704 articles on "religion"

Jesus: The True Example to Man

You might have seen the Old Spice commercials that tell consumers to "Be a Man". They're truly a work of genius due to the way they poke fun at today's men in a playful and non-humiliating way. A typical message of these funny and enjoyable...

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Father Junipero Serra's Last Days In California

"I shall not turn back! It took Father Serra almost twenty years, from the time he was first summoned to come to the New World and serve in the missions, before he got to his first California Mission in San Diego, in what is today the State of Calif...

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The Death and Life of a Believer

The Death and Life of a Believer What is meant by you died with Christ and you were made alive with Christ - What does the Inspired Word teach about the Spirit-born believer's identification with Christ's death and identification with His ...

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A Guide for Youth Ministry Resources

In order to sustain growth, or at least maintain the present levels in church membership from generation to generation, it is vitally important to focus on the special religious needs of young people. With that in mind you will see that there are an ...

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God's Timetable

I've heard an expression many times over the years: God is never late. On the other hand, perhaps, a good expression for us would be: we are never patient. So how can we figure out God's timetable? First, let's admit that we really ar...

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Love is Not...

Love is not irritable or resentful. Love is not easily annoyed, nor is it bitter or indignant. We could add that love is not cynical either, in that cynicism is closely related to irritability and resentment. This means that these characteristics are...

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The Winter Solstice Celebrations With Meditations, Decorations & Incense

Winter Solstice or Mid Winter comes around in the Northern hemisphere, or much of the Western World, on December 21st. This is a magical time of the year and throughout the ages of mankind religions have gravitated toward this date to hold major cer...

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The Seven Jewish Wedding Blessings

Many interfaith/Jewish weddings include the Seven Blessings. I was asked to officiate a ceremony, with a Secular Humanistic non-theistic Hebrew/English version of the Seven Blessings. I searched for a Hebrew version (I found only one or two), and not...

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You Don"t Need a Degree to Do Mission Work

Everyone wants to help, everyone wants to leave their footprint in the world, and everyone wants to be charitable in one form or another. Too often charities require their missionaries to have some sort of degree or be certified in a trade such as ca...

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The Rite of Water Baptisim

As Christians, one of the first rites I believe every born-again believer should observe, either at the moment of being saved in the Lord or sometime shortly thereafter, is to be baptized with water. You can either be baptized with water at the momen...

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