The following link has some interesting statistics about christians who live on the fringe of church attendance: http://www.barna.org/faith-spirituality/362-millions-of-unchurched-adults-are-christians-hurt-by-churches-but-can-be-healed-of-the-pain It looks like there is a lot of confusion out there (and in here), regarding christianity. For me personally I have no qualms about being involved in church community again, as I probably will some time in [...]
“sin doesn’t have power over dead people… Christ died… never to die again… we died with Christ… you must think of yourselves as dead to the power of sin” (Paul, (1st century AD), letter to Romans ch. 6). Paul really had a profound grasp on how Christ’s death affected all of us. He is basically [...]
I want to share with the you a thought-provoking message from a young man by the name of Chris Tse – he won the Vancouver Poetry Slam in 2009 with the piece in the YouTube video to the left. The piece is very interesting, not the least because of the comments it has inspired. Some [...]
Since the Beginning of humanity there has been an Acceptance Club, with invitations extended to every human. Although everyone was welcome only some became members, because it required that certain conditions were met. In summary the pre-requisite was that you had to trust your life into the control of God. Most people were uncomfortable with [...]
“…so that all nations would obey and have faith” (Romans 16:26b) What does this obedience mean? I really struggle with statements like this because it doesn’t seem comprehensive enough. Yes I have heard the message about Jesus and believed it, yet every day I seem to be tempted to do things my conscience tells me [...]
Wikipedia says about war that: “leaders will sometimes enter into a war under the pretext that their actions are primarily defensive, however when viewed objectively, their actions may more closely resemble a form of unprovoked, unwarranted, or disproportionate aggression”. If that is what the governments we vote for are engaged in (i.e. the invasion of [...]
Here’s an idea , written in my own words, that I came across recently, and changed how I see Christian people; ‘previously only God was indestructible, but now people also are.’ The person who put forth this view was a Christian who wrote about it in a letter to some friends living in Europe a [...]
