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Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Mike Fletcher @ Wednesday, 16th April 2008 @ 2:10 AM

If you go to any Christian bookshop, or the Christian section in any bookstore, you will find books written by Christians, for Christians. While there is definitely value in that, it is not necessarily reaching out to those who are agnostic or may not be Christian. The question then becomes, what does it take to reach out to non-Christians and what can help to lead them to the Lord, Jesus Christ. We see this same problem happen with most Christian websites. They are written with a Chri... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Rohit Chopra @ Sunday, 13th April 2008 @ 12:51 AM

Nothing is quite as comparable to the joy experienced by a family getting together to enjoy the Christmas holidays. Baking cookies together, watching that favorite traditional Christmas movie and, of course, trimming the tree. For most families the Christmas tree decoration is retrieved from their yearly storage area and brought out immediately following Thanksgiving. The families that own an artificial tree generally display their tree right away while those opting for a live tree shop f... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Rohit Chopra @ Saturday, 12th April 2008 @ 2:54 AM

Christmas lights and decorations on the Christmas tree are an important part of the symbolism of this special season. Traditionally, the Christmas lights and decorations symbolize ones faith as they adorn the Christmas tree or other features of the home. For example the Christmas lights, in the Christian faith, represent their founder Jesus Christ who proclaimed that he was the light of the world. In addition, the decorations symbolize the Christians faith such as stars, angels, represe... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Rohit Chopra @ Friday, 11th April 2008 @ 4:54 AM

No sooner has Thanksgiving Day been celebrated with the family, than the thoughts of adorning the home with Christmas decorations begins. Often the Christmas decorations are packed away in the attic or other storage room within the house waiting to emerge and allow for cascading memories and joy to fall upon the home once again. Often the decorations are priceless in nature not because of their monetary value, but because of the richness of the familys memories that they hold. Christmas d... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Linda Dipman @ Thursday, 10th April 2008 @ 5:08 PM

The doctors came and went each prescribing some kind of remedy that tasted so bad that I longed to vomit just to get the taste out of my mouth. It was an illness that came on me suddenly as if it was waiting in a dark corner just for the right time to raise its evil head and force me to surrender to its will. I didn't want to die, but I could feel myself slipping slowly down into a darkness that beckoned me to follow it now! I had tried every doctor, believing that someone had the... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By William Nugent @ Friday, 4th April 2008 @ 1:32 AM

Compte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade (1740 - 1814), better known as the Marquis de Sade, was a famous French atheist and writer. He spent 27 years of his adult life in the prisons and insane asylums of the French monarchy, the French Republic, the revolutionary terror and Napoleonic Imperial France. In short, his sexual perversion and cruelty was restrained by every form of French government of his time. He was openly atheist in his belief and unrestrained in morals. His sexual perv... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By William Nugent @ Friday, 4th April 2008 @ 1:20 AM

The Bible is liberal. That's a statement that would make most any modern political commentator cringe. I will show you that if the Bible's laws were implemented in today's society some modern laws (certainly not all) would actually have to be liberalized to conform to the Bible. Secular people claim that the Bible is an ancient book that spoke only to an ancient society. On the contrary however, scholars of all faiths will have to admit that the Bible had a g... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By David Jordan @ Saturday, 29th March 2008 @ 9:39 AM

One of the things we all have in common is that sometime in our lives we all experience times, technology, terror, tears and truth. We experience what the times do to us - times of exultant joy, times of deep grief, times of unbelievable passion, times of unbearable loss, times of quiet calm, times of heartrending sadness, times of undying love and times no one can comprehend. Technology has become pervasive in our lives. The need of technology to send an email to a friend, technolog... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By David Jordan @ Saturday, 29th March 2008 @ 7:37 AM

If you can, imagine that the direction and will of God are moving in a given course like a mighty River. You want to move in the same direction that God is moving, so you get into the River. When you are in the River, you start learning how the River works - how it flows, the direction it is going. You learn not to fight it if you want to end up where the River is going. You flow with it. You meet people swimming like crazy, splashing, fighting, and mad because they are going up-str... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By David Jordan @ Friday, 28th March 2008 @ 10:13 PM

Mark 11:26. "Then your Father in heaven will forgive your sins." (Contemporary English Version) We all want to be forgiven but we aren't so sure that we need to, want to, or can forgive others. Because of course, what they did to us was worse then the sins we did to them or to other people in our lives. Deep down, we know there are many people we need to forgive, even though they do not deserve it. It is interesting to me that the key word for today seems to be the wo... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Mike Fletcher @ Thursday, 27th March 2008 @ 5:37 AM

Finding the Lord and welcoming the Holy Spirit into your heart can change your life. It can fill you with a peace that is unexplainable. However, as Christians we are compelled to take action once we have come to know the Lord. If you are a believer, you must take action and share your faith with others. When you evangelize, you are becoming a shining light to the world and a disciple doing the Lord's work. What does this action involve? You have to live it. You need to both ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Linda Dipman @ Wednesday, 26th March 2008 @ 4:07 PM

If Jesus was suppose to be a warrior king, then why did He come as a peacemaker? Why did Jesus associate with the poor, prostitutes, tax collectors and those who were considered to be sinners? Why was Jesus crucified when all He did was good works during His lifetime? Many great theologians of the Bible try to answer these questions by asking even more questions. They wondered why a man who could heal the sick and perform many miracles would come and not a warrior who would drive the ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By David Jordan @ Wednesday, 26th March 2008 @ 3:44 PM

Prayer is difficult. Surely God doesn't listen to me. I really don't know how to pray. These nagging questions are simply myths about prayer. 1. It's hard to pray. That's what is so much fun about a myth. It's easy to show the truth through it. Praying is easy. Like anything else, if you want to do it really well, okay, that will take a little time. But, think of all the prayers that will be answered on your way to getting good at it. Whew. Al... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Dave Pipitone @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 11:16 AM

Does reading and praying poems for deceased family members really help?? When a loved brother, sister, mother or father passes away, you need prayers and compassion. You hunger after seeing your precious friend or family member who is no longer with you. You desire to know how she is doing or where he is. The agony of missing his or her physical presence it is sometimes too painful to endure. Losing a spouse, child or friend when death happens is a difficult time. When those special peop... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Dave Pipitone @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 11:14 AM

Can poems for deceased friends help you grieve better? After all, when a loved one passes away, should you really try to remember them? The answer is yes - your relatives and friends are a part of who you are. You need prayers and compassion of others. You thirst to see your precious friend or family member who has departed living on earth. You wish to understand what she may be experiencing or how he might still be present to you. Missing his or her physical presence is hard to take. Wh... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By David Jordan @ Thursday, 20th March 2008 @ 8:05 AM

There is no doubt that prayer is powerful. It is the first way that we as Christians communicate with our creator. When many of us band together and pray to God, we can make real changes in this world that we live in. With technology, prayer is mighty and spreads much further than we ever dreamed possible. Why Praying Is Hard For Some People Prayer means making yourself totally vulnerable in order to submit yourself to God. Most people like to feel in control of their situation... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Mike Fletcher @ Saturday, 15th March 2008 @ 3:13 AM

Every day, we are given the opportunity to share our faith with the people in our lives. We spend a good amount of our time at work and we are likely to spend more time with our coworkers than many of our family and friends. When you make the decision to evangelize at work, it is critical that you remember to be respectful to both your coworker, and to your employers. When you hear others around you whining and complaining about their job or their personal life, don't join in the n... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By William Nugent @ Friday, 7th March 2008 @ 4:54 AM

What happens to a person during the first 15 minutes after he or she dies? A "near death experience" is when a person is clinically dead and then resuscitated by immediate medical intervention. Many of these people remember and recount what they experienced during the brief time that they were outside of their bodies. Prominent Cardiologist Maurice S. Rawlings, MD, interviewed many of his own patients who had near death experiences. Dr. Rawlings who was not ye... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Linda Dipman @ Monday, 3rd March 2008 @ 6:37 PM

I threw my hands into the air making exploding noises as my super hero grandchildren giggled in anticipation of their next attack. They were on a crusade to stop the evil grandma villain from destroying the world. Almost five year old Samuel, dressed in his Spiderman towel pretended to cast webs while three year old batman Paige ran full force flinging herself into my arms. Eighteen month Sophia wrapped in her princess towel, aimlessly mimicked whichever super hero captured her attention. ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Richard Sherland @ Saturday, 1st March 2008 @ 4:49 PM

I don't watch soap operas. There's something about them that I've always detested. The storylines seem so dreary and hopeless. According to Wikepedia, "Soap opera[s] sometimes weave intricate, convoluted, and sometimes confusing tales of characters who have affairs, meet mysterious strangers and fall in love, and who commit adultery, all of which keeps audiences hooked on the unfolding story twists" As I said, I don't watch them, but sometimes when my car is i... more...