…but now I’m found, was blind but now I see.”Before Jesus the Messiah saved me I had many unflattering opinions about Him. Before I truly knew who God is, I had decided who and how He is.Before I had ever picked up a Bible I had a lot to say about it.Before I knew a …
Hypocrisy: 1. The feigning of beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; insincerity.2. Pretense of goodness. Hupokrisis (Greek):Playing a part on the stage.
I do not mean to step on any liturgical toes but perhaps it is time to take a different approach to the teaching of the doctrine of the Trinity-the Triune nature of God.
There are some religious groups that claim that in order to truly have a relationship with God we must know and refer to Him by His true and proper name. One problem is that these groups cannot seem to agree on what God’s name is. Ha-Shem is Hebrew for The Name it has come to …
Have you ever been told that’s your interpretation, or I don’t take the Bible literally, or that’s symbolic? These are three examples of what usually turns out to be nothing more than taking the easy way out. This is because these phrases are usually used in order to attempt to shut someone up rather than …
This essay was written on July 2002. This very basic essay was written because of the recent revival of God and prayer throughout the USA. On the one hand, we have experienced a wonderful time of coming together, repentance, prayer and thankfulness. On the other hand, this is a time in which due to syncretism[fn] …
Have you ever shaken your head in disbelief at the expounding of certain Christian teachers? Do these people seem to be false prophets, deceivers, ignorant and unstable, promoters of controversies, ferocious wolves, who offer meaningless talk, who are conceited and understand nothing, who exploit you, who tell fortunes for money, and use godliness as a …
A friend and I were asked, “Show me where Jesus said ‘I am God.’” We pointed the inquirer to John 8:58 where Jesus states “before Abraham was I AM.” The response was “he did not say ‘I am God.’”
The following was written by Mounir Murad: “And out of the ground made the Lord to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.” (Genesis 2:9)
There appears to be two Christmases: one is all sugar coating and no substance and the other is substantive with sugar on top. What we are referring to is that one manner in which Christmas is celebrated is to focus on Santa Claus, trees, reindeers and gifts (secular Christmas) and the other way is to …
Where you not even aware that Buddhism has missionaries? They certainly do, and the ones to reach the USA set into motion a master plan that has worked wonders.
PBS aired a documentary retelling the story of the discovery of a living fossil, a fish known as the Coelacanth (sounds like seal-a-canth).
It is very easy to pick on the orthodox-fundamentalists-conservatives but when it comes to authentic Christianity, liberalism is a danger. For example, a friend and I went to a lecture by Muslims about Islam. This lecture took place at a Christian church; St. Michael and all Angels Episcopal Church – Alb. NM.
Sometimes I agree with the skeptics; what is it with these charismatics? They gather in stadiums and around television sets. They yell, jump up and down and wave their hands around. It’s all these people talk about. They spend money on all sorts of paraphernalia; bumper stickers, t-shirts, pins, hats, etc., etc. It really is …
Deacon Juan Barajas is the Director of Evangelization and Hispanic Ministry at the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s Catholic Center, Alb., NM. Deacon Barajas writes a column that is mailed out to the Parishes of the Archdiocese to be included in the church bulletin.For September 16, 2002 the column titled Stewardship reads:
Comments on Linguistic Elitism Christians face may challenges when witnessing; Jewish people will often ask, “Do you know Hebrew?” and Muslims will often ask, “Do you know Arabic?”
Mono means one, phobia means fear, we live in a time and place where there is an increasing fear of claiming uniqueness, of claiming one way, one truth, one life (technically monophobia is the fear of being alone).