Are Natural Disasters Punishment for Wicked Living?
During every hurricane season without fail, I’ll hear someone say something to the following effect: “It’s no wonder we are having so many devastating storms; God is demonstrating His great displeasure at the fact that people have become so wicked.” The sad part is that most of the people who say such things are very sincere Christians who actually believe what they are saying to be true. However, such uninformed conjecture is about as far from the truth as it can get.
You see, there are three main problems with the presumption that God uses natural disasters to punish humans for …
The Da Vinci Code: What can Christians Learn from it?
When Dan Brown’s book was first released, most of us yawned and thought, “Another one of those.” We’ve seen many books that “bash” Christianity on the market and of course snippets about Madonna’s latest publicity stunts.
Publicity is a “band wagon,” whether you take a stand for or against any Christian issue. The need for thought provoking entertainment that “pushes the envelope” of morality is far greater than the supply.
So what can Roman Catholics and other Christians learn or gain from all this? Would any other religion put up with this? In fact, this kind of entertainment might cause serious violence, …
Power of Intercessory Prayer
Not every Christian can just sit down after coming back from work and think of praying for others. Intercessory Prayer and its amazing power of God’s grace are greatly dismissed in this culture of egotism and independence. Our American culture have confused how communities of Christians should regard one another. It is truly disheartening to see Christians forget the spiritual and emotionals needs of their fellow brothers and sisters and not pray for them. God desired us to lift one another’s burdens to him, not just our own. Just as Jesus has prayed for his disciples and the world, we …
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