Ted Haggard and How Evangelical Politics Helped End His Preaching Career

The whirlwind events of the Ted Haggard saga have been mind blowing to myself and other evangelical Christians. What can we learn from this? Simply that putting politics before our personal lives places us in perpetual danger.

Sexual Sin IS NOT Unforgivable: Apostles Series Article - Ministers Fall Victim

Neither were the many proven reports of Roman Catholic Priests buggering alter boys. While I was an alter boy as a child ~ confessing with regularity to the ‘Sin of Masturbation’ ~ I never knew that some of God’s men ~ with the ‘Magic Fingers’ ~ did nasty things to naughty boys. LOL I never knew about Jesus either. I Knew About ‘The Law!’ What a shame?

Why Is There So Much Infertility Among Christians Who Are Supposed To Be Gods Children?

I got this question from a Christian lady who was worried about infertility among Christians.

Lighting Up the Darkness

The world is a volatile place -Today most parents' dearest wish is to provide our children a safe place to live in, in a safe world, but our innocence has been shattered. We are unwilling witnesses to a total breakdown of humanity. After all, what safer place could we possibly imagine then a one room school house in Pennsylvania Dutch Country?

Hades - The Greek Deity

In practically every religion practiced throughout time there is the concept of good and evil. In the case of Hades, the underworld was his domain but was he the embodiment of evil?

Hera - Greek Deity

Hera was a Greek deity of a different sort, one that displayed the tendency of the ancient Greeks to have a religious figure for everything they deemed significant.

Traditional American Values

Having recently been a candidate I was exposed to meeting a lot of different and interesting people. I made it a point to be honest with people about who I am what I believed in. Believe it or not the most negative responses I got were not about my having had deferred adjudication when I was 17, but rather my lack of religious belief. I was actually a bit shocked about the number of “looks” I got when I told people I am an atheist. Although people seemed to get over it pretty quickly after discussing my stand on religion and religious tolerance. But it was that initial “look” that really surprised me.

Diwali - The Festival of Lights

The festival of Diwali has to be witnessed to be believed. In India, in particular, it is a real family occasion combining worship, the giving of gifts and the preparation of special foods, much as Christmas is celebrated in Christian cultures.

What is Peace

Peace, an illusion or an attainable goal? Peace is something that everyone wants probably more than anything else. Yet since time began, this world has never known true peace. With all the technological advances that have profoundly changed the way we live, we still have not found a workable formula.

Make Your Bar Mitzvah A Big Hit with an Amazing Speech

Sometimes, an occasion calls for a more extensive commentary. Like a bar mitzvah speech. Or a candle-lighting poem. A father's words at his child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah can be very touching. An occasion such as this calls for a custom speech from Poems To Go.TV.

Six Helpful Tips On Writing A Good Article Or Sermon That Gets Results For God

Have you ever read so much that you just wish you could print it out and read it? Have you ever read so much that the person has not got enough time to read all they have written? Have you ever wanted to preach a sermon for an hour and a half and have most of your audience awake at the end? Have you ever wanted to write 2500 words and teach something really well? You can, you have the knowledge and the experience and all you need is a few tips from an accomplished preacher and writer and here they are just for you. This is for all of you who read and don't write on here, come on, come and join us!

Thanksgiving: Attitude of Gratitude Expressed in Loving Obedience

The United States has been blessed by our Great Creator God, the God of the Bible, the God of Israel. Do we show our appreciation?

Buddhism on the Rise in America

The American Religious Identity Survey reports a 170 percent rise in adherents among the various Buddhism schools from 1990 to 2000, and puts the 2004 total at 1.5 million adherents. Richard Seager, author of Buddhism in America, considers this 'a low reasonable number.' He believes Asian immigrants account for two-thirds of this total and converts about one-third. This makes Buddhism the country's fourth-largest religion after Christianity, Judaism and Islam.