Category: Christian Living

Inerrancy and Evangelical Syncretism

October 29, 2019

Inerrancy and Evangelical Syncretism by Cameron Buettel Monday, October 28, 2019 The following blog post was originally published on February 13, 2015. —ed Among evangelical Christians, the word syncretism usually conjures thoughts of third-world missionaries who blend their religion with the indigenous pagan practices they encounter. A visitor to my home church related a conversation he’d had with … More Inerrancy and Evangelical Syncretism

Daily Devotional – Christian Uniqueness

October 28, 2019

1 Peter 2:9   But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; (NKJV)   Mas vosotros sois linaje escogido, real sacerdocio, nación santa, pueblo adquirido por Dios, para que anunciéis … More Daily Devotional – Christian Uniqueness

Daily Devotion – God’s Love Never Fails

October 24, 2019

2 Corinthians 4:8-9 We are pressured in every way [hedged in], but not crushed; perplexed [unsure of finding a way out], but not driven to despair; 9 hunted down and persecuted, but not deserted [to stand alone]; struck down, but never destroyed; (AMP) que estamos atribulados en todo, mas no angustiados; en apuros, mas no esesperados; 9 perseguidos, mas no … More Daily Devotion – God’s Love Never Fails

BreakPoint: Getting Back to Which Jesus?

October 24, 2019

Why Christianity Requires Your Mind by: John Stonestreet &  G. Shane Morris “The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind.” That stinging first sentence opens Mark Noll’s game-changing book, “The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind,” which was published 25 years ago this month. In the book, Noll takes American Christianity to … More BreakPoint: Getting Back to Which Jesus?

News updates on the persecuted Church

October 24, 2019

Christian Newsline Our Faith in Today’s World World’s largest Islamic organization drops legal category of “infidel” in historic decision Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the Indonesian Muslim political party and world’s largest moderate Muslim movement, has made a significant break with Islamic conservatism in an unprecedented decision to abolish the legal category of “infidel” (kafir) for non-Muslims. Read … More News updates on the persecuted Church

Daily Devotion – The Company of Ordinary People

October 23, 2019

Romans 12:9-21 Christian Ethics Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.[b] Never be wise in your own sight. (v.16 ESV) Unánimes entre vosotros; no altivos, sino asociándoos con los humildes. No seáis sabios en vuestra propia opinión. (RVR 1960) If you have listened to any “Country” music since the … More Daily Devotion – The Company of Ordinary People

Daily Devotion – Honor that Fits the Gift

October 22, 2019

In the same way, you husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way [with great gentleness and tact, and with an intelligent regard for the marriage relationship], as with [a]someone physically weaker, since she is a woman. Show her honor and respect as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered or … More Daily Devotion – Honor that Fits the Gift

U.S. most generous nation, ‘Red’ states most charitable

October 22, 2019

It turns out that those who give more of themselves, their time, and their resources to help others typically are Americans … and generally speaking, they also happen to live in states that lean Republican. Yet the Democratic party wants us to believe they are all for helping the little guy? My state Mississippi has … More U.S. most generous nation, ‘Red’ states most charitable