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Latest Articles: Religion
'Give the Pain to Jesus': Pussycat Dolls Singer Reveals Abortion Regret, God's Healing and Forgiveness
Post Date: 2023-01-11 21:26:47 by Charles_Byrd
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A former pop star is opening up for the first time about the pain she felt over three painful abortions, sharing on social media that Jesus can "heal the pieces" and provide forgiveness. Kaya Jones, 38, appeared on Students for Life of America's "Speak Out with Christine Yeargin" podcast last week. The former Pussycat Doll opened up about her experience of being in the group and the painful cost of stardom, explaining to Yeargin that she often felt like she was a prostitution ring instead of a girl band. Click for Full Text!
In the Stars
Post Date: 2023-01-09 20:43:27 by Charles_Byrd
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One of the great religious debates has always been if there is a God, where can he be found? Popular thinking in our culture includes three popular camps on the subject, but all of them miss the surprise of Epiphany. For atheists, the answer is simple: Nowhere! He cannot be found anywhere because God does not exist. For believers in the Deity, however, two popular answers are contradictory. For those with deistic tendencies, God is very majestic and distant. We can’t find him because he really does not want to interact with us and desires to remain mostly aloof. He is hidden in his distant Heaven, and we are here on earth, and that is the end of the matter. For others, however, God is ...
Ministries Making a Difference
Post Date: 2023-01-09 20:33:34 by Charles_Byrd
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For the past six months, volunteers from Faith Assemblies of God in London, Kentucky, have been traveling once a week to Jackson, a city about 90 minutes away that was ravaged by flooding last summer. Church members started by handing out food and water and eventually began helping clear out and rebuild homes for people victimized by the floods. Click for Full Text!
Jesus is Better
Post Date: 2023-01-09 20:27:18 by Charles_Byrd
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Even if you or I were to spend a thousand lifetimes poring over the words of the Book of Hebrews, we’d still never exhaust all of its riches. Hebrews, of course, is a New Testament book of immense depth, brimming with an array of weighty truths, forming an indispensable link between the biblical testaments. Without Hebrews, much of what we know and believe as Christians wouldn’t make a lick of sense since it is the gospel, according to Hebrews, which gives the good news of God’s salvation in Christ with untold clarity and certainty. The writer of Hebrews does this essentially by shedding light on the varied Old Testament means and methods by which God’s people communed ...
65 Percent of Churchgoers Say They Have Daily Quiet Time with God: Lifeway Poll
Post Date: 2023-01-06 01:12:13 by Charles_Byrd
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Nearly two-thirds of Protestant churchgoers say they have a daily moment with God, according to a new Lifeway Research survey that examined not only the frequency of “quiet times” but also their elements. Click for Full Text!
National Lutheran Schools Week 2023: ‘Making Disciples for Life’
Post Date: 2023-01-04 18:22:39 by Charles_Byrd
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The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) will observe National Lutheran Schools Week (NLSW) Jan. 22–28 under the theme “Making Disciples for Life.” Click for Full Text!
An Imperative New Year's Resolution for Christians
Post Date: 2023-01-02 21:54:08 by Charles_Byrd
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In 1865 the American poet, William Ross Wallace, wrote a poem in praise of motherhood. The refrain of the poem was the sentence, “For the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.” In the first half of the twentieth century, “He who controls the teachers’ college controls the future,” was an adage bandied about in graduate school classrooms in universities and in boardrooms on Wall Street. I believe it was Jonathan Kozol, the ex-officio grandfather in the U.S. of home- schooling education, who insisted that government control of the content and methodology of education in public schools was a way of channeling students into a future that primarily ...
“Do it again” by G.K. Chesterton
Post Date: 2023-01-01 20:36:00 by Charles_Byrd
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Its a new calendar year, so sing unto the Lord a new song. Bored with that? Consider these thoughts from Chesterton: “All the towering materialism which dominates the modern mind rests ultimately upon one assumption; a false assumption. It is supposed that if a thing goes on repeating itself it is probably dead; a piece of clockwork. Click for Full Text!
'The Bible Memory Man' Explains Why You Should Learn God's Word, and He Should Know - He Can Recite 20 Books by Heart
Post Date: 2023-01-01 20:20:57 by Charles_Byrd
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Tom Meyer, a Christian professor, known as "The Bible Memory Man," believes committing Scripture to memory can transform believers' faith and lives. Meyer has memorized 20 books of the Bible in their entirety, and now he's on a mission to help others do the same. The educator recently told "The 700 Club" why he believes passionately in memorization. Click for Full Text!
Holy site where Jesus healed blind man will be opened to the public in Jerusalem
Post Date: 2022-12-30 17:43:59 by Charles_Byrd
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A historic biblical site believed to be where Jesus healed a blind man and Jewish pilgrims took ritual baths for purity will be fully excavated for the first time and opened to the general public. The Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel National Parks Authority and the City of David Foundation announced the initiation of the excavation of the Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem in a Tuesday announcement. Click for Full Text!
Sunday School Looks Different Since Pandemic’s Start: From Monthly to Missing
Post Date: 2022-12-28 22:41:09 by Charles_Byrd
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At St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in the Chicago suburb of Woodstock, Illinois, the once weekly Christian education program is now monthly, and known as “Second Sunday Sunday School.” Click for Full Text!
Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12 (Epiphany: Series A)
Post Date: 2022-12-27 20:36:48 by Charles_Byrd
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Epiphany is the celebration of God revealing Christ to us because we could never intuitively figure it out. God reveals Christ to us, and “us” has no limits when it comes to God’s work in revealing His Son to be our Savior. Any notions of “us” and “them” are erased under the mercy of God. God’s revelation extends to outsiders like the Magi. When the original readers of Matthew’s Gospel got to Chapter 2, verse 1, they would not have thought of wise men. They would have thought of pagan outsiders. They would have said: “Magi! What are they doing here? Them? They’re outsiders.” One might even expect their foolishness to disqualify ...
Epistle: Romans 6:1-11 (Baptism of Our Lord: Series A)
Post Date: 2022-12-27 20:08:31 by Charles_Byrd
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With this Feast, the Baptism of Our Lord, Christmas ends, though it continues in spirit as a liturgical cycle until Candlemas (the third Sunday of Epiphany) when we recall Mary’s post-birth Purification and Our Lord’s Presentation in the Temple. On this day, the octave of Epiphany (celebrated two days ago) continues. We now focus on the epiphany of Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptizer in the Jordan River. He whose birth we just celebrated and who has been unveiled to the gentiles (represented by the Magi) now shows us how to be born again or “born from above.” In doing so, Christ confers on us, through union with Him, all He accomplished on our behalf, even the full ...
Many churches cancel services on Christmas day: Enjoy some 'time with your family'
Post Date: 2022-12-27 00:03:11 by Charles_Byrd
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An increased number of churches are canceling Christmas day services in anticipation of low attendance, given the holiday falls on a Sunday this year. With the pandemic impacting the way people worship, Only 84 percent of pastors plan on holding services this year, down from 89 percent in 2016, which was the last time Christmas Day fell on a Sunday, according to surveys conducted by Lifeway Research. Only 60 percent of pastors plan to have church services on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Click for Full Text!
The Myth of the Pagan Origins of Christmas
Post Date: 2022-12-24 00:04:21 by Charles_Byrd
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It’s generally accepted that early Christians adopted December 25th as the day of Christ’s birth to co-opt the pagan celebration of the winter solstice. Some believe this fact undermines Christianity. But according to Professor William Tighe, this “fact” may actually be a myth. Click for Full Text!
MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT: Food for the Poor
Post Date: 2022-12-22 16:29:26 by Charles_Byrd
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Food for the Poor began in 1982 for the collection and distribution of money, food, clothing, medicine and other goods to improve the health, economic and social conditions of indigent poor throughout the world. Activities are primarily in the Caribbean and Latin America. Click for Full Text!
Why draw the line here?
Post Date: 2022-12-22 16:21:46 by Charles_Byrd
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Columnist E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post may sometimes be infuriating, but he is never unintelligent. After graduating from Harvard, Dionne was named a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford where he earned a doctorate in sociology. He is always thoughtful, analytical, and polite. He is decidedly liberal when comes to both politics and theology, but he also seems to find conservatives to be interesting, if sometimes downright dangerous. Even more recently, he seems to find conservative Christians to be perplexing. In a column published Sunday, Dionne asks about our opposition to same-sex marriage: “Why draw the line here?” Click for Full Text!
Urbana Missions Conference That Once Drew 20,000 Expected to Fall Far Short
Post Date: 2022-12-22 16:19:15 by Charles_Byrd
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For the first time since 2018, thousands of college students will gather a few days after Christmas to talk about God’s mission to the world and their place in it. Click for Full Text!
Athanasius on John 10:30
Post Date: 2022-12-21 20:47:35 by Charles_Byrd
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Given the high status the Gospel of John gives to Jesus, it is not surprising that certain passages from this Gospel would play important roles when questions arose concerning Jesus’ precise relation to the one God of Israel. In an adapted excerpt from the second volume in the Concordia Commentary series on the Gospel of John, read about the classic interpretation to John 10:30. Click for Full Text!
The Stories behind Three Favorite Christmas Hymns
Post Date: 2022-12-21 19:22:58 by Charles_Byrd
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Every Christmas tradition has an origin story, as do longtime favorite Christmas hymns. You may be surprised to discover what inspired three of your favorite holiday hymns: “From Heaven Above to Earth I Come,” “God Loves Me Dearly,” and “O Sing of Christ.” One of these hymns has roots in a folk song, another is tied to a rescue home for youth, and the third departs a bit from the typical themes of a Christmas hymn. Read on for more details about these holiday favorites from Eternal Anthems: The Story Behind Your Favorite Hymns! Click for Full Text!
Ministries Making a Difference
Post Date: 2022-12-20 16:48:16 by Charles_Byrd
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Giving Bibles, delivering meals, and serving the community, plus a Lifetime Achievement Award and a new CEO Click for Full Text!
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 7:1-16 (Christmas 1: One-Year Lectionary)
Post Date: 2022-12-19 20:37:33 by Charles_Byrd
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Have you ever wanted your friend or loved one to come to the faith, but it just was not happening? Have you ever asked God to help you to be used as a witness concerning Jesus for that person? Have you ever asked God to do something through you that you considered truly significant for the building of His kingdom and the glory of His name? Mind you, for you, this is not some silly spiritual hype. You are sincere about this. For you it does not come from spiritual vanity. You are honestly not trying to get a notch on your belt for Christ. You just legitimately cannot imagine Heaven without them. You genuinely care for their soul. So, you secretly had a lot of hope that this year would be the ...
Epistle: Galatians 4:4-7 (Christmas 1: Series A)
Post Date: 2022-12-19 20:13:22 by Charles_Byrd
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If there is anything Saint Paul in Galatians or Martin Luther in the Reformation should impress upon you, it is the fact that when it comes to our redemption, when it comes to the King reclaiming His once-usurped kingdom and citizens, when it comes to being saved, God is the prime mover. The LORD is the primary actor. God determines the appropriate moment for the new age to break into the old and how it will be so. It is the Father who sends first His Son and then the Holy Spirit (we cannot get them to come). God set the terms of the Covenant (not us). The Lord fulfills the Covenant (not us). The Lord applies the Covenant (not us). The Lord determines the composition of His family (not us). ...
Out of Order
Post Date: 2022-12-17 05:06:04 by Charles_Byrd
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When you see an “Out of Order” sign posted, you know that something doesn’t work. It’s broken. It could be that it simply needs a new part or component, and supplying it puts things back into working order. It could be that it needs to be filled with something—fuel or lubricant for an engine or product for a vending machine—and supplying that which is lacking puts it back into working order. In this way, out of order indicates a static and inactive thing. It’s broken, so it just sits there, until someone does something to fix it. Rarely, however, do we think that an out-of-order sign indicates not only that the thing is not working but also that it is ...
Ember Wednesday Advent (Week of Gaudete) Sermon
Post Date: 2022-12-17 05:00:51 by Charles_Byrd
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The angel Gabriel announces to the virgin Mary that she is to be the mother of the Messiah. Nothing is impossible for God. Mary is taken by surprise. She wasn’t planning on this. She was engaged to be married. In hindsight, it is pretty obvious that the Mother of Our Lord needed to be married. She would need a husband to raise the Messiah. The Messiah would need an earthly father in order to be properly protected, provided for, and educated. I don’t think that is what we usually think about when we hear that the virgin will conceive and bear a Son. We don’t think about her being married or the Messiah’s need for an earthly father. We focus on the miracle of conception ...
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