God’s Timing is Not Ours
Do you trust God with your circumstances today? In this Online study we learn how to really know God.
Please open your Bible and read Mark 5: 21-24.
Jairus is in a hurry. If you have children, or even if you don’t, you can probably sympathize with his plight. You see, his little daughter is dying. Or, as the Message paraphrase... >Read More
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Identity in Christ
"My identity is in someone else." The phrase would seem incomprehensible to secular society. My identity is mine alone, we think; how dare anyone stake claim to it? Yet Christians believe it wholeheartedly: "My identity is in Christ."
One of the difficulties of faith is that certain truths of God have no true analogue. The Trinity is a classic...... >Read More
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Superhero or Supervillain?
If you had superpowers, do you think you'd become a superhero or a supervillain?
According to Adam Galinsky, a social psychologist at Northwestern University. "The average person is corrupted by power, but a select few see power as responsibility." (MNN) The article goes on to suggest that the majority of people, if given typical comic-book...... >Read More
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What’s Worth Fighting For?
Which differences among Christians really matter, and which ones don’t? A comedian named Emo Phillips tells this joke about religious differences among Christians:
I was walking across a bridge one day, and saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said “Stop! don't do it!”
“Why shouldn't I?” he said.
I said,...... >Read More
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Responding to Bad Billboards
Are billboards an effective way of advertising? Maybe they work for Toyota to market their new SUV, or Warner Bros to market their blockbuster summer film. But are they effective for a church? What about an anti-church?
In an article titled "Atheist billboard provokes Oklahoman Christians" the Associated Press explains how a billboard paid for...... >Read More
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Origins of Popular Expressions and Sayings
Ever wondered where some of our popular expressions come from? Often an eloquent and original phrase which becomes part of common vernacular language finds its origins in literature.
One of the most common sources for such phrases or idioms is the Bible. Having about 775,000 words, there is plenty of material there to mine for literary gems, and...... >Read More
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Eat Pray Love?
Millions have found the book and movie to be a fun and inspirational tale. So should Christians be fans of "Eat Pray Love"?
In reply to the question "When is it Wrong to Watch a Movie?" in one of our recent posts, one visitor named Michael replied with what I think is a sensible stance for Christians to take with... >Read More
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Let God’s Light Through
Is your marriage satisfying? Talk to someone who will come alongside you.... >more
What Do You Fear?
