A missionary legend is told that Boniface, an 8th century Christian missionary, once traveled to a German shrine hidden in the sacred forest of Thor, the god of thunder. When he realized that the nati...
Each September in the country of Malaysia Chinese people there celebrate the Mooncake Festival. It is observed a time when the moon is very bright and supposedly closer to the earth. The festival is f...
The word Easter goes back to Eastre, which was the Teutonic spring goddess for whom sacrifices were offered in April. This provoked the faithful to make sure the date of Easter Day could be moved. The...
In the Dec. 29, 2003 edition of his weblog, R. Albert Mohler talks about the Sermon on the Mount and its significance for Christians as they confront a pagan culture: "The Church is God's Christian co...
In the December 21, 2002 issue of World magazine, Gene Veith points out, "Critics of Christmas say that the Christian holiday is nothing more than the old pagan celebration of the winter solstice. . ....
Trick or Treat The modern custom of "Trick or Treat" began in Ireland hundreds of years ago. A group of farmers went from house to house begging food for the village Halloween festivities in the name ...
When H.M. Stanley went to Africa in 1871 to find and report on David Livingstone, he spent several months in the missionary's company, carefully observing the man and his work....
When H.M. Stanley went to Africa in 1871 to find and report on David Livingstone, he spent several months in the missionary's company, carefully observing the man and his work. Livingstone never sp...
In an isolated corner of Ghana in Africa they have a strange idea of guilt and atonement. They believe that guilt involves the whole community. If there is no atonement by someone, the whole community...
Because of her father's drinking problem, 11-year-old Mary Slessor was putting in twelve-hour shifts in the mills, helping her family pay its bills. She found she could prop books on her loom while wo...
One of the most popular Celtic bands in the world is Clannad. Their music has been featured in movies like Patriot Games and Last of the Mohicans. The lead singer with the distinctive, haunting voice ...
One of the most popular Celtic bands in the world is Clannad. Their music has been featured in movies like Patriot Games and Last of the Mohicans. The lead singer with the distinctive, haunting voi...
Here's an illustration from MovieMinistry.com based on the third installment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy: The Return of the King. The Big Idea: The hope of heaven is the death of fear. Scene Setu...
We live in exciting days of evangelistic possibilities. Like never before, people are searching for spiritual answers to meaningful, eternal questions. And though many of these answers are misguide...