Reaching Out To Non-Christians

If you go to any Christian bookshop, or the Christian section in any bookstore, you will find books written by Christians, for Christians. While there is definitely value in that, it is not necessarily reaching out to those who are agnostic or may not be Christian. The question then becomes, what does it take to reach out to non-Christians and what can help to lead them to the Lord, Jesus Christ. We see this same problem happen with most Christian websites. They are written with a Christian reader... Read more »

Benefits Associated With An Outdoor Christmas Decoration

If individuals were to be polled regarding their most favorite time of the year, probably the most often mentioned holiday would be Christmas. If you asked these same individuals to elaborate on their answer as to why it is the most favorite time of the year you would get a variety of answers. For instance, some of these answers could include their belief system surrounding the holiday, a time of sharing gifts, gathering of family members together, eating of special food, etc. Another reason why... Read more »

The Evolution of The Christmas Tree Decoration-How It All Came About

Nothing is quite as comparable to the joy experienced by a family getting together to enjoy the Christmas holidays. Baking cookies together, watching that favorite traditional Christmas movie and, of course, trimming the tree. For most families the Christmas tree decoration is retrieved from their yearly storage area and brought out immediately following Thanksgiving. The families that own an artificial tree generally display their tree right away while those opting for a live tree shop for that... Read more »

Christmas Lights And Decorations That Can Be Found On The Christmas Tree

Christmas lights and decorations on the Christmas tree are an important part of the symbolism of this special season. Traditionally, the Christmas lights and decorations symbolize ones faith as they adorn the Christmas tree or other features of the home. For example the Christmas lights, in the Christian faith, represent their founder Jesus Christ who proclaimed that he was the light of the world. In addition, the decorations symbolize the Christians faith such as stars, angels, representation... Read more »

The Joy Of Christmas Decorations

No sooner has Thanksgiving Day been celebrated with the family, than the thoughts of adorning the home with Christmas decorations begins. Often the Christmas decorations are packed away in the attic or other storage room within the house waiting to emerge and allow for cascading memories and joy to fall upon the home once again. Often the decorations are priceless in nature not because of their monetary value, but because of the richness of the familys memories that they hold. Christmas decorations... Read more »

The Prognoses Was Serious, I Was Going To Die

The doctors came and went each prescribing some kind of remedy that tasted so bad that I longed to vomit just to get the taste out of my mouth. It was an illness that came on me suddenly as if it was waiting in a dark corner just for the right time to raise its evil head and force me to surrender to its will. I didn’t want to die, but I could feel myself slipping slowly down into a darkness that beckoned me to follow it now! I had tried every doctor, believing that someone had the knowledge... Read more »

Some Ways in Which the Bible is Liberal

The Bible is liberal. That’s a statement that would make most any modern political commentator cringe. I will show you that if the Bible’s laws were implemented in today’s society some modern laws (certainly not all) would actually have to be liberalized to conform to the Bible. Secular people claim that the Bible is an ancient book that spoke only to an ancient society. On the contrary however, scholars of all faiths will have to admit that the Bible had a great deal to do with... Read more »

The Marquis de Sade, Nietzsche and Secular Purism

Compte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade (1740 - 1814), better known as the Marquis de Sade, was a famous French atheist and writer. He spent 27 years of his adult life in the prisons and insane asylums of the French monarchy, the French Republic, the revolutionary terror and Napoleonic Imperial France. In short, his sexual perversion and cruelty was restrained by every form of French government of his time. He was openly atheist in his belief and unrestrained in morals. His sexual perversions... Read more »

God’s Will is More than a Dance on the River

If you can, imagine that the direction and will of God are moving in a given course like a mighty River. You want to move in the same direction that God is moving, so you get into the River. When you are in the River, you start learning how the River works - how it flows, the direction it is going. You learn not to fight it if you want to end up where the River is going. You flow with it. You meet people swimming like crazy, splashing, fighting, and mad because they are going up-stream against... Read more »

Times, Technology, Terror, Tears and Truth - Thanks, Praise, and Prayer

One of the things we all have in common is that sometime in our lives we all experience times, technology, terror, tears and truth. We experience what the times do to us - times of exultant joy, times of deep grief, times of unbelievable passion, times of unbearable loss, times of quiet calm, times of heartrending sadness, times of undying love and times no one can comprehend. Technology has become pervasive in our lives. The need of technology to send an email to a friend, technology to answer... Read more »