I read a lot of different articles from various religious websites. And many of the headlines recently are dominated by politics. - From Churchleaders.com - "In Warning for Trump, Evangelical Christian Leaders Urge 'Biblical Principles' on Immigration". From Catholicvote.com - "Kamala Harris is a "Clear and Present Danger" Because She Hates...
My brother Dave, who's preached here in my absence, used to be big into comic books when I was a kid. I'd read whatever he had lying around. There was one Marvel comic called "What If...?" An animated series was even made for Disney+ based on the comic book. The "What if...?" series explored how the Marvel Universe might have unfolded...
Recently Pope Francis told a group of interfaith youth in Singapore that "all religions are a path to God." In the unscripted remarks, he said, "[Religions] are like different languages that express the divine." "There is only one God, and religions are like languages that try to express ways to approach God. Some Sikh, some Muslim, some Hindu,...
We've been in a series on the beatitudes for some time now and have come to the last section today. We've been looking at the different 'blessing' statements of Jesus; His teachings that turned the concept of 'being blessed' a bit upside down. In the passage we're going to examine today, you might notice that Jesus changes...
I've said it before; I believe the days of 'comfortable Christianity' are quickly coming to a close in our country. Following Jesus has always come with a price, but in our modern nation - living as a Christian has had very little risk. And as such, many have been lulled into a false sense of security thinking that life has ...
Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, (2) and he began to teach them, saying: (3) "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (4) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (5) Blessed are the meek, for they...
In Johannesburg, South Africa, a young geometallurgist, Steve Chingwaru, has uncovered a $24 billion gold resource – 420 tons – buried in mining waste. The massive discovery came from research for his master's thesis. "They were already extracting the gold from these tailings," he explains, "But all the processors in South Africa are...
Most people have an innate sense of justice. Have you ever been in a movie theater and the bad guy of the film finally gets what's coming to him and the crowd just erupts with applause...? People like to see justice.
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