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I am a sold out for Jesus the Christ believer who does not practice a religion, because I do not see Christianity as a religion. For me, Christianity is about developing and enjoying my father-daughter relationship with God and my sister-brother relationship

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Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Will the current peace process in the Middle East yield lasting results?: 2 of 42

Lasting Peace for Israel Will Not Happen Before Christ's Second Coming (the Parousia) Will the current peace process in the Middle East yield lasting peace? The answer to this question is a resounding NO. The perilous, volatile, and trouble times in the Middle East, and specifically in Jerusalem, will not cease until the end...
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights What does it mean to be spiritual?: 1 of 21

Being Spiritual Means Being Born Again Many people are familiar with the Bible's passages that deal with Jesus explaining to Nicodemus why he must be born again, yet many of these same people are still blind about their own born-again condition. They are unaware that being redeemed and being born again are not synonymous. Th...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Must we be born again: 1 of 11

Have you ever wondered why Jesus the Christ concentrated more on the idea of being born again than He concentrated on the idea of salvation? Here's why! Concerning whether or not people need to be born again, Apostle Paul writes in Titus that God: saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his merc...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Father's Day: 12 of 123

My Coalminer Dad Excitedly stirred by the palatable scent Bacon, eggs and grits make, My understandably restless body spun wildly Til topsy-turvy I landed, Shrieking non-stop before a pair of weathered Hands reached done and lifted me. These hands worked twelve-hour shifts Under the Susquehanna River, mining Fearless, day af...
Education > Education (Other) Do we have too few good teachers in the United States?: 1 of 9

Does America Have Just A Few Good Teachers? James, Jesus' brother, makes the following statement about teachers: "Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly" (James 3:1, NIV). Of course James is speaking about people who choose to become teacher...
Religion & Spirituality > Churches & Organizations What is this thing called church?: 2 of 14

Church Is the Globally Recognized Spiritual Body of Christ There are many definitions for the English word "church." According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, "church" is defined as: (1)a building for public and especially Christian worship; (2) the clergy or officialdom of a religious body; (3) often capitalized: a body ...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Matthew 13, wheat and tares: 1 of 7

A Bible Study on the Wheat and Tares' Parable During Christ's earthly ministry, He frequently used the very effective teaching tool known as the parable, which is a word that means to "lay one thing down by another." Jesus taught His initial followers (both the crowds and His disciples) through parables, because not only do ...
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Reflections: When "Christians" give Christians a black eye: 3 of 11

The Friendly Fire Oxymoron In many Sunday sermons, preachers have told us that we are not fighting against flesh and bone humans, but rather we are fighting against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world: against the mighty powers of darkness who rule this world, and against the wicked spirits in the heavenly re...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Parable of the Sower: 2 of 7

The Parable of the Sower The parable of the sower is found in Matthew 13:3b-9, and the meaning of the parable is found in Matthew 13:11-23 (cf. Mark 4:3-20 and Luke 8:5-15). In the parable of the sower, an earthly farmer's seed-planting method is being compared to the heavenly farmer's "good" seed-scattering method. Since Is...
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Would you consider the Holy Ghost to be a ghost as we recognize them?: 3 of 8

First, let me say that I neither believe in nor recognize any ghosts (apparitions). In fact, what people define, describe, believe in and/or refer to as a ghost is nothing more than a demon, and not some disembodied spirit of the dead! That's right. Those unusual noises, unusual smells, and extreme variations in temperature ...