Sex is a gift from God, and He commands us to be fruitful and multiply (Genesis 1:28), so what makes it a sin? Sex can be seen along the same lines as gluttony and drunkenness which makes it become a form of idolatry. Society claims that we have to be sexually ...
Read More »Seek God in Prayer, Even if The Answer is “No”
“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Luke 11:9, NIV) Luke 11:9 says: seek Him. It kind of sounds a little too simple. After all, when we are praying we are ...
Read More »God Is Central To Our Existence and Worthy of Our Praise
We cannot praise God enough, nor do we praise Him enough. Every idle moment we have in the day should be used to praise God for His wonderful mercies and the love He has for us. He is infused into the fabric of our very existence. Look around you; there ...
Read More »Raw Faith: A Lesson in Staying the Course
“We are a family torn apart, but Jesus hasn’t abandoned us.” Those are the words boldly spoken by Naghmeh Abedini on June 2, 2015. She testified in front of a room of politicians as she has done many times before about the imprisonment of her husband, Saeed. This time it was ...
Read More »The Afterburn Effect: Maximizing Your Spiritual Fitness
Have you heard about the “afterburn effect?” No, I’m not using fighter-pilot speak. I’m referring to a popular phrase in the booming fitness industry. As Christians, we know that spiritual fitness is more valuable than physical fitness. Scripture tells us: “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value ...
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