The battle cry of critics when Christians go wrong
Anytime a Christian leader, be it the Pope or an Evangelical preacher, commits a sin, it reflects poorly on the whole Body of Christ. We are, after all, in this faith together (1 Cor. 12:27). Believers are part of a bigger picture, a meta-narrative called the […]
How do you know if what you believe is really true? I remember when I first became a Christian, my brother thought I was involved in a cult. (It’s been nearly 30-years now, so I think he realizes his sister is OK.) Nonetheless, there are strange beliefs out there. How do you know when […]
by Lisa Quintana
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”… this saying is a rather modern concept. In ancient education, beauty was taught. Teachers told students to be aware of what they’re drawn to, and then encouraged to ask: to what are you being drawn? Is it something true and good, or not? Could it […]
Believing in God gives me a great sense of wonder. I see the world through supernatural eyes (symbolically speaking), recognizing there are things beyond the mere material. I know angels exist and assist people unseen. I know Jesus walked this earth with miracles flowing from Him like a river of love for those He […]
In Westernized culture today, it’s clear there is no longer a shared value existing that teaches people how to live or to know the nature of virtue. (Heck, some don’t even know what the word virtue means!) In the time before Christ, philosophical ideas from Plato to Aristotle infiltrated all of ancient Greece, and […]