Belief-O-Matic

Belief-O-Matic
A Personality quiz about your religious and spiritual beliefs
The top score on the list below represents the faith that Belief-O-Matic, in its less than infinite wisdom, thinks most closely matches your beliefs. However, even a score of 100% does not mean that your views are all shared by this faith, or vice versa.
Belief-O-Matic then lists [...]

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Alone in the Wilderness with God

Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” And the word of the LORD came to him: “Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by [...]

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Christian vs Christ Follower in Action

I have one final video in the Christian Mac vs PC parody series and this one goes a bit deeper than the ones that came before and will likely hit closer to home. As ultimately it is the price of discipleship or the efforts to avoid one’s responsibility that separates the “Christians” from the [...]

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Churchgoer vs Christian videos

If you enjoyed the previous set of  Christian Mac vs PC parody videos than here is a followup set of two pairs of videos which deals with the difference between merely attending Church on Sundays and living the Christian live throughout the week.  As before remember that it is a matter of the heart and [...]

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Christian vs Christ Follower videos

I just came across this interesting set of vidoes which us a pardy format of the Mac vs PC commericals to present the difference between a Christian and a Christ Follower.  I highly recommend watching them as they are sure to make you think and consider where you stand.  Just keep in mind that it [...]

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And also for your children

This past Sunday I attended a monthly Children Communion service at St. John’s, a Mercersburg United Church of Christ church in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. A few months ago I would have through the concept of a children’s communion service as being a bit strange and even questioned its soundness but that was also before I [...]

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God’s Underwear

Thus says the LORD to me, “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, and do not dip it in water.” So I bought a loincloth according to the word of the LORD, and put it around my waist. And the word of the LORD came to me a [...]

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Maundy Thursday reflections

The Maundy Thursday service at Wentz’s left me thinking about a few things. Pastor Tony’s sermon made some interesting points about washing. Starting with how as a child his mother would make him wash up before dinner and would always ask him two questions. First if he used water and then if [...]

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A Tom Sawyer Gospel Allegory

Most people do not consider Mark Twain’s writings to have much spiritual value, but I found an exception which even though could be an unintentional allegory. Like all allegories it is imperfect and breaks down if pushed too far as I mean by no means to promote Tom Sawyer as a Christ figure. [...]

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Fine Literature For Busy People

Fine literature and books that are worth reading is a touchy issue to bring up to a lot of people. People often confess with their lips that they value fine literature and books that are really worth reading yet their lives show that they do not value it enough to give it enough time [...]

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