|
Written by Christian Ray Flores
|
|
Friday, 29 January 2010 00:32 |
|
 How does our pace of life, especially for those of us in the first world, affect our walk with God, our relationships and family? While most of us would agree that our pace of life does affect these areas, and often in a big way, most of us just keep on living the same pattern.
Am I talking to you? If you don't know if this applies to you, here's some food for thought. You need to slow down if:
- You have a hard time reading a book due to your decreased attention span or because you are always fatigued.
- You have more than one email account along with accounts on FaceBook, MySpace and Twitter. You also own a cell phone that has in it all of the above.
- You work way too much and you do it to get a sense of self-worth or to make more money so you can support a mortgage you can't afford, a nice car you don't need, a Harley Davidson you never ride and that time share you are trying to get rid of.
- You already spent that tax return, the one that hasn't come in yet, in order to enhance your lifestyle. Now you are worried that it will be less than you thought it would be.
- You are, always worried about something. In truth, you are about to join the ranks of millions of Americans who are
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Written by Joseph Dindinger
|
|
Thursday, 26 November 2009 00:00 |
|
 The Law of Attraction, for those who haven't heard of it, is based on the belief that our thoughts and words have the power to affect our reality. If we think and speak negative words, we might bring negative things into our lives. If we only speak positive words, then good things come to us. This isn't a new concept, but it has recently exploded into popular culture and society's collective conscience. This Law of Attraction is one of the biggest spiritual cons of our time; a fake that has permeated not only the culture around us, but also the inner circles of our Christian communities. In order to prove this, let's examine this teaching in the light of the four components of any good con: truth, value, low cost, and a sneaky lie.
Truth: Watch The Secret, read The Power of Positive Thinking, or listen to Oprah in her New World series, and you will quickly realize that much of this idea rings true. Unquestionably, a negative outlook on life hurts us in many ways. It is also true that a positive attitude not only makes people want to be around us, but it is healthy and good. God told us this thousands of years ago:
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Written by Joseph Dindinger
|
|
Friday, 23 January 2009 23:49 |
 Has the Great Commission been Misunderstood? We are looking at the shocking possibility that we have misunderstood part of one of the most popular passages in all of the Bible: the Great Commission:
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)
Last time we learned that the word "disciple" is actually not in the text, so "baptizing them" referrs to the nations, baptising the nations. We are faced with the question, "how can you baptize a nation?"
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Written by Joy Hadjian
|
|
Thursday, 12 November 2009 04:39 |
 It was mid May and my sister called. "Did you pray in each room like I instructed you to?" she asked. "Yes, I did." I replied.
"What about the attic? Did you pray in the attic too?"
"No, that was the only room we didn't pray in." I confessed.
"Well, I don't want to scare you but I had a dream last night that a demon is hiding in your attic. It's crouched in a corner above your bedroom and it's dripping black stuff onto your husband as he sleeps."
Naturally this information terrified me and my husband! We promptly scaled a ladder and poked our heads into our lightless attic. With all the courage and authority we could muster, we prayed loudly for God to remove anything unclean or unholy from our attic and our property. I have to admit that a part of me wanted to burst out laughing at the sight of us. We must have looked so ridiculous clutching each other as we balanced precariously on the top step of the ladder. My husband later joked that it reminded him of the movie "The Exorcist" when the priest shouts "The power of Christ compels you!" But this
|
|
Read more...
|
|
THE PROBLEM
When looked at objectively, abortion is clearly the worst social injustice of our time. The numbers speak for themselves. While many of us may not be touched by the pain of abortions, we never should forget that they are going on all around us. These abortions have a destructive force that goes way beyond damage done to the innocent. Committing murder, even socially acceptable murder, will never be forgotten by the people involved.
Satan's handiwork is evident in all aspects of abortion. He will do everything in his power to continue this wretched practice. Even Christians are sometimes confused by his well meaning arguments for abortion.
Will we do anything about it? Will we fight for the unborn, for the weakest in our society? The problem is worse than many can imagine.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
So, you're a Christian. Now what?