The Pendulum Swings…Both Ways

I suppose most have heard the news of the day regarding religion from these stories:

Protestants on verge of becoming minority in US

Evangelicals outnumber Catholics

So, what’s going on? The first article states:
“Immigration is playing a key role in shifting the religious balance in the United States, said Luis Lugo, director of the Pew Forum on Religion [...]

Lenten Reflection Week 4: Matthew 27:46

And about three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
This fourth saying of Christ from the cross is interesting in many ways. Two of which we will examine and reflect on for this fourth week of Lenten reflections.
“My God, [...]

Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons Fastest-Growing ‘Churches’ in U.S.

This article was written by Lillian Kwon for the Christian Post:
The two fastest-growing church bodies in the United States and Canada, according to a newly published report, are ones whose beliefs are known to conflict with traditional Christian teaching. 
Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, regarded by many Christians as cults, reported the largest [...]

Lenten Reflection Week 3: John 19:26-27

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
As we’ve seen the past two weeks, Jesus is extremely forgiving and merciful….and this [...]

The Doctrine of Universal Salvation also known as Apokatastasis

I came across an article that references the Roman Catholic Church as teaching this doctrine. The article seemed very slanted in it’s presetation of the facts, particularly when quoting the Catechism and John Paul II documents even our Catholic prayers.
I called upon my former Pastor to explain this to me in layman’s terms. Here is [...]

A New Forum

Check out an exciting new forum here.
Thanks Amber!

Public Policy Alert for Knights of Columbus in the U.S.

Congress considers transforming AIDS relief into a massive abortion program financed by U.S. taxpayers
ACTION:
A Congressional committee is about to take America’s overseas AIDS relief program and use it as a vehicle for population control and abortion promotion.  Knights are urged to write to their members of Congress (especially if they’re members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee) [...]

Lenten Reflection Week 2: Luke 23:43

He replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”
In this saying from the cross, Jesus assures a dying thief that he will be with Him in paradise today. What then is here for us to understand?
Some have used this verse as an argument against the necessity of [...]

Top 10 Parenting Tips Found In The 10 Commandments

I found this online, link to the whole article here:
10. “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods.”
Question for parents: Am I grateful for the life I have, the family I have, the home I have, and the faith I have?
Lesson for kids: On any given day, look for something in your life to be [...]