Finding God- Finding God in Religion

Finding God

Find God – When God is all around us, it should be easy to find Him? Right?

Maybe not. Depends on where we look. The attitude with which we try to find Him. All sorts of things can – and do – get in the way of us finding God.
This category is all about those things. Stuff to watch out for. Some will help us find God. Others are warnings that maybe we’re going down the wrong path.

The Bible tells us quite a bit about God. And yet, it can’t tell us everything. In large part that’s because we can’t begin to understand Him. So for now, the best we can do is to follow the path set for us in the Bible. The one Jesus gives us. Jesus says He is the way to the Father. So why not take advantage of what God Himself tells us in His book? That’s what we’ll try to do here.

What Is A Pop Tart Christian?

Contrary to what some seem to believe, there’s no such thing as a Pop Tart Christian. Strong and mature Christians do not simply pop out of the oven overnight. The fruit of the Spirit takes time to grow in a person. What Is A Pop Tart Christian? I read the ...
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What is religion? What do you think?

What is religion? The truth is, you don't even have to agree with me on what I say religion is when I use the word. You just need to understand what I mean. Then, you're free to agree or disagree with what I write about the possibilities of finding God ...
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How can I be angry at him? He’s dying.

How can I be angry at him? He's dying. At one level, this is the story of me and a dog. The little guy in the picture below. At a higher level, one specific man. But at it's core, it's about every person on the planet. Not as a group ...
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Is God loving or angry?

Is God loving or angry? There's no simple answer to the question. The complex answer is yes. Yes, God is love, and therefore God is loving. Incredibly loving. Loving in ways that we can't even understand. But yes, God is also angry. Can you really blame Him? Look what we ...
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What does it say when fewer than 50% of the people in America belong to a church?

The headline in Christianity Today is shocking: Gallup: Fewer Than Half of Americans Belong to a Church. How can that be when somewhere between 70-80% of the population claims to have some religious affiliation? Ultimately, what does istsay when fewer than 50% of the people in America belong to a ...
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What is religion really about?

Religion. The word generates lots of different emotional reactions. They run the whole spectrum from extreme love to extreme hate. But given all those emotions, what is religion really about? Do we even know? We know what it means to us, as individuals. But we each have our own view ...
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Finding God in religion can be hard. Really hard.

Just imagine each of the doors being an entry to one religion. Let's say Christianity. Open that door, and there's another set of doors where each door is a denomination. Then you see a third set of doors, where each of them is a conference. That's followed by yet another ...
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