However, how could you really know until you're face to face with life's challenges? Durin... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Arnold Ahlstrom @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 10:10 PM

I have heard thousands of prayers, in public and in private, and so, I have offered my share of prayers as well. And in trying to find a word that wraps up most of these prayers, other's as well as my own, the word 'habit' comes to mind, or perhaps 'hurry', or 'duty'. I'm sure that God hears and understands, but I am just as convinced that he understands that we don't yearn enough, or don't have faith enough to take time to really r... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Linda Dipman @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 9:00 PM

Quickly we ran stacking sand bag after sand bag around our house hoping and praying that we would detour the approaching flood! The rain once again began coming down in sheets of penetrating force meant to power its way through our temporary barrier. I smiled as the sand wall held, keeping the inside of our house dry, only to find out an instant later that our sump pump failed in the basement. My smile quickly faded and my eyes flooded with tears as I realized that our entire finished baseme... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Arnold Ahlstrom @ Monday, 8th October 2007 @ 11:58 PM

If Jesus were to come back to the earth today, in order to set things right, which items of business would he prioritize? And a very interesting question; how would it be received by the world and the believers? First of all, Jesus would make it quite clear that he could not accept the way people defile their bodies through illegitimate sexual acts. The act of intimacy is a physical sacrament to confirm the sacred union between a man and a woman in marriage. To engage in s... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Mike Fletcher @ Monday, 8th October 2007 @ 4:54 AM

Christian best selling author and pastor, Max Lucado has done it again. On September 11, 2007, Max Lucado released his highly anticipated book, John: 316, The Numbers of Hope. There are high expectations of this book as the publisher claims a one million first print run. It is hoped that this book and it's campaign will help to turn more people to the Lord. The verse John 3:16 is thought to sum of the essence of Christianity better than any other verse. With over 50 books ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Linda Dipman @ Sunday, 7th October 2007 @ 2:43 PM

Let's have fun, let's get drunk at a party! After a few drinks you are completely gone and so your so called 'friends' dare you to get a permanent tattoo that is perverted, X rated, and demeaning to women. You are the center of everyone's attention and it feel's great until you wake up in the morning sober and realize what you did! Maybe this is your story. At the party you met a girl and you think, how about a little casual sex. You probably never see h... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Ann Stewart @ Sunday, 7th October 2007 @ 2:25 PM

Everyone is looking for the ultimate surefire secret to instant riches; aren't you? It is nice to have more than enough and to enjoy life without financial pressures. God has designed it that way and He means it when He says to cast all your cares on Him. But, how do you receive abundance? Following the Ten Commandments assures that: "All these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord, thy God." (Deut. 28: 2-14) more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Linda Dipman @ Sunday, 7th October 2007 @ 1:09 AM

It was 2:00 am, but the light from the moon cast a glow that illuminated the darkness and allowed me to see into the night. I looked up into the sky and a voice within my being proclaimed, "I love you like the moon." I immediately smiled because I recognized the voice of the Spirit that often spoke directing me to listen and understand God's truth. It was a voice of kindness that knew me completely. A Spirit that comforted me when my journey in this world was hard. A lov... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Linda Dipman @ Saturday, 6th October 2007 @ 7:53 PM

A luminous world appeared in perfect splendor. It was all a flutter with beautiful angels darting back and forth excitedly proclaiming the Greatness of God. Suddenly a Being more beautiful than all of the rest stood before the exuberate crowd dressed in clothes that shone like lightning. All activity stopped and focused on the words that flowed elegantly and persuasively directing the angels to important missions for God's chosen children on earth. The time had come for the harve... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Linda Dipman @ Saturday, 6th October 2007 @ 1:16 PM

Stormy clouds of darkness parted as a pure white dove descended from a vibrant ray of light with a small olive branch clasped in it's beak. One person and then another accepted the Holy Spirits message, but most shook their heads unable to believe in anything more than what they could humanly see. I stood in shocked silence questioning why it was so hard for people to believe the simple message of faith in God. The Holy Spirit was my friend and I eagerly longed to hear it's co... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Jinger Jarrett @ Thursday, 30th August 2007 @ 8:52 PM

Someone once said that if your Bible was falling apart, your life is not. That's sound advice. The Bible is one of the many tools that God gives us to not only survive in this world but to prosper. Unlike a lot of other holy books from other religions, the Bible is a message of hope. It contains plenty of scripture to give us reason to live happy and abundant lives. If you're not reading it on a daily basis, then you're missing out. Not only that, but by reading your... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Arnold Ahlstrom @ Monday, 27th August 2007 @ 11:34 AM

The records of Jesus' prayers constitute a priceless document of one perfect being expressing himself to another. Though Jesus must have been involved in prayer all the time, all we have in the Bible is six prayers of Jesus. There are three kinds of prayers, and we know for sure that the mortal Jesus was involved personally in two of them. The three types of prayers were: a. Personal prayers, offered by an individual in seclusion. b. Public prayers, where one ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Linda Dipman @ Thursday, 23rd August 2007 @ 2:47 PM

Let's have fun, let's get drunk at a party! After a few drinks you are completely gone and so your so called 'friends' dare you to get a permanent tattoo that is perverted, X rated, and demeaning to women. You are the center of everyone's attention and it feel's great until you wake up in the morning sober and realize what you did! Maybe this is your story. At the party you met a girl and you think, how about a little casual sex. You probably never see h... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Ann Stewart @ Wednesday, 22nd August 2007 @ 4:27 PM

Do you feel cursed? What do you need to do to attract God's favor in your life? Do you feel cursed? Nothing seems to be going your way and you see no way of getting out from under. Let's have a look at Ruth. She had a double curse on her: her country was cursed and her husband had died, leaving her destitute. How did she overcome her lot? Yes, she was a decendant of Lot - the guy from Sodom. (Gen. 18 - 19) God had saved him and his family. His wife, however, had looked ba... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Ann Stewart @ Thursday, 16th August 2007 @ 9:46 PM

She was widowed, lost and penniless. Logic told her to stay with family and traditional beliefs and rituals. But, somehow, deep in her heart, she knew that she had to make a choice, and that was to go forward into as yet unfamiliar territory. Ruth had learned from her mother-in-law about God and all the miracles He had done. The stories had touched her deeply and now she had to make a decision. She could stay home with her family and customs or go in pursuit of the God of miracles. more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Ann Stewart @ Monday, 13th August 2007 @ 2:07 PM

This is not about fighting a battle against a sin of the flesh. It's all about fighting a spiritual battle of faith. Actually, the verse the Lord directed me to for this message is this one: "I will: be thou clean." (Luke 5: 13) That was the Lord's answer to a leper, who had begged Him that if he wanted to, he could heal him from his disease. The "I will" of Jesus throughout Scripture was universal. He never turned down anyone who asked for healing. <... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Mike Fletcher @ Monday, 13th August 2007 @ 9:40 AM

Jesus tells believers they are "in the world" but "not of it." Such Christian inspiration is important to cling to as believers are bombarded by a hostile world that seeks to ridicule and marginalize those who share their faith. It used to be that America was a Christian nation. Read our founding fathers. There's no mistaking that the vast majority of them felt that the Bible and Christian values were essential to the success of this country. Things, of course,... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Steve Kroening @ Monday, 13th August 2007 @ 8:56 AM

Successfully executing a plan is far more important to your success than your personality. All personality types can experience success if they learn to execute properly. And while execution isn't always an exciting principle to talk about, it is in fact a biblical principle. "How is it a biblical principle?" you might ask. When we talk about biblical characteristics of a successful person, you rarely hear that "a Godly man executes a plan." When was the last time you... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Steve Kroening @ Monday, 13th August 2007 @ 8:37 AM

It's definitely important to bring value to others. But some may wonder where that concept is in Scripture. Obviously, the concept of service is everywhere in God's Word. It is the primary calling of the Christian -- to serve God and man. And it's the primary need in business -- and the degree of service the customers experience is often the reason for a business's success or failure. In the concept of service, value is almost a given. Value determines to whom t... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Steve Kroening @ Monday, 13th August 2007 @ 8:22 AM

The Japanese captured Ernest Gordon when he was 24. They sent him to a prison camp near the River Kwai, where he, along with every other prisoner there, was expected to die. He was given just enough food to keep him alive and he was forced to work in slave labor on the notorious "Railroad of Death." However, thanks in part to the efforts of unknown missionaries, Gordon survived to tell his story. While working on the railroad, the prisoners often came in contact with many of th... more...