Introductory Rites

Introductory Rites

Christians are the largest religious group in the world, fueling the need to communicate Christian words and expressions in different languages. In 2015, there were 2.3 billion Christians in the world, which composed 31% of Earth’s human population. That’s a lot of people! The Bible—the most important book for Christians—has been translated from the original Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic to hundreds of other languages. Because of this, many Christian words, expressions, and common phrases have made their way around the world—however, the […]

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Bible

Spanish Christian Words for Religious Learners

Christians are the largest religious group in the world, fueling the need to communicate Christian words and expressions in different languages. In 2015, there were 2.3 billion Christians in the world, which composed 31% of Earth’s human population. That’s a lot of people! The Bible—the most important book for Christians—has been translated from the original Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic to hundreds of other languages. Because of this, many Christian words, expressions, and common phrases have made their way around the world—however, the […]

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Bible

Working Cross Denominationally & Culturally [Podcast #332]

When I was in youth group, I was told that the best way to share my faith was to wait for “God conversations,” which occurred when my friends started talking about God, the meaning of life, nature of the afterlife, etc. And that sort of worked, but as time has gone on and I have aged, those conversations happen less and less. Why? According to Kyle Beshears, it’s because more and more people are becoming apathetic regarding faith. A combination […]

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General

Before we proceed to Newman’s proof for the Immaculate Conception

we have to define original sin and what it means to be immaculately conceived. Adam and Eve were created by God with the same human nature as we were. However, they were given an additional grace by God that raised them up spiritually so that they could participate in God’s supernatural life. This is the lie in the devil’s temptation to Eve. He promised that if they ate the forbidden fruit they would be like God (Gen. 3:5). Adam and Eve were already […]

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Bible

In the beginning, Adam and Eve were both created sinless by God

Jesus is referred to in the Bible as the New Adam (1 Cor. 15:45), and Mary was referred to as the New Eve by two of the earliest Church Fathers (Justin Martyr and Irenaeus), along with one ancient ecclesiastical writer of great apologetical standing (Tertullian). Newman reasoned that Eve in the Garden of Eden must have been given the grace to resist the temptation of the devil. But rather than saying “no” to the devil’s offer, Eve played an active role by eating […]

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Bible

How expensive a camera do you need for good video?

The gear doesn’t matter, right? It’s a bit of cliché but that’s for good reason. We can end up using lack of gear as an excuse either for not creating something or explaining away someone else’s success. For a long time I’ve thought that while true, there were limits to this idea but thanks to this video from Think Media, I’m starting to think I might have been wrong. Maybe you don’t need an expensive camera to make a good […]

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Charity

Getting Started With Data Management

When I was in youth group, I was told that the best way to share my faith was to wait for “God conversations,” which occurred when my friends started talking about God, the meaning of life, nature of the afterlife, etc. And that sort of worked, but as time has gone on and I have aged, those conversations happen less and less. Why? According to Kyle Beshears, it’s because more and more people are becoming apathetic regarding faith. A combination […]

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General

Sharing and Privacy; Delayed Reaction

When I was in youth group, I was told that the best way to share my faith was to wait for “God conversations,” which occurred when my friends started talking about God, the meaning of life, nature of the afterlife, etc. And that sort of worked, but as time has gone on and I have aged, those conversations happen less and less. Why? According to Kyle Beshears, it’s because more and more people are becoming apathetic regarding faith. A combination […]

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Bible

Book Review: Apatheism by Kyle Beshears

When I was in youth group, I was told that the best way to share my faith was to wait for “God conversations,” which occurred when my friends started talking about God, the meaning of life, nature of the afterlife, etc. And that sort of worked, but as time has gone on and I have aged, those conversations happen less and less. Why? According to Kyle Beshears, it’s because more and more people are becoming apathetic regarding faith. A combination […]

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