Personal Narrative: Christian Centering

I became a Christian in 1982 while in high school. I had never attended church prior to Easter 1982. I found something interesting in the whole of the service and decided to read a Bible. The Bible made some sense to me. I had a few questions about some of the stuff that had happened and was given Evidence that Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell. Well that answered most of my questions. I was also given Mere Christianity which answered more questions. I felt convicted by the Holy Spirit and asked G-d to come into my life and forgive me of my sins.

Religious/Spiritual Identity(R): On any given day my own religious/spiritual identity hovers somewhere between atheist and agnostic. However, I was baptized and raised Catholic for the first eight years of my life and I went to church and Sunday school weekly. I made my first confession and communion through this church. When I was a little bit older my Mom decided to start taking us to a Presbyterian church. We went to this church less frequently than we used to go to the Catholic one, but my sister and I still attended a children’s bible study on Wednesday nights and went to services on Sundays with our mom. In addition to these religions, I am also fairly aware of how the Southern Baptist churches operate. In other words, I am familiar with

Being raised a Christian from the cradle, by my Mom, I do not have a light bulb moment when I found Jesus. I went blind at age four. Even at that age my Mom's Christian training had a deep affect on me, and my being blind drew me closer to God. However, my earthly Father blamed God and stopped walking with God. He became increasingly abusive. Eventually, in my twenties, my mother, sister, and I fled for our lives. The church we were attending, and I was baptized in, did not want to be involved with the three of us. Thus, we were in hiding without a church family, or the blessing of church services. We started doing our own Lords Supper at home, and I was chosen to lead at these services. Of course we studied the Bible, and I spent so much

“My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter jugment. For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body” (James 3: 1-2)

As believers today, we can learn lessons about managing the business affairs in the church.Pastors and leaders today should not attempt to carry all the duties of the church.It is vital that that the church seek for members within the church who exhibit different gifts and talents that are needed in the administration of the church. The organization of the church should be a top priority so as to not neglect a vital need. As followers of Jesus,we should have a willing

As the American public reels back and forth from the winds of political posturing and fundamental change, it seems that the values of our Christian faith are continually under attack or being disregarded in the public arena. There seems to be an underlying movement to remove Christianity from the eye of the public and an assault to marginalize Christian beliefs in order to change the mind of our nation to view Christianity as an antiquated religion that has no necessary reason to be part of the public affairs of our Nation.

As I lay awake in my comfy cot, I start having these nauseating pains. I scatter to the washroom and chunks fly everywhere. When awake I feel the cold stone floor underneath me. I reach beneath myself to hoist myself up, but all I felt was a puddle of slimy vomit.

Think of the best thing you have ever done, the thing that just makes you feel happy inside for doing it. Maybe you went on a mission trip and helped someone struggling in another country, or you secretly gave someone struggling some money to help them out, and you didn't do it for the recognition, or maybe you just did something as simple as making someone who was sad smile, and feel a little better. Regardless of what it is you made a big impact on that person or people. Some people do these things on their own, but if you are a Christian you probably did it because the Holy Spirit inside of you moved you to do it. The Holy Spirit, or also referred to as Christianity, is a powerful force that will always bring good to those who accept

I'm so glad to hear about these opportunities. however, I would really love some help. I have done research into Bethel before and my two main things are Bethel being a private 4 year and a Christian college. I am in fact a Christian the only thing is I'm very antsy about religion based colleges. Don't get me wrong I'm willing to go anywhere that best fits what I'm interested in and Bethel has a lot of it, But I can't really say I know how it works exactly. Do Christian schools incorporate religion into teaching? Or is it just mainly Christian teachers? I have a lot of questions on that aspect.

And, that knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed. Romans 13:11

This sometimes entails preaching a “hard word” and exploring how our Christian faith and understanding of the gospel intersects with commitments to human rights, economic justice, issues of war and violence, and other difficult topics. It is important in a faith community to recognize that even the earliest Christians did not shy away from difficult topics, nor did they agree on all issues, and as a result argued, debated, and negotiated in community.

I was raised in a Christian family. When I was two and a half years old, my grandma would read the Christian Bible to me. I had always like the Christian Bible. However, at thirteen, my spirit’s name called out to me. I learn that I was Laohg, but I did not understand what that really meant at the time. Before my fifteenth birthday, I was visited by Saint Michael the Archangel and was told to read and translate the Christian Bible, thus I started to really read and translate the Christian Bible, and I learned many things. However, when I turned seventeen, I was drawn to Pagan religions. I looked at many different religions and points of view at the time. After having visions of the beginning and of the end of the world, I started to accept

The thing that I have probably enjoyed the most as a deacon is the role of teaching, both in a formal Sunday setting and everyday informality. Theology and thinking about God has always been at the heart of my spirituality. I can always find myself available with a complicated answer to a simple question. My questions as a Christian came at an early age. I wanted to truly understand where I came from and why I was created. Searching for a spiritual place in my life has always intrigued me and I always had a gnawing feeling in my gut that my purpose was greater than myself.

As a man, brought up in a Christian family, surrounded by most Hindu and Buddhist faith friends, I faced various attractions of diverse religious, and cultural practices. Growing up, Nepali Christians were obliged to leave customs and traditions however it was merely social activities in nature not spiritual or religious. One of them is Christian giving up a custom of utilizing red powder when honoring someone in accomplishment. We were restrained entirely by Christian pastors and preacher to involve in such exercises. Every year, when I got honored from school in academic achievement, I entirely complied with an instruction from the church pastor. Later during my school age, I did quite to believe such values as scriptural teaching and began

As a spiritual leader appointed by the church (whether you are a Spiritual Parent, Associate Leader, Leader or Section Leader), you have the delegated authority to pray and speak into lives entrusted under your charge by using God’s word to bring about change and to lead. The purpose is not to enforce blind obedience, but to motivate, persuade or influence those under you to become who God wants them to be ; and to help them to embrace and live out the church’s vision and