There are different forms of Christian prayer, but whether you have a set prayer time or seek to communicate with God throughout the day (or some combination of both), here are 8 Christian prayers that are extremely dangerous to pray. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t pray them … we sho...
For Christians, the Bible may be not only a place people turn to when looking for advice, salvation, glory, guidance, grace, and instructions on how to live life but also a source of Christian motivation that can inspire and uplift them. Non-Christians may also find joy in the Bible's ...
High in the Rila Mountains of southwestern Bulgaria sitsRila Monastery, one of the most revered spiritual sites in the Orthodox Christian world. Founded in the 10th century by St John of Rila, a hermit canonized for his miracles and pious living, the monastery complex has been reconstructed mult...
Someone has been hearing my prayers: Quade has taken one of the finest short stories from her debut collection, Night at the Fiestas, and revisited the tale to create a masterful novel of family, faith, doubt. Quade’s storytelling gift is her ability to capture the mysterious pulse of ...
The Enneagram: A Tool in Self-Awareness.Taken fromA Journey Into 3-C Christian Discipleshipseries, this collection of 15 blogs has become one of our most popular series. Here, we introduce you to the ancient tool in self-awareness, the Enneagram, giving you a user-friendly and Christ-center...
Hagia Sophia: Former Istanbul museum to open for Muslim worshippers- "Friday prayers are to be held at Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia building for the first time since the celebrated museum was turned back into a mosque." HAJJ- annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, and a mandatory religious duty...
I knew God answered my prayers. And when you said “I do”, I know God made me to love you. 42/42 “Sacred Matrimony”, by M.S. Lowndes A hundred brides walk the aisle every day, and look at their grooms with either joy or dismay. What is life in store for me? Will I be...
Prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness: this is what we commit to when we become members of The United Methodist Church. A Disciple's Path helps you dev... James A. Harnish|Justin LaRosa|3625 views | 8 months ago updated
who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation.” 490 Verse Concepts Mark 6:8 and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belt— 491...
Despite many Slavic areas being heavily Christian, there is still an interest in the old Slavic folk gods. InSlavic mythology, the gods and spirits are polarized, and typically represent opposites—darkness and light, masculine and feminine, etc. Many of these old gods have been folded into Sla...