Topic > Christian Beliefs
Do We Still Need to Fast?
I’ve never been one to subscribe to the spiritual discipline of fasting. I’ve always considered it irrelevant in today’s context—almost extreme, in fact. Fasting, I thought, was something the Pharisees did to look good and impress people. God, however, has led me to discover that fasting is a lot more than just superficial religiosity. In […]
How does God want us to respond to the life He’s given us?
We’re not in control of the hand we’ve been dealt. But we do have a choice in how we play the cards we have. Join us as we conclude our study in Ruth with a biblical challenge.
Discover the visible fingerprints of God in the smallest details of life
Sometimes it can feel like we serve an unseen God. Yet, if we were to look closer, we’d find God is nearer than we think! Join us as we continue exploring the book of Ruth.
Why I Started Thinking About Resurrection
I was having dinner with a good friend one evening, when she suddenly asked, “So what exactly is Good Friday all about?” It was the first time anyone had asked me such a question, and I was caught off guard. Thankfully, I managed to recover from my surprise, and explained to my friend, who was […]
Love And Light
Friends are starting to plan their summer vegetable gardens. Some get an early start by planting seeds indoors where they can control the conditions and provide the best environment for sprouting. After the danger of frost has passed, they will transplant the seedlings outdoors. Once the garden is planted, the work of weeding, feeding, watering, and guarding against rodents and insects begins. Producing food is a lot of work.
The Book Behind The Story
Millions of people around the world have seen Gone with the Wind, which premiered in the United States on December 15, 1939. It won 10 Academy Awards and remains one of Hollywood’s most commercially successful films. It was based on Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 novel, which sold one million copies within 6 months, received a Pulitzer Prize, and has been translated into more than 40 languages. An epic movie often has its source in a powerful and timeless book.
A surprising biblical scene with a woman proposing!
Traditionally, it’s a guy’s job to get down on one knee to ask for a lady’s hand in marriage. Well, our discussion today runs into a surprising biblical scene with a woman proposing! What’s that all about? Don’t miss our exciting conversation today.
What Do We Do When There Seems To Be No Hope?
Written by Tay Boon Jin Boon Jin has been a staff with Singapore Youth for Christ for the past 15 years. She now serves in Malaysia—reaching children through the teaching of English. Whenever it comes to the part of a movie where a disaster unravels or innocent lives are in peril, we grip our chairs […]
How do we offer God’s love to others when we feel empty of it ourselves?
You can’t give what you don’t think you have. So how do we offer God’s love to others when we feel empty of it ourselves? Today we discover how Naomi went from hollow emptiness to overflowing fullness!
How Naomi heard from God through her daughter-in-law Ruth
In her season of pain, Naomi asked, “Where are you God? Why have you forsaken me?” And the way God answered her was completely unexpected! Don’t miss the encouraging discussion today as we continue our series on Ruth.
My Paradigm Shift on Christianity
Written By Joanne S. Dionela, Philippines I was born into a fairly religious family. I attended church regularly, and participated in the same church activities as my parents did—not just in one church, but two. Nobody ever questioned the state of my salvation. Naturally, I didn’t either. In high school, however, my paradigm on faith […]
What Ruth teaches us about the spirit of God’s law
Many people view God’s law as a list of “dos and don’ts.” But the story of Ruth reveals a bigger perspective on God’s instructions. Join us as we discover the difference between being good and being changed!
Facing The Impossible
In 2008, house values were tumbling in the United Kingdom. But 2 weeks after my husband and I put our home of 40 years on the market, a buyer offered us a good price and we agreed to a sale. Soon our builders started work on the house I had inherited, which would be our new home. But a few days before the sale of our old home was finalized, our buyer pulled out. We were devastated. Now we owned two properties—one whose value was tumbling rapidly, and the other a virtual ruin that we could neither sell nor move into.…
Let’s gather around the table to study the life of Ruth
Sometimes loving God with all your heart looks a lot like you’re “breaking the rules”! Join our special guest Carolyn Custis James as we continue our series on the life of Ruth and explore those times when it seems like the letter of the law is in conflict with the spirit of the law.
