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Why Are So Many Physicists Atheists? We know there are scientists who believe in God, and that includes even physicists! But most of the latter we hear about and who are in the celebrity category seem to be atheists. So it is interesting to ask why that is? What Do We Understand Faith Is For A Christian? This article discusses what it means to have real faith. It considers the implications of this for the lives of Christians. It also suggests some ways of coming to live in faith. What Is Faith For A Christian? This article discusses what it means to have real faith. It considers the implications of this for the lives of Christians. It also suggests some ways of coming to live in faith. Why The Enneagram Is A Threat To Christians An outline of the Enneagram system of personality types and its considerable dangers for Christians seeking to use it for supposed spiritual development. Why People Are Not Healed And How To Prevent It It too frequently happens that people are not healed when we pray with them. This article examines some of the possible cause and how they can be eliminated. Why Marriages Don’t Last A suggested analysis of factors at work within Western society which undermine the longer term viability of marriage. This includes aspects of the nature of society and the attitudes it creates. Why Does The Local Church Need A Healing Ministry? This article argues that healing is needed in the local church for a variety of reasons, including the need to use what God has made available to us and the fact that there is such a widespread need for healing. Moreover, it is argued that healing is a form of strengthening which we cannot Why Christianity Is Best Considers some of the fundamental reasons for the pre-eminence of Christianity, including some of the crucial grants which God has made to his people. Why And How Do We Need To Praise God? An encouragement to praise God in all circumstances, with all the teachings on this based directly on Scripture. Praise is seen as a crucial form of prayer, as something we need to do regularly, as a means of deliverance from evil and, not least, as God’s right. What Is Our Word Worth? An examination of the extent to which we imitate Jesus in keeping the word(s) we have given to others. Using Our Talents To Spread The Kingdom This article considers the way we use talents and abilities in furthering the kingdom God. “Talents” can be understood in a wider sense than money and may e regarded as determined by our genetic inheritance, while “abilities” may be seen as traits we develop. Yet both can be used to spread The Unpopular Conditions For Successful Marriage Looks at the real relationships ibn a successful marriage: real courtship, commitment, sexual self control and self denial for another’s sake. Teach Yourself Bible Study. Part II This develops use of the literary tools discussed in Part I and suggests various approaches in using them to study the Bible. All the tools from Part I are discussed Teach Yourself Bible Study. Part I The first of a two-part article on biblical self study, concentrating here mainly on the literary tools which are available for, ad which aid, self study. Are Our Emotions Our Servants Or Masters? An examination of the role and function of our emotions and how they can mislead us. Do We Have The Knowledge God Desires of Us? A consideration of what kinds of knowledge the christian needs of God. Considers the role of faith and knowledge and how knowledge of who and what God is can be improved. How Can We Deal With Hurts? This article discusses alternative ways in which the Christian can deal with hurts. Two methods are stressed: offering hurts up as a sacrifice; and "laying hurts off" on God, which is a kin to inner healing How Do We Control Unwanted Thoughts? This article seeks to develop Paul's idea that we should take every thought captive. It discusses ways of following this through for the christian today. How well Do You Know Your Emotions? This article examines our emotions and how they should be regarded. It looks at the examinations of our emotions and how their control can be seen as a forms of spiritual warefare. Is Love The Same As Emotion? This article looks at the difference between love and emotion. It examines love as essentially an act of the will and considers the exmple of Jesus, especially Jesus on the cross, so that the christian concept of love can be applied to modern day living. Is Your Tongue Controlled? This article looks at the way we control, or fail to control our speaking. It considers the cases of "tight tongued" people and those with "loose tongues" and the implications of each from a christian standpoint. Can We Grow To Be Like God? This article looks realistically at the call for Christians to be more like God. It considers what this means and how we can grow to achieve it. Faith: The Essential Virtue Looks at the importance of faith for the Christian. Not just faith in relation to salvation, but faith as an everyday principle of living and what this means. How Can We Improve Our Collective Praise Of God? This article looks at the importance of praise, especially from a collective viewpoint where a community or congregation is conceerned. It examines some beneficial methods and some practices which tend to undermine the objectives of praise. How Important are our Thoughts? This article consideers the importance of thoughts for the Christian. It looks at the way thoughts can wander and how we come to entertain unwelcome thoughts. Some suggestions on dealing with thoughts. Is It Correct To Speak One's Mind? This is a relatively short article which looks at the way we some speak and the justifications we make for sometimes saying things we ought not say. Role of truth is considerede. Is Praise Of God A Fruit Or A Sacrifice? Looks at the twin aspects of praise: as a sacrifice and a fruit. Concludes that these are both essentials parts of Christian living How And Why We Need To Praise God. this sees praise as essentially a form of prayer which must find expression in a christian's life. Considers aspects of praise and the battle against evil and praise as a right which god expects. Following the Spirit Considers the question of following the Holy Spirit in our lives as Jesus instructed. Looks at some of the problems and how to solve them. The Training Of Peter Part II Carrying forward Part I, this article looks at the nature and implications of total commitment to Jesus. It also considers the need for development of our personalities and the qualities of discipline and purity of heart.. The Training Of Peter Part I We are all different and therefore need to come to God in different ways. The training of peter by Jesus, however, has relevance for all of us and this article examines some aspects of that training. It examines the gradual approach which Jesus took and the buildup of his faith. Christianity Is Best There are many different Christian denominations but all preach the same essential messages about God: that he became man, that he grants power to his own people and that he lives among them and, through his Holy Spirit, actually within them. No other religion can claim these mind-bending truths. To Rhyme Or Not To Rhyme? This article is intended to be of use to beginners in writing poetry. It advises the writer to considers the potential poem as a whole and what it requires to help make it effective. It advises against writing in a particular style because it seems fashiobale to do that. Bringing God Alive This article is concern with that knowledge of God which come, not from books or sermans, but from our experience of God. It is concerned with the way in which faith can and does bring God alive for us and gives us a knowledge of him which far transcends any we get from books or other people. Who Lives Your Life? The title here poses a crucial set of questons for Christians. Do we actually live our lives as nonbelivers do, dictated to by the world and advertisers. Or does the Spirit live our lives, as Jesus indicated? If we have doubts, how can we begin to develop that kind of life? How Do You Write Poetry? this article offer the beginner in writing poetry some pointers. It consideres inspiration and perspiration, how to construct a poem and gives a couple of examples to illustrate points. I Did It God's Way Uses the song "I Did It My Way" as a way of examining our lives as Christians. Discusses three essentials for living God's way. Our Children and Advertisers Discusses the threat which advertising poses to the value which Chrisatians try to pass on to their children.. Discusses the objectives and philosophies of advertisers and thie implications for the maintenance of Christian values. How To Pray Discusses some of the fundamental principles and practices in the Christian's approach to prayer. Primarily for newish Christians but established ones should also get some benefit. Based on the premise that prayer is essentially talking., albiet to God. Can Christians be Capitalists? Begins with some fundamental economic principles but then moves on to discuss the morality, in Christian Terms, of the kind of economic system most people live under. Consideers how the powerful are market forces and contrasts these with the teachings of Jesus. Written by a professional economist. Meeting Jesus In Meditation Explains how to use the Bible for one of the most ancient approaches to Christian prayer: that of meditating on God's word. Concentrates mainly on the Gospels and how we meet Jesus in a very real sense in this way. A Change Of Priorities: Witness A witness of how one person came to find Christ after more than twenty years in the wilderness of doubt and disbelief. Being "born again" came after a three years explicit search for God, following the promise in Luke 11. 9, 10 that everyone who seeks will find. Medjugore, Signs And Wonders Looks at some of the aspects surrounding the claimed appearances of Mary, the mother of Jesus at Medjugore every evening since the late 1970's. Discusses them in relation to an article written by Francis Frangipane. Does IT Matter If The End Is Nigh? A discussion of the Second Coming and the End Times, the current predictions, whether anyone can be correct about this when even Paul was wrong. Following God Or The Advertisers? This examins some the effects on Christians from advertising, especially with regard to the attempts of advertisers and those who hire them to win over our minds. How much of what they want is contrary to Christian principles and morality? God's Revelation Through Nature Looks at some implication of Paul's reference to the work of God in nature in Romans 1 and argues that this is not evident to many people who do not believe in God. Rather, what such people need is a personal revelation of God, the experience of God in their lives. Then faith leads to more faith. Who Prays When You Pray? Looks at some often overlooked facts about praying. Ask how often is it that we pray when the Spirit should be praying through us. Consideres factors which affect our ability to allow the Spirit to establish our priorities in prayer and makes some helpful suggestions on dealing with problems. Why People Are Not Healed - And How To Prevent It Looks at some sets of the causes of why some people are not healed when we pray with them. Investigates these sets of causes and argues that understanding them will greatly increase effectiveness in praying with people for healing. How Healers Can Prevent Healing Looks at some frequently overlooked reasons why some people are not healed through prayer. Focuses on those who do the praying for healing. Considers several often heard statements and looks at what really lies behing them. Are They All Healed When You Pray? This article starts fom the fact that wwe all experience some failures when we pray with others for healing. It considers some of the most important causes for this and suggests remedies so that the proportion of healings increases. A Matter Of The End Being Nigh A discussion of the Second Coming: when is it due? and are we too preoccupied with this question? Might it detract us from more immediate concerns? Some say it is immient, but so thought Payl and he was wrong. Who knows except, as Jesus said, the father? Teach Yourself Bible Study Part II This article builds on the tools described in Part I and shows how they can be used, following the different levels of study described in Part I Teach Yourself bible Study Part I A guide to help Christians to deepen their knowledge and faith through self study of the Bible. Part I describes the various tools available for doing this. Part II shows how each can be used. Using Our Talents discusses some aspects of Jesus' parable of the talents. Distinquished between talents and abilities. Applies the parable to the life of contemporary christians Do We Live For Jesus In The Past Or The Present? Discusses some of the problems involved in really living for Jesus. Looks at the differences in time periods and their implications e.g. avoiding living in the past, but being aware of the immediate future in order to live effectively in the present. Can We Be Filled With The Spirit? Discusses some difficulties and implications from saying what wwe mean and meaning what we say. This is applied to our lives as Christians e.g. what exactly do we mean when we say we are "filled with the Spirit" and if we are filled, can we leak?

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