704 articles on "religion"

Exploring Religious Aspects of Infertility Treatments

Just because society is capable of doing something does it mean we should? When you view this question in regards to Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) this question becomes extremely personal due to its religious connotations. It is estimated th...

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Is Suffering Inevitable?

For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong. 1 Peter 3:17, NAS Suffering. It's not standard daily devotional fare, because let's face it, usually we want to beg...

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Dealing with Betrayal

When someone has betrayed you and has broken a solemn trust, it's very hard to get over. It can also work the other way, how do you get over betraying someone, how do you deal with yourself? Let me start with a confession. There was a time in ...

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Your Belief Systems Are In Control

The following is an exercise, or process, you can use to explore the depths of your being. It is an exercise to discover your belief systems-what you believe to be true about yourself, about God, about life. All of your actions are rooted in your be...

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Live By Following Your Spiritual Control Tower

Your spiritual control tower leads you by your heart's desires. You may not follow your heart's desires because of your fears. Life is a test for you to listen to your heart's desires and obey the control tower. Your spiritual control ...

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Sunday's Featured Entertainment

Just a few days ago President Obama held a press conference centered on the progress Congress is making on national health care reform policies. His hope is to translate these conversations into tangible reality by early this fall. For those of you l...

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How Christians Influence - and Benefit - Their Country

Many Christians believe their native country is in trouble with the God of the Bible. While many "theologians" have tried to sell the concept of an Old Testament God and a New Testament God, those with a more sound base understand there is but one Go...

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Jesus Is Crazy

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them." So he told them this parable: "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he ...

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The Transfiguration And The Sheikh

Visions of Glory "Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white." Those ...

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Prayers God Answers - Going To A Friend At Midnight

In Luke 11:5-8 we read a parable that Jesus taught the disciples. Luke 11 is the story about Jesus teaching His disciples how to pray. And while this parable isn't technically a "prayer that God answered," by asking some questions about this par...

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