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Is it ok for a Christian to party?
Whether or not Christians can “party” depends on what you mean by the term. To some people, “partying” might mean relaxing with a group of friends or celebrating special occasions with one another. This may include games, food and drink, and music. It would be characterized by good clean fun. To other people, “partying” may [...]
Abba Father
By Trevor Shockey, 20, Indiana USA Abba Father! Come rest Your feet on the earth Come find Your home in our hearts Reside in us Abide in us We will abide in You Abba Father Creator God Your love is deeper than the sea You sent Your only Son for me Abba Father I love [...]
A Sure Salvation
A story is told that Queen Victoria of the UK was deeply moved during a church service. Afterward, she asked her chaplain, “Can one be absolutely sure in this life of eternal safety?” He did not have an answer. But an evangelist named John Townsend heard about the Queen’s question, and after much prayer he sent her a note: “With trembling hands, but heartfelt love, and because I know that we can be absolutely sure now of our eternal life in the Home that Jesus went to prepare, may I ask your Most Gracious Majesty to read the following passages of Scripture: John 3:16; Romans 10:9-10?”
Abba Father
By Trevor Shockey, 20, Indiana USA Abba Father! Come rest Your feet on the earth Come find Your home in our hearts Reside in us Abide in us We will abide in You Abba Father Creator God Your love is deeper than the sea You sent Your only Son for me Abba Father I love [...]
A Nepali Lady and My Grandmother
By Eugene Seah, 23, Singapore As we sat around the fire keeping ourselves warm on a wintry Nepali dawn, my Nepalese friends shared the gospel with the lady who was toasting our breakfast. She replied, “If by believing in your God I can don’t work, then I’ll believe!” How would you respond to that? Personally, [...]
A Nepali Lady and My Grandmother
By Eugene Seah, 23, Singapore As we sat around the fire keeping ourselves warm on a wintry Nepali dawn, my Nepalese friends shared the gospel with the lady who was toasting our breakfast. She replied, “If by believing in your God I can don’t work, then I’ll believe!” How would you respond to that? Personally, [...]
Is it ok if I’m Christian and have a tattoo?
Tattoos are remarkably popular right now. In the past in the West, they were viewed as desirable only within limited social groups like soldiers, sailors, gang members, and bikers. Acceptance was generally confined to males of lower economic classes, For professionals or women they would be unthinkable. There are a number of cultural and religious [...]
Is it ok if I’m Christian and have a tattoo?
Tattoos are remarkably popular right now. In the past in the West, they were viewed as desirable only within limited social groups like soldiers, sailors, gang members, and bikers. Acceptance was generally confined to males of lower economic classes, For professionals or women they would be unthinkable. There are a number of cultural and religious [...]
The Father’s Love
By Isaac Tan, 20, Singapore All the world is distracting and youth are but the most distracted people. Constantly plagued with material pursuits and mindless partying, it really questions the values to which most young people live by. However, even with the adverse consequences evidently flashed out in all these things, they choose to revel [...]
The Father’s Love
By Isaac Tan, 20, Singapore All the world is distracting and youth are but the most distracted people. Constantly plagued with material pursuits and mindless partying, it really questions the values to which most young people live by. However, even with the adverse consequences evidently flashed out in all these things, they choose to revel [...]
Faith
By Bharathy Singaravel, 20, India “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” —Hebrews 11:1 This verse helped me understand the essence of what faith is. It is in stark contrast with the popular saying that “seeing is believing”—a belief which I have unwittingly adopted. [...]
What Is True Forgiveness?
Forgiveness is one of the most misunderstood subjects in the Bible. In this except of his book Forgiveness, author Gary Inrig shares insights from Scripture to help those who are wrestling with the inability or unwillingness to forgive or to admit the need to be forgiven. Discover how you can develop a heart of true forgiveness when you rely on God’s power rather than your emotions in dealing with situations of offense.
Essence of Death
By Julian Abraham Chua, 20, Singapore Death is often associated with the idea of losing. It is especially harder to swallow when it occurs to someone who passes on at a young age. From the perception of the living, it is often a waste to go so young when life has just begun. It is [...]
Always Preparing
While my son was home for an extended visit, he knocked on my office door one morning and asked me what I was doing. “I’m preparing for Sunday school,” I told him. Then, thinking about all the time I spend in my office, I said, “It seems like I’m always preparing for something.”
Essence of Death
By Julian Abraham Chua, 20, Singapore Death is often associated with the idea of losing. It is especially harder to swallow when it occurs to someone who passes on at a young age. From the perception of the living, it is often a waste to go so young when life has just begun. It is [...]
