704 articles on "religion"

Sheikh Mansour Is Not To Be Feared

The sheikh, a moderate Shia and Australia's leading English-speaking Islamic cleric, has been pivotal in containing extremism in this country. He preaches love, tolerance and respect for different races and religions, and has worked for many yea...

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All Souls' Day: Unbiblical, Mere Invention, and Money-Making Festival

I was serving the Roman Catholic Church, particularly the St. Augustine Parish, Diocese of Surigao del Sur (Philippines) as a Sacristan from 1985 to 1991, and as Sacristan Mayor from 1991 - 1993. And during those times, the observance of the All Soul...

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Spiritual Growth Challenge of Modern Times

To grow spiritually in a world defined by power, money, and influence is a Herculean task. Modern conveniences such as electronic equipments, gadgets, and tools as well as entertainment through television, magazines, and the web have predisposed us t...

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Two Human Body Types

Paul said, "The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven" (1 Corinthians 15:47), paraphrasing Jesus' own words, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world" (John 8:23). A...

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Understanding The Term Church

The term church was first used by Christ during the time when he declared that He will build the church as it was written on the book of Matthew 16:18. Definitely, the Apostles who heard it from Christ knew what it means, because they didn't que...

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Tongues, Part 1

The gift of tongues is difficult to understand, not because it is shrouded in mystery, but because there is so much historical confusion about it. The first difficulty is to understand what it is, to define it correctly biblically. We will use the i...

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Scripture Prayer: Prayers of Faith and Power

Most folks who have grown up in Christian homes have been exposed to prayer, maybe even taught some prayer. Prayer is part of the culture - the Christian culture. Unfortunately, prayer that is cultural and not based in faith sounds and feels empty. A...

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Psalm 91:Access the Power in Prayer

When faced with violence, danger and uncertainty, people of faith and prayer have turned to Psalm 91 for strength and encouragement. With great stress, the mind can go a bit wacky with fretting, fear, negative self-talk. You've probably noticed!...

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Sheikh Hilaly had a Point!

In October 2006, Sheikh Al-Hilaly, the mufti of Australia, got himself in a lot of trouble over comments made in a sermon, where he allegedly said that if a woman dresses provokatively and gets sexually assaulted, it's her own fault! Whether h...

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Promise of Peace Becomes Compromise

When you receive the Seal, you have the Peace of God. That means that sometimes you have peace with people in the world and sometimes you do not. Israel is facing some tough choices if she wants to make peace with Palestine. Becoming sealed brings y...

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