According to a new study about generational beliefs, America “is at war with itself.” That’s how study author George Barna sums up what he calls “deeply troubling” results of the “American Worldview Inventory 2020,” released this week from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University. Read More
The influence of genuine Christianity, that is, the teaching of Jesus and his apostles, is waning not only in our culture but also among those who identify themselves as Christians. This is evident from the comment threads after articles on Church Leaders and other Christian websites and from posts on social media such as Facebook and Twitter. This study appears to confirm its fading influence.Most Americans Embrace Religion, Spirituality--Even Atheists
More U.S. adults say they are currently atheist or agnostic than who say they grew up that way, but faith and spirituality are present even among non-religious Americans, according to a new study. Read More
A finding of the study reported in the previous article may account for the findings of this study: "Millennials ...more likely to believe that having faith matters more than which faith they have."3 Reasons Evangelicals Shouldn’t Become Roman Catholic
The much-publicized “reversion” of former Christianity Today editor Mark Galli (he’d been baptized in the Roman Catholic Church as a child) quite naturally leads thoughtful sons and daughters of the Reformation to evaluate the biblical and theological support beams of their faith. After all, if someone who’d ascended to the summit of an evangelical magazine founded by Billy Graham finally decided the Protestant faith is somehow lacking, then what makes us think we stand on solid theological ground? Read More
The number of high profile Protestants who convert to Roman Catholicism is a trickle compared to the number of ordinary Roman Catholics who convert to Protestantism. I was involved in a new church plant in southeast Louisiana that had a number of former Roman Catholics in its congregation and was active in reaching out to Roman Catholics who were no longer attending Mass for one reason or another. One of the appeals of Protestantism is its Biblical view of grace and of salvation by faith alone in Christ alone.You Don’t Have to Do It All
The goal of life is not for us to “get it all done.” The goal is to be faithful. Our purpose is not to change the world in our lifetime, but to choose a few good works in the next 24 hours. Read More
When God Says No to Your Earnest Prayers
Have you ever prayed earnestly for something, only for God to say no? What should we do when God says no to our earnest prayers? Read More
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