Adam: The First Lonely Person

 
Christians experiencing loneliness, the feeling of being alone, may also experience guilt.
 
 There is a common misconception that Christians aren’t supposed to feel lonely if they’re always in the presence of God.
But look at Adam, the first person in creation, truly all alone in this world. He was in the perfect, sinless, direct presence of God [...]

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The Rise and Fall of Stock Market Christianity

     Christianity is not a crutch weak people rely on in order to provide an explanation for the confusion of the world or to fulfill a “false” sense of security or comfort. Some evangelicals work very hard “selling” Christianity as an instant band-aid that heals all a person’s problems and deceives the world into thinking [...]

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Salt in the Snow

I’ve been enduring another dark season of the soul leaving me unable to write anything I find worth sharing so I thought I’d post some lyrics from a band I’ve been listening to lately. The band is called The Classic Crime and the song is called ‘Salt in the Snow.’  
 
Give me wings,
Give me peace.
These are the things that [...]

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Is Christianity oppressive, prejudice and intolerant?

I used to view Christianity as oppressive, prejudice and intolerant toward all other belief systems. When I became a Christian I continued to struggle with the exlusivity Christianity claimed. I could easily admit I was a sinner. I strongly believed in God as the creator and power of the universe. I even believed Christ was God [...]

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Chocolate Theology

I love chocolate! I also love Christ. So I was thinking……..why not combine choclate with Christianity? Suprisingly, there were a number of similiarites between Christianity and Chocolate.  See for yourself.
Pure chocolate has a bitter taste. “Real” chocolate lovers appreciate and enjoy the bitter flavor.
Christianity can sometimes taste bitter to people too. I mean this in that a secondary [...]

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Is Conversion the Wrong Goal for Christians?

Conversion is defined as altering the nature, form, or function of something or, in the case of Christinaity, someone.
By definition, conversion (of a non-beliver) is not the functon, purpse or responsibility of Christians.
Only God, through His Spirit, changes the NATURE, FORM, or FUNCTION of a person. Here are just a few examples:

“He saved us through the washing of [...]

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Part III of III of 7 Ways to Test for True Christianity

6. Another certain test of the source of religious experience is this: Note how it affects our relation to and our attitude toward the world.

By “the world” I do not mean, of course, the beautiful order of nature which God has created for the enjoyment of mankind. Neither do I mean the world of lost [...]

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7 Ways to Test for True Christianity (Part II)

3. “Another revealing test of the soundness of religious experience is, How does it affect my attitude toward the Holy Scriptures?”

Did this new experience, this new view of truth, spring out of the Word of God itself or was it the result of some stimulus that lay outside the Bible?
Whatever is new or singular should [...]

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7 Ways to Test for True Christiany (Part I)

Though a person may call themselves a Chrisitan, it doesn’t necessarily mean they are one. It is important to know the spiritual integrity of person before accepting spiritual ideas, advice or teaching. The late, great A.W. Tozer offers a sevenfold process for testing a religous teaching/doctrine/experience for Chrisitan truth in Chapter 29 of his book, [...]

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If God knows everything, why bother praying?

Have you ever wondered why an all-knowing God needs to hear from us in an act of prayer? Have you ever wondered why all your prayers haven’t been answered? Have you ever wondered how to pray?
I came across a blog that helps with these and other questions about prayer. There are more than just one [...]

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