The Passion of the Christ

Distractions… “And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” Galatians 5:24 (ESV). What are the things that distract us from God’s best for us? John Calvin wrote “Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.” It’s the overwhelming distractions all around us called sin. Some call it the gray matter, some call it the dark flashes and it is the amusement that entertains and diverts one to a wider path in life. Here, Paul declares the…

The passion flower is a widely cultivated genus with historical significance, including its use as a medicine, it 's arguably tasty fruit, its wonderful fragrance, and its symbolic use within christianity and other religions. There are many uses to the passion flower, although it is currently not FDA approved as a medicine, it can still be used as an herbal remedy. In the past, passionflower was approved by the FDA as an ingredient in OTC sleep aids and sedative products. The FDA revoked the…

thankful that they brought me to church because I was able to find my faith and I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior at a young age. I really do not like to use the word religious when referring to myself because it often has a negative connotation, but I feel that a relationship with Christ is much more fitting to my situation. Making this personal decision to have a relationship with Christ has impacted my life tremendously, in such a positive way.…

Cross The word cross was introduced to English in the tenth century as the term for the instrument of the torturous execution of Christ gradually replacing rood, ultimately from Latin crux, via Old Irish cros. Originally, both rood and crux referred simply to any pole, the later shape associated with the term being based in church tradition, rather than etymology. The word can nowadays refer to the geometrical shape unrelated to its Christian significance from the fifteenth century. Cross forms…

During my visit to the metropolitan museum two of the painting that grabbed my attention were “The Lamentation” by Scipione Pulzone from 1593 and “The Penitent Magdalen” by Geroge de La Tour from ca. 1640. Scipione Pulzone is a famous painter of the late Italian Renaissance also known as II Gaetano. He was born in Rome, Italy c.1550 and died on February 1, 1598. His work “The lamentation” is a religious painting in nature done of oil in canvas that portrays a detailed scene from the Bible. In…

Hongkham is using her talent to help those around her. Through the program, her children are getting a nutritious meal as well as an education. She gets to help them grow up to be healthy children by doing what she loves: cooking. She has found a passion and is using it to make the world around her a better place to be in, just like the early disciples did in the Acts of the Apostles. The world has given her the opportunity to do what she loves in an environment that not only benefits her but…

transform the believer to have a great passion for the lost. When one is truly a Great Commission worshipper, he or she then has a great love for God,…

Nazareth was an author, a nun, a Christian, and most importantly (for the purpose of this discussion) a mystic. In her writing of early mystic literature, the Seven Steps of Love, she eloquently proses the ways in which a person can become one with Christ through a series of cyclical steps. By analyzing the techniques that mystic Beatrice of Nazareth utilizes in the Seven Steps of Love, I will expand upon broad topics discussed throughout…

2.3 Suffering in the New Testament Suffering in the New Testament has a positive connotation because its complete meaning comes from the suffering and death of Christ on the Cross. Jesus talks not only about suffering theoretically but through His endurance, completes the meaning of it. When Jesus talks about suffering and evil, it does not have origin from the Father, rather it is introduced by the enemy of this world who is Satan. “While everyone was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds…

pastors and ministry leaders as a call for Jesus Christ to be the center of every aspect of their “life and ministry and culture”. Piper biblically challenges pastors with his ministerial convictions as a pastor. The book is a call for those of us in leadership to step away from pleasing to Jesus pleasing and follow Him. There is certainly irony and sadness in the subtitle, “A Plea for Pastors to embrace Radical Ministry”. Dr. Piper’s passion is for pastors to follow God’s inerrant,…