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Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Quinson Thomas @ Friday, 25th July 2008 @ 6:55 AM

There has been much talk about the Church and the New Apostolic Church that is on the rise. So I just wanted to share with you some of the distinguishing marks of the New Apostolic Church that is here and steadily revealing itself. So here we go. 1.The Church is United It's very interesting to see the church in its present state. It is certainly not where it's supposed to be but like a wave coming into the shore it is on the rise to becoming everything that God intends for it... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Quinson Thomas @ Tuesday, 22nd July 2008 @ 10:20 PM

Youth Ministries All Around the World Have a Tough Job to Do, But It's Far From Impossible I wrote this article to help all youth leaders to run effective youth ministries to the honor and glory of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Are you ready to get into it? Grab a pen and paper quick and let's get into it shall we? 1. Keeping and Maintaining interest You don't have to talk very long to a Sunday school teacher to discover that many young people nowaday... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Dan Brown @ Tuesday, 22nd July 2008 @ 5:36 AM

Once you are reborn, or become saved, you come under the leadership of God, the Father. You become part of His family... and an heir. You now qualify for all that is His. According to Jesus, no one can legitimately enter, except through Him (Jesus). He is the only way in... but, there are many who will try to call you out. They will try to get you to leave the family of God and you get you back into the world. Whether they're friends of yours or not, Jesus calls them "strangers&q... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Joe Mueller @ Monday, 21st July 2008 @ 1:13 PM

Trying to be independent and self-sufficient seems to be the standard mode of operation for a large portion of humanity. As a group, we tend to admire those who can fend for themselves. Their strength to provide for their own needs and rise in the ranks of society, science, or commerce gives them a place of prominence in our collective consciousness. We, after all, love a winner. However, there is a danger in being such an individual. Though they have been blessed with temporal streng... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Joe Mueller @ Friday, 18th July 2008 @ 2:27 PM

It is a principle of the Scriptures that the individual can affect the community in either a positive or negative way. For the later, Achan serves as a prime example. His rebellion against the decree of Yahweh affected the whole nation, putting an end to the surge of excitement surrounding the fall of Jericho and foreshadowing the eventual fall and corruption of the entire nation into apostasy. We find the story of Achan in Joshua 7. The triumphant Israelites, fresh off the effortless ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Patrick Omari @ Friday, 18th July 2008 @ 9:48 AM

Fourty-five percent of the American population believe that God created humans and placed them on the Earth less than 10,000 years ago. It is an incredible statistic. That's 135,512,978 people in the USA who believe the Earth is 10,000 years old, twice the population of the UK. The question of faith has always been a contentious, and interesting one. Causing more wars than anything else in history, religion has certainly been one of the more interesting phenomena that humanity has cr... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By William Nugent @ Thursday, 17th July 2008 @ 6:49 PM

The future has been abolished! Does that statement seem outlandish? Let me explain. Secularism, whether it's called Secular Humanism or atheism, is the belief that there is no God and no accountability to God in the afterlife. To the secularist death results in the ending of consciousness. Secularists believe that humans evolved from pond scum and end up rotting in the grave. Hence there is no future for the individual human being. Secularists also claim that there i... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Linda Dipman @ Thursday, 17th July 2008 @ 4:52 AM

My grandson fully dressed in cap and gown proudly walked across the stage to receive his diploma. He was now officially graduated from pre-school. As he received his diploma he was asked one question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Without hesitation he clearly stated, "A prophet." The audience applauded his choice and he joined the rest of his fellow graduates, who had aspirations of being firemen, horseback riders, rock stars, mommies, and policemen. A... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Joe Mueller @ Tuesday, 15th July 2008 @ 12:45 AM

Sanctification is an important topic in the Christian faith. It is the basis of much confusion among its adherents, often resulting in much internal angst. Misunderstanding in this area can even be an indication that an individual is not walking in the Christian faith. Let us first examine how the sanctification process can be misunderstood, causing a level of anguish amongst Christians. One of the basic principles behind authentic, orthodox Christianity is that those saved by God will... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Dan Brown @ Monday, 14th July 2008 @ 9:37 PM

Have you noticed that the world wants to believe that people are good? Even Jesus said, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God" (Mark 10:18). The bottom line is we are NOT good, and we can never become good. Romans 3:12 tells us, "All have turned aside, together they have become useless; there is none who does good, there is not even one." And Psalm 53:3 says, "Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Linda Dipman @ Saturday, 12th July 2008 @ 1:59 AM

A young Christian woman lay on an examination table, she was just diagnosed with a terminal illness, and she was determined to not be afraid of dying. She closed her eyes and imagined what it would be like to meet God face to face. An older couple lay awake; they just found out there retirement money was stolen by a greedy bank executive. The husband held his wife in his arms, and snickered at Satan's attempt to ruin their lives, "At least we won't have to work for money in heav... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Linda Dipman @ Friday, 11th July 2008 @ 11:36 PM

The palatial mansion sat serenely on acres of well watered lawns, majestic trees and beautiful manicured hedges and foliage. Its architecture of massive stones accented with a stunning stone front porch and decorative brick columns; showed off a contemporary one level design. Walking through the double front doors you were immediately drawn past the living room to the back of the house where huge plate glass windows overlooked a manmade lake with a pier and small boats. The house had... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Joe Mueller @ Thursday, 10th July 2008 @ 7:44 PM

Some of the main points of Calvinism, or Reformed Theology, can be summarized in the acronym TULIP. The letters of the acronym stand for what has become know as the five points of Calvinism. These points help to succinctly describe the fundamental theological assertions of the Reformed faith and were crystallized in the Cannons of Dort, which were issued in 1618-19 as a response to Arminianism. The first letter of the TULIP acronym stands for 'total depravity.' This is the no... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By John Trout @ Thursday, 10th July 2008 @ 7:20 PM

The other night my wife and I made a late mad dash to the Columbia Target on Route 175. Something about an expiring coupon that was about to self-destruct if we didn't use it before 10pm tonight. So anyway, as we are making our way to the car my wife remarks that it seemed unusually dark in our parking area tonight. I responded with a typical grunt (watching too many Tool Time re-runs I guess) and off we went to Target. Upon returning ($70 poorer despite having "saved"... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Mike Fletcher @ Wednesday, 2nd July 2008 @ 7:38 PM

There's an amazing story from Joshua 7 that tells us we are to trust God even when no one is looking. It's the story of a man named Achan, who paid the ultimate price for thinking he can pull one over on God. And not only him but his entire family, and almost his entire nation. Here's the background: Israel has just entered the Land of Promise. They are standing before Jericho the first city they are to conquer. They have marched around the city for 6 days accordin... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Beth Guide @ Tuesday, 1st July 2008 @ 3:25 PM

In the shape of a coin, religious medals are very common part of the Catholic persona and many Catholics own or often wear these items on chains around their neck. The history of practice of wearing religious medals dates back to the early days of the church. Also known as patron saint medals, the images of Saints cut into these coins and often the words pray for us are cut into the medals forming usual the outer edge or the back. It is a common that the wearer of the patron saint medals... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Quinson Thomas @ Monday, 30th June 2008 @ 7:55 PM

Procrastination seeks to rob you of God's best in your life, seeking to rob you of your destiny in Christ Jesus Our Lord. Now you can learn how to cast it out of your life and be on your way to Manifesting Your Destiny In Jesus Christ the Lord. Here are 5 steps to Overcome Procrastination once and for all. Step1. Seek God For What You Should Be Doing. Whenever thoughts of fear and procrastination, more than ever you need to seek God for what His will is for you in that ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Dan Brown @ Friday, 27th June 2008 @ 5:55 PM

By now, you've probably heard about the best-selling book called "The Secret." This book is also in a DVD and Audio CD format... It's become absolutely huge! The concept is, by using this secret, which is "The Law of Attraction," you can create ANYTHING you want in your life: more money, a bigger house, more business, a new mate, literally anything you want! While The Secret contains many truths, it also contains some contradictory ideas to the Word of ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By William Nugent @ Wednesday, 25th June 2008 @ 6:23 AM

The best evidence for the divine inspiration of the Bible are the many hundreds of predictive prophecies contained in its pages. It is important to go beyond this general statement and focus in on the very best of the best of the Bible's predictive prophecies in order to understand this supernatural proof in a clear way. In this article we will take a look at the CROWN JEWEL of Bible prophecy. I have often mentioned that the Bible is unique among sacred writings in that it contains ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Dan Brown @ Tuesday, 24th June 2008 @ 5:44 PM

As a Christian author, I get asked for my take on relationships quite a bit. My take on relationships is the same on everything else... "Step out to find out." Like Forrest Gump's momma always used to say, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get." I think the bottom line to anything is... is there peace? The Bible says, "Let peace be the umpire (rule)." If there's peace, go with it, if there's not, then mov... more...