Originally posted at PCPJ. Last week, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed receives his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. We’re very excited here at Pentecostals & Charismatics for Peace …
Source: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Abiy Ahmed Does “God’s Work” Through Peacemaking « Charismactivism
Many Christians think socialism is at odds with their faith. But Jesus taught (and the early church modeled) principles very much in line with socialist […]
There are over 2.3 Billion Christians in the world today, according to most polls. In the USA, approximately 65% of Americans identify as Christians, or […]
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Exploring Christian Traditions
Source: What does the New Year hold for Evangelicals? – Unsettled Christianity
Most Christians break one of the biggest rules of Biblical interpretation: Basing all of your theology on a single verse of scripture. That verse is […]
Source: 7 Examples Where God Forgives Sins Without Bloodshed | Keith Giles
The Netflix movie begins with the line “inspired by true events,” but it shows a huge number of things that never happened, from Cardinal Bergoglio offering his resignation in person to Benedict playing jazz piano.
Source: The Two Popes: What Actually Happened When Francis Met Benedict | Vanity Fair
In the New Testament, the theme of the descent of the divine Glory to earth continues, but in a radically different key; for, in Christian thought, God comes to dwell among human beings not merely in the awesome but intangible form of the Shekhinah, but as a concrete presence, a living man.
Thus, in the Gospel of Luke, when the angel of the annunciation tells Mary of the conception of Jesus in her womb, his language clearly recalls the cloud of darkness that used to attend the Lord’s entry into his house: ‘The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee … ’ (Luke 1:35). The Gospel of John proclaims that, in becoming flesh, the divine Son literally ‘tabernacled’ among us – ‘and we beheld his Glory, the Glory of the only begotten of the Father’ (John 1:14). Jesus likens himself to the Temple. And all three of the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) tell of Christ’s Transfiguration, when the Glory of his divinity briefly became visible through the veil of his humanity.
Bentley Hart, David. The Story of Christianity . Quercus Publishing. Kindle Edition.
Prophetic Christianity insists that faith must advocate for the vulnerable. To revive the heart of democracy, this nation needs a revolution of values.
Source: True Religious Faith Demands an Unwavering Rebuke of Trumpism | The Nation
St. John One: One 