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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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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Father's Day: 7 of 108
My Coalminer DadExcitedly stirred by the palatable scentBacon, eggs and grits make,My understandably restless body spun wildlyTil topsy-turvy I landed,Shrieking non-stop before a pair of weatheredHands reached done and lifted me.These hands worked twelve-hour shiftsUnder the Susquehanna River, miningFearless, day after day,Em... More..
Education > Education (Other) Do we have too few good teachers in the United States?: 1 of 13
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 teachers ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights What does it mean to be spiritual?: 3 of 31
Being Spiritual Means Being Born AgainMany 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. They... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Will the current peace process in the Middle East yield lasting results?: 5 of 50
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 o... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Churches & Organizations What is this thing called church?: 2 of 17
Church Is the Globally Recognized Spiritual Body of ChristThere 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 Christianworship; (2) the clergy or officialdom of areligious body; (3) often capitalized: a bodyor org... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Is there room in Christianity for other beliefs?: 7 of 51
Christianity's Irrefutable BeliefsFirst off, there is no doubt that the Christianity is a religion faulty premise is why countless numbers of "other beliefs" debaters come to the erroneous conclusion that Christianity isn't Christianity if it doesn't make room for other beliefs. Their faulty premise also causes them to misrea... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Matthew 13, wheat and tares: 1 of 7
A Bible Study on the Wheat and Tares' ParableDuring 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 pa... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Parable of the Sower: 1 of 5
The Parable of the SowerThe 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 Isra... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Reflections: When "Christians" give Christians a black eye: 3 of 14
The Friendly Fire OxymoronIn 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 real... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) The Bible's perceptions of colored people: 3 of 10
Our God Has An Affinity for ColorGlobally, the color of someone's skin has been a persistent and divisive cultural issue for centuries. The fact that someone would phrase a title like "The Bible's perceptions of colored people" in this sub-sub channel of "Religion and Spirituality" proves my opening point. Furthermore, some p... More..