To all those who adhere to what is sarcastically called the “prosperity gospel,” your beliefs are not new. The apostle Paul confronted a lot of people who put too much importance into material things, such as money. As kind of a follow-up to last weeks post on the Prosperity Gospel (see it here), I would [...]
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It’s not about material wealth
Posted in Glory to God, Materialism, tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Current Affairs, Current Events, Faith, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Prosperity Gospel, Religion, Theology, Thoughts, Truth on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What’s your perception of Christianity? Please comment…
Posted in Glory to God, Truth about God, tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Church, Culture, Current Affairs, Faith, God, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Misc, Miscellaneous, Musings, Opinion, Personal, Philosophy, Prayer, Ramblings, Random, Random Thoughts, Rants, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This post is for you. Please tell me what you think about Christianity. What is your perception of Christianity? What aspects of Christianity don’t make sense to you? What don’t you like about it? What do you like about Christianity? What messages do Christians convey that appear to conflict with other things you may [...]
Unfamiliar Territory
Posted in Glory to God, tagged Atheist, Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Compassion, Daily life, Faith, God, Humility, Inspiration, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Life, Love, Relationships, Religion, Thoughts on July 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have recently been venturing into unfamiliar territory; an atheist blog. I followed a link to an interesting looking post on the site. The post was about Jesus and indeed presented an out of the ordinary perspective. So I decided to submit a comment, where I made it clear I am Christian. I didn’t disagree [...]
The Pope – Only a Man
Posted in Glory to God, Humility, tagged Bible, Catholic, Christ, Christianity, God, Humility, Hypocrisy, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Pope, Religion, Theology, Truth on June 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Should the Pope be worshipped? Should the Pope be bowed down to and praised? During the recent papal visit to the US, I saw images on TV of people dropping to their knees before the Pope and kissing his ring. This is a very familiar image and another of many that we have grown accustomed [...]
Getting Back to Jesus
Posted in Glory to God, Humility, Obedience, tagged Bible, Christ, Christianity, Forgiveness, God, Humility, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love, Presbyterian Church, Religion, Same-sex marriage, Spahr, Theology, Truth on June 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In the name of Christianity, don’t we often get involved in issues that actually serve to distract us from what is most important; Jesus Christ? For example, take a look at the three newspaper articles that have been the source of several posts I’ve written over the past couple of weeks. For the last time [...]
Jamie’s Lessons in Humility and Love
Posted in Compassion, Glory to God, Humility, Love, tagged Christ, Christianity, Compassion, Faith, God, Hope, Humility, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Love, Religion, Truth on May 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As I came out of the restaurant, he was walking by. It wasn’t at first obvious to me that he was homeless, though he pulled on a small cart carrying all his belongings – I can be dense sometimes. He paused and said something about how tough life is. I now feel [...]
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Susan Boyles – a hero just when we need one
Posted in Glory to God, Materialism, tagged Commentary, Culture, Current Affairs, Current Events, Daily life, Economy, Entertainment, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Opinion, People, Personal, Pop Culture, Television, Thoughts, YouTube on April 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Have you seen the video on YouTube? If you haven’t seen Susan Boyles bring shock and awe to the judges and audience of the TV show “Britain’s Got Talent”, then follow this link and I hope you find joy in it… (YouTube video).
I watched for the first time last night, and tears came to my [...]
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