704 articles on "religion"

The soul of St Augustine

St Augustine was the founder of the Augustinian order and is known as the last ancient man and the first modern man. As intellectual executive of the North African Church, as well as the entire Western Church of his time, he made an applicable ellips...

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A Successful Passover Seder

Seder is a great time to reconnect with those people who live with you, whom you know, and your family! Chances are between work, school, social commitments, and other functions you guys don't get to spend much time together. Preparing a lavish ...

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Is there really a Secret Rapture?

The secret rapture doctrine teaches that the coming of Jesus will be in two separate stages. The first, a secret rapture of the Church at the beginning of a seven year tribulation period followed by His glorious, audible, triumphant return to Earth a...

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Repercussion Of Faith

Long considered as the bastion of feudalism, Catholicism and religion always seem to be untouchable. It was often dangerous to remark something against it because individuals who do so were often declared as heretics. As a result, religion's pot...

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The "Perfect Christmas Letter" Using Christian Good Humor

Dr. Richard Bimler, recently retired president of Wheat Ridge Ministries - an independent Lutheran charity organization, believes that humor is an important part of worshiping Christ. He practices what he believes in a Christmas letter in his new boo...

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God Delights in Using Broken Things . . .

God delights in using broken things... by Rose Weiner IT WAS AN ARID DAY The dry, balmy breeze cooled the lonely shepherd as he sat quitely upon the grassy knoll watching his flock graze lazily in the sun. It had been forty years now. So long ago...

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Teaching Children To Pray

Discussing spiritual matters with young ones can be a trying task. If you have ever attempted it, you know that their insatiable curiosity will lead them to ask many questions which might end up stumping you. So when you are teaching your children to...

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8 Keys to a Successful Church Building Program

Eight Considerations for Leading a Successful Church Building Program There are many reasons for a church to decide to enter into a building program. It may be that the community is growing, the church is growing, or church space is saturated. Whate...

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Blood Is Man's Most Powerful Agent...Biologically & Spiritually (part 2)

In part 1 the parallel function of blood is shown for both the biological and the spiritual, pointing to a common Designer and Creator. Wholeness/ preservation of life, cleansing/purification/freedom, and healing were covered in part 1. These are par...

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Life is About Choices and the Decisions We Make

Life is like a road. There are long and short roads; smooth and rocky roads; crooked and straight paths. In our life many roads would come our way as we journey through life. There are roads that lead to a life of single blessedness, marriage, and re...

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