Sightings authors often comment on religion in the United States rather than “the rest of the world,” but through the years have shown regularly how artificial or at least permeable such geographical distinctions are when it comes to religion. Philip Jenkins, Mark Noll, Lamin Sanneh,
LUKE 12: 2, 3 (Jesus Christ said) Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed
“People of different faiths — or no faith — and those political objectives will seek to use the preacher not only to advance their agendas, but to get him to compromise his, which is primarily sharing a message not of this world. “Secretly recorded conversations
What can clearly be referred to as a continuing epidemic, within only the past few weeks, a number of gay young men have taken their lives by all indications as a result of the unrelenting homophobic taunts, harassment, and attacks they had to endure by
“Just as I am, without one plea, but that thy blood was shed for me, and that thou bidst me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come.” “Just as I am, and waiting not to rid my soul of one dark
Most everybody is familiar with the scripture for being thankful, but there are other scriptures that breakdown God’s theory of giving. My belief is that God wants us to be thankful. Deuteronomy 8: 18 says, “But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it
“We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not put us to shame. For we
Teaching thanks: A lesson for the rest of Christianity Gratitude is an attribute we don’t seem to have been born with. Most babies don’t thank, they just demand — as loudly as possible, and with no shame. Thankfulness is learned, and it only seems to
One person gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what they should give, and only suffers want. – Proverbs 11:24 My latest issue of Guitar Player magazine arrived in the mail just as the deadline for this issue drew near. Stuck to the
Jubilee! Circle, Columbia, S.C. Readings: Whom shall I fear? (Psalm 27:1-7) Fear not! (Luke 12:1-7) We all have fears – we’re all afraid of something. Those who are afraid of public speaking suffer from glossophobia – which comes from the Greek “glossa” which means “tongue.”