What is ‘religion’? Most people who consider themselves secular in their outlooks as well as tolerant monks and priests of a few tolerant religions, give it a convenient definition, convenient to buttress their secular credentials:  “Each religion is a road leading to God”, like the proverb “All roads lead to Rome”. Yet the followers or the descendents of the ‘three cousins’ of the desert lands, will never agree to this simple ‘secular definition’; because they have been brainwashed to look at humanity in two blocks: those who follow one cousin’s religion are ‘believers’ or the ‘faithful’ and the rest are ‘non-believers’ or the ‘unfaithful’. Each cousin has his own ...

There is a lot of talk in the Christian community about engaging with those who are outside of the walls of the church by being missional. Yet when the word missional comes up, it seems like everyone has their own definition. Missions have long been an emphasis of the church, yet a missional church takes a look at what it means to be a missionary in one’s own culture. When an average church member thinks about mission work, they see visions of far away lands, foreign languages, primitive living conditions and perhaps most importantly, work that someone else completes. However, living missionally means that missions are something that everyone has been ...

Advent is an often-misunderstood part of the church calendar, primarily because it is often ignored. Many modern churches focus on an alternative theme surrounding Christmas for the weeks leading up to December 25, which in the church calendar has traditionally held by Advent, made up of the four Sundays before Christmas.

Posted on 8/7/2010 5:49:24 AM

This gospel is a familiar concept to Christians and many other who grew up in the church, however to others, the word can seem quite foreign or one that is filled with misconceptions. For some, gospel is only familiar as a musical genre, complete with bad haircuts and an ancient sound. Even many Christians also have some misconceptions about the gospel. While there is general consenseous about what the gospel is, the good news that Jesus Christ came to earth to redeem sinners, many misunderstand its applications. It is common for Christians to believe that the gospel is only for non-Christians, only necessary for those who have not yet ...