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Say "No" to Sin

By Tom Sugimura

Saying “No” to sin requires the motivation to resist just as much as the skills to do so. Good morals require biblical foundations because morality can...

The Core of Christianity

The 7-day Christian can experience that abundance with the Savior's grace every day of the week. Christ offers us life after death and life after sin or...

The Way Down is the Way Up

By Tom Sugimura

Jesus did not become a man just so he could see what life was like on earth, but so that he could die for sinners on a cross and “give his life as a...

Building Better Communities

Every church can make the choice to inject all they do with compassion and grace, welcoming those that society might reject and supporting those who are...

Religious Confessions of British University Students

By Matthew Allen

Whatever impressions a person forms as a younger adult are likely to remain over the course of a lifetime. God send us wisdom to carry this...

"Event Horizon:" Conquering Hell

By Matthew Allen

Paul Anderson’s "Event Horizon" is a hard movie to watch, but from a Christian perspective it reminds us that Hell can only be defeated when someone goes...

Is That a "Cult?"

By Ken Chitwood

In popular parlance, the word “cult” is used to mark certain social groups as irregular, predatory, abusive, irrational, dangerous, and outside the...

Say "No" to Self-Importance

By Tom Sugimura

As Paul exhorted the Philippians, our shared identity in Christ forms the foundation of our unity. Our faith is more essential than the money or talents...

Right Turn Must Turn Right

For 7-day Christians, keeping our lives balanced can seem as hard and hazardous as riding a bike in traffic. Eyes straight, destination straight, forward...

Entering the Promised Land

Much has been made of the metaphor of the Israelites’ journey from Egypt to Canaan, and rightly so. It is a powerful story, in which the Hebrew people...

Satanic Panic, "Stranger Things 4" and the Dangers of...

By Matthew Allen

In summary, "Stranger Things," behind all its nostalgic razzle-dazzle, makes a powerful case against our prejudices, with all their dreadful power to...

Get Involved: An Interview with First Minister Givan

By Matthew Allen

We have a very clear view as to what is good for society, based upon the Scripture, which the Church has to take forward, not just franchise that...

What is a "Religious Experience?"

By Ken Chitwood

Claims of experience and testimonies are not only defined and shaped by social context. They are also employed as a means of authority or authorization...

How Jehovah's Witness Memorial Bread is Made and Used

In this installment of “Religion Behind the Scenes,” we’ll delve into how “Memorial Bread” is made and used in Witnesses tradition, but also into how...

Seven Days of Re-Creation

True change is a spiritual quest. It begins internally with God's vision for each of us, developing outwardly as God works in us and through us.

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