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In the year 1285, there died in the Cistercian monastery at TerDoest, near Bruges, a Norwegian bishop named Thorfinn. He had never attracted particular attention and was soon forgotten. But over fifty years later, in the course of some building operations, his tomb in the Church was opened and it was reported that the remains…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Just as the star over Bethlehem called to and welcomed everyone to encounter the newborn Jesus, God today calls on the faithful to welcome everyone, creating safe, open spaces to find warmth and shelter, Pope Francis said. The star is in the sky not to remain distant and inaccessible, he said,…
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When man—male and female—abandoned the eternal truth that marriage is a sacred union joining body and soul with divine grace, human civilization began its decline. Marriage and the marital embrace between them, intended as a holy act for bonding and procreation, lost its sacredness. Until Christians embrace the sanctity of the one-flesh union as a…
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The scene is ancient Israel, which anticipates a messiah and a revolution more than a century and a half after the purification of the second Temple. The wife of a young family is mysteriously pregnant, and her husband is confused and overwhelmed. Late in the pregnancy, the two are commanded by the political powers-that-be to…
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The rapture of the Christian is a well known matter among believers around the world. It is sometimes referred to as the catching away. Jesus spoke of it in Matthew 24:37-42 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that…
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Why should you write articles for a Christian audience? Christians everywhere are looking for good Christian web content, and when you write quality articles, you help provide that content. When you write Christian articles, you are providing yourself and your web site with web exposure. And when you write articles, you increase your own web…
In Genesis God tests Abraham’s faith by telling him to offer up his son Isaac as a sacrifice (Gen 22:1-19). Abraham was faithful and God intervened at the last moment. This is a story most of us are familiar with and you might have noticed a similarity between this event and what God does through…
My best friend has the spiritual gift of prophecy. I may need to explain that a bit: Christian prophecy doesn’t have much to do with foretelling the future, although God can grant that if He wishes. It has much more to do with seeing the power of God at work in the world, envisioning the…
Though many people fall in debt, the Christians are rather uncomfortable with the idea of having debt. They feel that debt is unacceptable, even for essential uses as a mortgage or an automobile loan. However, there are some Christians who feel that debt incurred for day to day expenses is acceptable, as long as the…
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Christmas is the most mysterious holiday! Christians celebrate it all over the world. It is too special holiday as all the traditions were handled down from our grandparents and parents. From November nobody forgets that Christmas is coming. Colored lights decorate many town centers and shops and artificial snow painted on shop, cafe windows. In…