Category Archives: Discipleship

Getting married didn’t make me a grownup.

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Getting married is one of the oldest rites of passage in human history. For believers, we see the first mention of what will become defined as the Judeaeo-Christian tradition of marriage in the first chapter of Genesis.

With great authority, Genesis states: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth (Genesis 1:26-28).

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“I want… now” Christianity and the spiritual dangers

i want“I want it now!” is often a phrase many of us with children have heard often. If you don’t have children, you’ve probably listened to the conversation between parent and child, too. Everyone knows that children can be impatient at times. Whether it is a toy, a stop at a restaurant, or to go outside, children are often anxious and unwilling to compromise on their demands. For a parent or any other caretaker, this becomes a lesson in patience and determination. We often see that what a child wants and what they need can often be two different things.

As Christians, at some time in our relationship with the Lord, we’ve been impatient. It happens to every Christian, both young and old. “Lord, I want… now!” may not be the exact words we say, but if we are honest, we know it is what we have felt.

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Sunday School isn’t just for children!

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Sunday school isn’t just for children. One of the things I enjoy discussing with young people on the college campus is their faith. In my World Civilization to 1500 course, I teach the broad concepts of religion. Religion is one of the seven components of civilization I introduce to students in the first week of the semester. It is also one of the four parts which drive students’ interests in the course.

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