The Love That Saves You - Bravester
Weddings have become transcendence. It is a celebration of love that is to transcend into the spiritual. We are looking for a love to save.
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Religions
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Brenda Seefeldt
Elizabeth Prata
Some Protestant truth about Mary, Jesus’ Mother
By Elizabeth Prata Virgin of Quito from the sculpture of the same name, is a monument in Quito, Ecuador. It is located on the top of the hill of El Panecillo, a loaf-shaped hill in the heart of the…
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Wanda Alger
IT’S TIME TO REASSESS THE CHARISMATIC COMPOUND
I hear the cry of a generation calling out for authentic relationship over marketed Christianity. Heart to heart conversations over clickbait drama. True and honest leaders who love those they serve, more than they do their chance at a podium. In the midst of gifts gone bad and fruit that is rotting, they are looking for something real that is up close and personal.
1 min readMelanie Redd
Thesis Work on a Religion Topic: Tips to Complete It
Writing a paper on a spiritual or religious topic? Here are some ideas for how to do thesis work on a religion topic: tips to comlete it.
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“What did I do?”
By Elizabeth Prata A restful Christmas break Yesterday was the last day of a two-week school Christmas Break. It was eagerly anticipated and much needed. I’ve enjoyed it. I set goals for the …
6 min readMichael Bresciani
Best of Archive Series - Three reasons why we know that Allah and the God of the Bible are not the same
Approximately a quarter of the Bible is prophecy that has to do with how the world goes in the future. It is a detailed picture of many events leading up to the well-known final conflict on earth known as the Battle of Armageddon.Preceding this event many things have to occur...
11 min readAndries Jacobus van Niekerk
Richard Hanson - The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God » From Daniel to Revelation
This is my summary of the book by R.P.C. Hanson, The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God: The Arian Controversy, 318-381. “RH” in the quotes below refers to this book. I sometimes also quote from: LA – Lewis Ayres, Nicaea and its Legacy, An Approach to Fourth-Century Trinitarian Theology, 2004 I just started this project. … Continue reading "Richard Hanson – The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God"
16 min readCole Feix
What are the 95 Theses of the Reformation?
Reformation Day is just around the corner (October 31st)! In light of that, my goal with this article is to explore what sparked the Reformation and what we can learn of Martin Luther’s theology in his writing of the “95 Theses”. The 95 Theses is often believed to be a long list of grievances Luther had against the Catholic Church - and that is correct. However, the Theses had a much narrower focus than is commonly thought. What was this document, why did Luther write it, and what can we lear...
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Podcast: Rules for Reformers and Doug Wilson
Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. What are Christians trying to do in the culture? What is the role of apologetics? What are we trying to accomplish with engaging the secular world? While Christians cannot engage with the culture the same way secularists do, Christians have a wide array of tools to use in engaging the culture. God has not left us without tools in our toolbelt. Wilson pushes home the point that religion trumps culture, culture trumps politics. Cu...
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Three points about Russell Moore’s opinion of John Bunyan & Pilgrim’s Progress
By Elizabeth Prata 1685, John Bunyan (1628 – 1688), the English writer and preacher who wrote ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’. Original Artwork: Drawn by Kenneth Maclean from a rare pr…
9 min readRandy Alcorn
12 Questions for Those Considering Universalism - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries
Universalism offers a semblance of Christianity with the unseemly parts edited out.
18 min readAnthony Eshun
Divine Factors in Health and Wellness: Exploring the Intersection of God and Religion with Physical and Mental Well-being
This article aims to explore the various ways in which belief in God and religious practices can contribute to an individual’s physical and mental health
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Via Valenzuela
Upcoming Christian concerts in Miami in April 2023 to be excited about
Christians in Miami come from a variety of denominations and backgrounds. This variety makes for a healthy setting for Christian concerts featuring music from various genres and styles. Its music culture reflects the city’s reputation for cultural diversity. Because of this, Christian concerts in Miami can appeal to a broader demographic by drawing from various
6 min readHannah Morrell
The Poison of Religion — Broken & Hopeful
I think it was C.S. Lewis who said that a book needed to be written about the injustices and crimes committed by those who claimed to know God, so that we could show the differences between those whose hearts are actually God’s, and those who claim any sort of power that will allow them to abuse and
6 min readDavid Derksen
Religious behavior does not fool God - Divorce Minister
For day after day they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways, as if they were a nation that does what is right and has not forsaken the commands of its God. -Isaiah 58:2, NIV Some cheaters excel at doing things that make them look like “good” Christians. That is part of the trauma … Continue reading "Religious behavior does not fool God"
2 min readLin Wilder
The Loss of Context: Pope Benedict and Islamophobia - Lin Wilder
Content and context symbol. Businessman turns wooden cubes and changes the word context to content. Beautiful grey table, grey background. Business and We can’t know the effect of speaking truth to listeners who seem closed, even outraged at our words. The loss of context: Pope Benedict and Islamophobia.
8 min readScott Pauley
Hymn History: Guide Me, Oh Thou Great Jehovah - Enjoying the Journey
Williams traversed over 100,000 miles in his ministry. Doubtless, he asked God to “lead [him] all [his] journey through.”
4 min readOf Tweet-storms, cauldrons, and cesspools
By Elizabeth Prata A week ago, on Reformation day 2022, (October 31) I tweeted a thread and subsequently posted a longer piece from the blog about something Beth Moore had said. She proclaimed with…
7 min readClaude F. Mariottini
Syncretism in the Old Testament
Syncretism is the merger of different, and at times, contradictory religious practices, faith, and beliefs in order to reconcile different religious traditions found within a community and in order…
6 min readThe Puritan Conference begins today!
By Elizabeth Prata Our own nation was founded on principles the Puritans brought with them as they fled persecution to start afresh in the New World. As a native southern New Englander, I was surro…
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