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John Chau, missionary to the Sentinelese: martyr or madness?

...d news of Jesus to the Sentinelese people. After many years of preparation, about two weeks ago in late November, he succeeded in getting to the remote island via a fishing boat (which was illegal to visit under normal circumstances). But after a few attempts at making contact, he is believed to have been killed. The fishermen saw some tribespeople dragging Chau’s body across the beach, so it has been assumed that he is dead – and no one knows any differently to date. So in the strictest sense as the definition above, he may not be a martyr as he wasn’t necessarily killed because of his beliefs, as the tribespeople couldn’t even understand his preaching...

Hello

...  Hello, this is a blog that I've been intending to create for too long now. So today I finally decided to sit down and do it. I've been compiling notes and thoughts, and have been writing on topics I'm exploring and grappling with for well over a year now - maybe even two. And then I stuff them in a digital folder to gather dust, so to speak. A lot of the discussion and ideas from these notes have come from being active in an Apologetics group on Facebook, which has helped to wrestle out some points and subjects by having about 20+ different opinions thrown into the mix! I'm planning to cover some big topics in small parts over a period of time and post...

What does the word "Catholic" mean?

...wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. From here on we begin to see that the word “catholic” was used in reference to mean “orthodoxy” (the word “orthodox” means “right belief”) as opposed to the non-orthodox heretics who were then by definition not catholic as they were not ‘according to the whole’ which was, as Jude wrote, “the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 1:3). The Catholic Church, in its original and Apostolic sense, would have meant the entirety of the Body of Christ across the world, i.e., all the believers wherever they may be, rather than it being “universal” in the phy...

The Neuroscience Of Resisting Temptation

...to Him. Jesus says that He will give us rest because His “yoke is easy, and [His] burden is light” (Matthew 11:28,30). His commands shouldn’t be something that weighs us down, but rather give us life, and life to the full (John 10:10)! In a similar vein, Paul writes in Galatians 6:1–2 that we should help those who have fallen to temptation and to bear one another’s burdens so that we may fulfil the “Law of Christ”. For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome (1 John 5:3) Jesus Himself demonstrated perfect self-control, resisting every temptation (Hebrews 4:15). He did this not only to set...

Four Blood Moons and everyone loses their minds

...ddon, and Jesus will return to earth. Hagee planned a special televised event on Tuesday (April 15) on the Global Evangelism Television channel. But NASA does not consider tetrads as especially rare, saying in a statement that there will be eight sets of tetrads before the year 2100. The most unique thing about the upcoming tetrad is that they are visible from all or parts of the United States, NASA stated. (HuffPost) Harold Camping's (failed) billboard predictions If these are a sign for the Jewish nation - shouldn't it be visible in Israel, Jerusalem and the surrounding area? Or is it, as often these self-proclaimed prophets will have it, only an Am...

What is Contemplative Prayer?

...s is what Jesus instructed (and did: Luke 5:16)!   Matthew 6:6But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Psalms 62:1 For God alone my soul waits in silence;from him comes my salvation. Psalms 62:5For God alone my soul waits in silence,for my hope is from him. Isaiah 41:1Listen to me in silence, O coastlands;let the peoples renew their strength;let them approach, then let them speak;let us together draw near for judgment.   Let us not forget that the voice of God is not necessarily loud and dramatic, but a small, still vo...