Praying for an Atheist
Christopher Hitchens, best known for many years as a journalist and author, achieved notoriety for his book God is not Great: How Religion Poisions Everything. It is essentially an extended tirade against faith in general (and Christianity in particular). He contends that religion is the main source of hatred in the world. Technically Hitchens refers...... >Read More
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Is Prayer Hard or Easy?
It's easy to quote Paul in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 when he advises us to "pray continually" but much tougher to actually live it out. On the back cover of his book A Praying Life, Paul E Little writes:
Let's face it, prayer is hard! In fact, prayer is so hard that most of us simply do not pray unless an... >Read More
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Lent, a Forgotten Tradition
At my church, the first day of the season of Lent (which fell on February 17 this year) passed by without even a mention. I only noticed it mentioned on a blog after the day had already passed!
Lent is the period of the year leading up to Easter, starting on Ash Wednesday and concluding on Palm Sunday (the Sunday... >Read More
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Judge Gives Probation to Parents in Prayer-death Case
What role should prayer play in the medical care parents provide to their children? Recently two parents were found guilty of second-degree reckless homicide, a charge that carries up to 25 years in prison, after they prayed for their sick daughter instead of taking her to a doctor:
The Central Wisconsin parents convicted in their daughter's death...... >Read More
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Should Christians expect healing?
Does God desire that each of us be healed? Yes, in the sense that our loving God does not desire that any of His children would be burdened with pain. However, similar to how God desires that all will be saved (ex. 1 Timothy 2:4) but not all will in fact be saved (ex. John 14:6), not all that... >Read More
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Lessons Learned Through Pursuing Adoption
“My sister cannot keep this baby can you take her?” This question turned my world upside down one day. This phone call came out of the blue. The baby’s name was Cassie, she was fifteen months old and needed a home. That was enough for my mother’s heart to say, “yes, I want her.” I knew nothing about her, her... >Read More
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The Ridiculousness of Forgiveness
A bomb is meant to bring death. A bomb is never meant to bring joy or happiness or strength.
A bomb is meant to kill. To destroy.
Bombs of various shapes and functions are killing innocents in Africa, damaging oil pipelines in British Columbia, delivering mayhem to cities across the planet. There’s little room for wavering about the...... >Read More
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“I need Jesus!”
By Tanja Dück
Raquel and Marlene, two Paraguay DRIME team members, went to... >more
The Way to Rejoicing
I gave a homeless man five minutes of my time, a smile... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)