Religions affect the lives of its followers greatly because if you're a Muslim you have to pray five times a day, if you're a Jew you can't have any other gods, and if you believe in Buddhism you have to follow the middle path to stop suffering. All these rules you have to follow...
And yeah, I pray. I read my Bible. I try to do what God wants. But sometimes, my prayers don’t seem to get above the roof. Sometimes, my Bible seems like a bunch of gibberish. Sometimes, I hate being around other Christians. Other times, I don’t feel any connection to God. I...
But, for many Christians, those answers might simply create more questions. Is this right for believers? If you’re a Christian, then you’re likely confused with all the world has to offer on the subject of meditation. Here are a few tips, techniques, and meditation types to help Christi...
Most muslims have to pray 5 times a day, and do a special type of fasting on the ninth muslim month, this is called Ramadan, The purpose of the fast is to ‘give alms to the poor and the pilgrimage to Mecca.” Islam really started to explode in size within 100 years after Muhammad...
Early Christians would pray while standing and facing heaven with both arms outstretched and bare-headed. At the beginning of high medieval times, kneeling postures with clasped hands seem to have been introduced, most likely as a gesture of respect. ...
And yet some Christians try. You will often find illustrations in sermons and books on prayer about how prayer is a spiritual discipline, and while the new believer may only pray for five minutes a day, the longer one is a Christian, the more time they should spend in prayer, so that ...
Fasting is a laudable practice and we have reason to lament that it is generally neglected among Christians - Matthew Henry To fast and pray is something strange to many Christians today. But it is not strange to the Old or the New Testament. It was not something strange in the early Chri...
You must work to believe the Scriptures: Do you seriously think that no matter how many miracles you see Jesus do through me or anyone else, that I think it will convert you? Are you that scripturally ignorant? Concerning we Christians can become just like those who died in the desert wi...
Promise to be faithful and to obey Christ's word and raise your children, if you have them, as Christians. 4Witness within your community Witness within your community by using your God-given talent's and personal blessings. Witness not only by your words, but by your actions. ...
and even before they were baptized, I felt the burden to always point them to God and to lay a strong spiritual foundation for them. Now that they are officially Christians, however, my call to disciple them feels even stronger. And I instinctively know what I want to do to introduce the...