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  • Christ is not a religion

    It is an aged old story and it's echoing over and over again. A person (we'll call him Bob) grows up in a church or a Christian family and professes to believe Christ. Someone in the religion of Christianity does som…

  • Mitzvah

    Thanks to our friends over at the Wiki: Mitzvah is a word used in Judaism to refer to the 613 commandments given in the Torah and the seven rabbinic commandments instituted later for a total of 620. The term can al…

  • All we need is love

    Love ... without it my speech is insufficient. Love ... without it my talents are a waste. Love ... without it my kindness to others is worth naught. Love ... temperate, kind. Love ... not jealous; not arrogant. …

  • How Great is our God?

    Sometimes I feel like I put God in a box. Sometimes I feel as though, in the mundane walk of life I forget the God whom I serve. The Bible says that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever (Heb 13:8)…

  • Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild

    When I was young I learned that prayer, it pictured in my head a Jesus with arms outstretched and smiling with maybe angelic choirs in the background going "aaaahhhh!" Yet, while He does have a gentle side I would like …

  • Be Angry and Sin Not

    I've been dry these past days and I know the reason why. My temper is at the tip of my nose and about to break free and I'm trying my hardest to reign it because I know if I do it will not be good (I sound like the Hulk…

  • Hiking uphill

    I went hiking for the first time this past weekend. The trail we took was not a beginner trail and we had to use our hands and feet for a major part of the climb up. It was tough. I had to make a lot of stops and it was …

  • No man is an island

    When I started university I would walk around campus feeling very depressed. I couldn't figure out if there were any Christians in my classes or any Christian communities on campus. I thought I was the only Christian …

  • It's time to grow up now

    I once heard the comment said, "The only difference between a Christian and someone who isn't is that we realized we need Jesus." I beg to differ. I know that sometimes it seems that way, but there is more to being a…

  • break free!

    For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be …