Psalm 143:10
“Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.”
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“The University of Phoenix of religions”? Prompted by The Daily Show host Jon Stewart’s recent remarks, Robin Russell explores why this is the common perception of United Methodism.
United Methodists are among more than 90 Christian clergy and laity who have signed a letter calling for church members to speak out against racially motivated attacks against President Obama. Heather Hahn of UMNS has the story.
Over the last few years, many Christians have tried to learn a little more about Islam to get a better grasp on recent events.
Sales of the Koran to American Christians jumped after 9-11, as people struggled to understand.
Beliefnet.com is a website which provides spiritual resources for all religions. There are resources for most Christian denominations as well as for Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, and Muslims. They even have resources for obscure and controversial religions like Shinto, Tao, and Scientology.
Recently Beliefnet has offered a two-part excerpt from a book titled Between Allah and Jesus, by Peter Kreeft.
This excerpt is an open discussion between a Muslim and a Christian of some of the differences between the faiths. If this is an area you have struggled with and wanted to learn more, I recommend reading these excerpts, and considering Mr. Kreeft's book as well.
I found the discussion fair, clear, and enlightening.
Last Updated on Friday, 28 May 2010 18:57
BEST POEM IN THE WORLD
Written by Mark Johnson
Tuesday, 25 May 2010 18:07
Sent in by Wanda Blair
I was shocked, confused, bewildered As I entered Heaven's door, Not by the beauty of it all, Nor the lights or its decor.
But it was the folks in Heaven Who made me sputter and gasp-- The thieves, the liars, the sinners, The alcoholics and the trash.
There stood the kid from seventh grade Who swiped my lunch money twice. Next to him was my old neighbor Who never said anything nice.
Herb, who I always thought Was rotting away in hell, Was sitting pretty on cloud nine, Looking incredibly well.
I nudged Jesus, 'What's the deal? I would love to hear Your take. How'd all these sinners get up here? God must've made a mistake.
'And why is everyone so quiet, So somber - give me a clue.' 'Hush, child,' He said, 'they're all in shock. No one thought they'd be seeing you.'
JUDGE NOT!!
Remember..Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.
Every saint has a PAST... Every sinner has a FUTURE!
Assumptions
Written by Mark Johnson
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 18:34
Like us sometimes, Elijah still doesn't get it. "He replied, ‘I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.'"
Do you know what Elijah assumed that we assume when we get to these places and we are afraid because of what the future holds? Elijah assumed that since he hadn't seen God doing much, God wasn't doing much. Elijah assumed that because he didn't see God acting, that God wasn't acting.
I am very proud to say that our last session of classes offered at Northgate UMC in Irving was a huge success. We had 9 people take the New Basic taught by Cathy Bell and Patti Martin. We did have two people take this class as a repeat to see what the changes offered and were very impressed and complementary of the changes. If it has been a long time since you have taken the Basic class, you might want to take an opportunity to retake it and see for yourself the differences.
We also offered Cultivate Christian Community lead by John Bodnar and Dan Roark. We had 8 in this class. We originally had 10 signed up for this class, but sadly two person’s had to drop out due to a death in the family.
Communicating
