The Apostle John: His Three-fold Spiritual Identity (Jn. 21:20)

  Note By RaymondTheBrave:- The Apostle John is my favourite writer in the NT. Understanding our primary reward It is common to hear about sincere believers who are spiritually dry, disillusioned or burned out. How does this happen? It is by pursuing God and ministry with a wrong mindset. Renewal is within reach of any […]

List of World Religions and Faith Traditions

  Written by the world’s leading authorities on religion and spirituality. In the column below, 50 major religious traditions are listed. For each, Patheos offers thorough, peer-reviewed, encyclopedic information that helps readers understand its origins, history, beliefs, rituals, ethics, and community structures. Click on the name of a religion to read in-depth articles. Religion Adherents […]

Replacing Passive Love with Active Love (Mt. 5:43-48)

  Introduction In Matthew 5:21-48, Jesus spoke of six temptations that we must resist: anger (5:21-26), immorality (5:27-30), disregarding the sanctity of marriage (5:31-32), not keeping our commitments (5:33-37), retaliating (5:38-42), and being passive in our love to our enemies (5:43-47). By resisting these, we cultivate a vibrant spirit and function as salt and light […]

God’s Guidance for Christians in Conflict

  God’s Guidance for Christians in Conflict: Introduction This is one blog series I wish were completely unnecessary. I wish conflict among Christians were a relatively insignificant problem. I wish we who believe in Jesus could experience the unity he commended to us (John 17:20-24). I wish there wasn’t animosity within churches and denominations. But […]

Do not judge, lest you be judged yourselves

  Whereas it comes as no surprise that most Christians have at least one favourite verse of Scripture, it is somewhat startling to learn that most non-Christians have one as well. Even more fascinating than the fact that non-Christians have favourite passages of Scripture which they have committed to memory is the curious fact that in most cases it is the […]