People often ask; “If God is so loving, why does he allow all the pain & suffering that we see in the world?” This is a question that many struggle with. It has caused many to reject God outright, and others who initially accepted Christianity to eventually lose their faith. Please consider the following five …
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Tip # 2 – Be Consistent: There are a couple of ways that we need to understand the idea of being consistent as parents. Firstly, we need to understand the importance of being a consistently good example to our children. As parents we need to think about discipline as being much more than what we …
Tip #1 – Try your best to stay cool, calm & collected! As parents it is easy to allow the seemingly endless task of managing our kids to fatigue us and totally stress us out. This weariness can often lead to one of two negative outcomes; we just give in to their misbehavior because it …
One of the most common objections that you will encounter as you share your faith has to do with the concept of “truth”. Exactly what is truth? Many people do not believe that such a thing as truth exists. And if it does, how can anyone find it or understand it with any certainty? This …
1. Is Darwin’s theory of evolution a proven fact? NO! Darwin’s theory of natural selection states that more complex creatures have evolved from less complex creatures through a completely natural process of favorable adaptation. Yet this theory has never been proven and cannot be replicated in a laboratory setting. In fact, as scientific knowledge increases, …
Life can often be difficult. There are plenty of worries and fears that come our way, and sometimes they seem to pile up one upon another till it overwhelms us. Jesus understands the stress and anxiety we sometimes struggle with and he offers us relief and comfort when he said: “Come to Me, all you …
Many people think that science and religion are incompatible. They think that since you cannot formulate an empirical experiment to prove that God does (or doesn’t) exist, a “scientist” should not believe in God. Werner Von Braun, the father of the NASA space program, strongly disagrees. Von Braun became the first director of the Marshall …
It seems many people think so. Maybe you’ve tried reading the Bible only to get frustrated in your attempt to understand it. This can be especially true if you are reading from the “King James Version” of the Bible; all the “thou shalt’s” and the “thou shalt not’s” and the rest of those old forms …
Is tolerance good? It is popular to see oneself today as “tolerant”. Such is often equated with an enlightened view towards other people; a view that sees value and worth and dignity in others. Conversely, to be “intolerant” is often equated with bigotry and prejudice: a view that sees others as inferior and defective. Certainly …
1. We have no creed but Christ (2 John 9). 2. We believe that to promote unity we must speak only where the Bible speaks and be silent where the Bible is silent (1 Peter 4:11, I Corinthians 1:10). 3. We take no other name than “Christian” to identify ourselves as followers of Christ (Acts …
