Do you struggle with guilt and want to talk to someone about it? Contact an online mentor today. While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax [...]

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Learn how to deal with obstacles in your path: Take our interactive online study “Confronting Giants” today! When I first became a Christian at age 22, I thought church was only for perfect people. Or at least people who could act perfectly on Sunday mornings. I didn’t understand that the purpose of the church is [...]

Take today’s next step: Be all in for God.  “And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said [...]

by Suzanne Benner **Is there such a thing as absolute truth? Join the chat and ask the question. http://thelife.com/interactive/chat.html “This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” (1 Timothy 2:3, 4) Paul clearly states that God wants everyone to [...]

Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page] According to a recent study cited in a Wall Street Journal article, church attendance among young adults is at its lowest level in decades. This study also reveals that secularism, or those [...]

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I wonder what the first-century Christians would think about a church that is basically a social club? I can understand why people would want a church that is comfortable, but maybe we should start thinking about church as a verb instead of a noun; something that we actively participate in rather than a place we [...]

Mentoring is a way for you to talk with someone online about your successes, struggles, and questions during your walk in faith with God. Contact an online mentor today “Jesus once set a guilty woman free from her accusers by showing that the people who were judging her were just as guilty of sin as [...]

This article is part of an extended series. Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; He has put him to grief.  Isaiah 53:10 Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, A fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.  Ephesians 5:2 Jesus did not wrestle his angry Father to the floor [...]

Maybe you don't currently attend church. And certainly people attend Sunday services for a variety of reasons, not all of which are illustrious or noble reasons.