We dive deep into New Thought, its history, and how it has shaped modern self-help, the Word of Faith movement, and even progressive Christianity. Melissa exposes how these ideas—often disguised as biblical—have infiltrated churches, personal development culture, and even our everyday ...
The primary purpose of Lent is meant to be a time of repentance. That’s not a feeling of shame but an awareness that sin separates us from God and what Christ endured to save us from sin, death, and the devil. “Shame has its place, but feeling shame over sin is not the same th...
Anyway, this moment of breaking bread and drinking wine that Jesus first shared with His disciples is what’s known in Christianity as the Lord’s Supper, or Communion, or the Eucharist among other names. Jesus’ disciples still commemorate His death this way. Now, Catholic Christians believe ...
On the other hand, Amish in more progressive churches often have a much more fluid command of the English language. This is in part because of their different Old Order education – and in part due to greater exposure to non-Amish people. Outsiders should not be surprised to hear some Amis...
Jerusalem is a significant pilgrimage destination for three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. When I traveled to Jerusalem, I visited the Western Wall, a holy site for Jews, as well as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where it is believed Jesus was crucified and bu...
“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” (Hebrews 2:9) It is a measure of how disgusting sin is to God. The fact it was the place...
【1-2】(All political action aims at either perseveration or change. When desiring to preserve, we wish to prevent a change to the worse; when desiring to change, we wish to bring about something better. All political action is then guided by some thought of better and worse. But thought...
The White Tower of Thessaloniki is also one of the mostfamous landmarks in Greece. Visit the Ano Poli in Thessaloniki By now, you are getting an idea of the wealth of Roman and Byzantine monuments in Thessaloniki. Given that many of them are in Ano Poli, you can easily spend a whole ...
The New Age / Christianity crossover scene went nuts with this. Harshing one’s mellow officially made you totally a negative-vibe merchant, man. Clearly, Quimby’s positive energy / mesmerism is reborn in Peale’s affirmations/visualizations and suspected self-hypnosis. Quimby, along with Helena...
This section is an adapted excerpt from "The Light of the World" by Albert Mohler on Christianity.com. Light in Messianic Prophecy Light is also a common description of the Messiah in prophecy: “I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will ...