What's so "good" about Good Friday?
A casual observer would find it hard to call anything about the picture to the left "good". However, motivational speaker and author Carol Van Atta ponders the meaning of this seemingly strange holiday referred to as "Good Friday", the remembrance of Jesus' crucifixion on the Friday before Easter Sunday:
It may seem a curious thing: People who claim...... >Read More
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Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? (Part 1)
This is Part 1 of a 4 part series - Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?
Christianity stands or falls on the event of the Resurrection!
If Jesus Christ was not raised from the dead, even the apostle Paul admitted that the Christian faith is worthless. Since they are not really forgiven by God, millions of Christians have been living... >Read More
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Why Did Jesus Have to Die?
Why did Jesus have to die?
The Bible explains that this was the plan that God laid out from the initial sin of Adam—but it does not explain why God chose that specific method. One thing I surmise is that it certainly gets my attention to realize that the "penalty" of my sinful actions carries a very high price. Sometimes... >Read More
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How Good is Good Enough?
Throughout history, religious leaders preached a familiar message. It went something like this: If you're good, really good all the time, then just maybe you'll be good enough to get into heaven. Of course, no one really knew where the cut-off point was.
Is 50% goodness good enough?
That seems a little too low ... until, that is, we examine...... >Read More
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From Fear to Eternity
Disbelief. Terror. Helplessness. Anger. Fear. Patriotism. Anxiety. We’ve run the gamut of emotions since September 11, 2001. How can you predict to what depths your spirits will plummet, when you're faced with a horror you never could have imagined?“
We have nothing to fear but fear itself,” Franklin Roosevelt once declared. Oh, but not...... >Read More
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Your Spiritual Journey
Do you ever wonder if the person at the desk next to you believes in a higher power? Does your neighbor think there is life after death? Do other members of your family pray? Most everyone has some view of spirituality. More often than not it is unspoken and held silently. Many have questions. Some don’t believe at all.
The... >Read More
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Conclusion
This is Part 12 to a series - The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus: Compelling Evidence
Flesh and bones
Many scholars have stumbled at Luke's 'a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have,' claiming this is a direct contradiction to Paul. In fact, Paul speaks of 'flesh and blood', not 'flesh and bones.' Is the difference significant?...... >Read More
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The Church of Gaga
Lady Gaga is everywhere these days. Her current tour, The Monster’s Ball... >more
Start a Faith Adventure
Jesus said that he came to make all things new. His... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)