Her friend “was echoing the message of the so-called ‘health, wealth and prosperity gospel’—that God’s goal for us in this life is perfect health, total happiness and financial gain.”
Continue reading...Cami Ostman tells a personal story of how she and a friend were misunderstood and criticized when they lost track of a marathon route because of a late start and ended up following the runners ahead of
Continue reading...I recently made friends with a pastor and denominational leader in the Grace Communion International church. It used to be the Worldwide Church of God under the leadership of Herbert W. Armstrong, teaching
Continue reading...The words of this 1997 article in Christianity Today leave me feeling sad: “I was startled recently when I went through the news columns of Christianity Today for 1996 and found over a dozen
Continue reading...Can an unbeliever “understand” the gospel? Absolutely! But there is a big difference between understanding the gospel and embracing the gospel. Paul uses the word “understand”
Continue reading...I styled myself an agnostic at age 16. I’ll never forget sitting in study hall and listening to a couple of guys talking about Christian faith and one of them asking me what I believed. I said
Continue reading...This has been called the era of Christian apologetics, the defense of the faith. One of the premier Christian apologists is William Lane Craig, who calls himself a philosopher from a Christian perspective.
Continue reading...It has not been uncommon for me to ask someone if they are Christians and to get in reply, “I’m a Baptist,” or “I’m a Methodist,” as if that is a clear yes to my question.
Continue reading...In an article on bahaiteachings.org about appreciating our divine gifts, Ken McNamara quotes Baha’u’llah, the prophet and founder of the Baha’i Faith: “Know thou that, according to what thy Lord,
Continue reading...I live in Memphis, Tennessee, a big city with hundreds of churches. If the President of the United States wrote a letter to the church of Memphis, who would it come to and how would it be communicated
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