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Sharing Your Testimony: Your Faith Can Transform Another's Future

I just read an article promoting a new book by the Christian author and entrepreneur Mark Steele entitled Christianish. In this book, Steele discusses his belief that Christians often put on a false front to outsiders,…
The Ten Stages of Faith: Do These Apply to You?

I just finished reading a post entitled "Reality Church?" that lays out the steps the average Christian undergoes when growing in their faith, becoming comfortable at their church, and getting involved in ministries t…
How Can I Share My Faith With My Non-Religious Cousins?

Now that I spend the majority of the year in Buffalo, N.Y. for college, I've had the pleasant opportunity to visit my aunt, uncle, and younger cousins who live only ten minutes away from my campus very often. As a prac…
How Do You Teach Your Children God's Word?

For Christian parents, often the central goal of their lives is to pass on their faith in Jesus Christ to their children. This is often easier said than done. It's difficult to talk to small children about matters o…
How are You Being Christ-like at Work?

I've always been an avid reader and writer. Ever since I was little, I hoped to one day publish my own books. Over time, however, my interest turned to journalism. For me, this new interest in journalism is one of…
Going Through the Motions: When Religion Becomes More Important than Faith

One evening, I was leading a small discussion group on a retreat with other students at my college. In our group, we were discussing our personal faith journeys and how God has worked in our lives up until this point. …
Staying in Step With God, Despite Personal Struggles

(This is a slightly amended version of a talk I gave at a Newman Center retreat at college. I’d like to share it with the Revelife community.) Through the people who I’ve come to know during these 20 years of my life,…
Should Christians View Faith-Based Issues in Black and White or Shades of Gray?

I just received an e-mail from my college campus minister in which he answered a couple of theological questions that I had on my mind (those are topics for future blogs). Anyway, after offering his thoughts to these…
The Making of an "Idol" - Talent + Faith, or Talent Alone?

When I switched on the American Idol finale last night, I was convinced that Kris Allen was the underdog and Adam Lambert was going to take home the Idol title. But I was pleasantly surprised to hear that "humble Kri…
Spiritual Obesity - Do We Need a Workout Plan?

Observing people's meal choices at a restaurant never fails to amuse me. It's common to see patrons order a cheeseburger deluxe, followed by a chocolate fudge brownie...and to top it all off, their beverage of choice i…