Famous Christians

This entry was written on Jan 09, 2010 by our Christian Guru

We all know of famous Christians like Mother Teresa and Billy Graham. But there are many other famous and successful people who are Christian that you may not know about. This is not to say that only famous Christians are important. But sometimes it's helpful to see the array of people who believe in Jesus and follow His way. So here are a few Christians you may not suspect:

Dave Mustaine, lead singer of Megadeth

J.R. R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings books

Robert Duvall, actor

Gary Cooper, actor

Jim Caviezel, actor

Anne Rice, author

Cyndi Lauper, singer

There's quite an interesting list of famous Christians, even if they are no longer practicing, here: http://www.adherents.com/adh_fam.html

John Woo, director

Shake the Dust Off Your Feet

As we can read in Mark 6:7-13, just because we are doing the right thing and what Jesus wants us to do, does not mean everyone will want to hear it. Doing the will of God does not necessarily equal earthly success. Not everyone listened to Jesus or the apostles when they were here; likewise, not everyone will listen or understand when you do the will of God, either. We have to give up on worrying about results and simply focus of living out the orders of the Master.

Famous Christians

This entry was written on Jan 09, 2010 by our Christian Guru Amber Rollins

We all know of famous Christians like Mother Teresa and Billy Graham. But there are many other famous and successful people who are Christian that you may not know about. This is not to say that only famous Christians are important. But sometimes it's helpful to see the array of people who believe in Jesus and follow His way. So here are a few Christians you may not suspect:

Dave Mustaine, lead singer of Megadeth

J.R. R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings books

Robert Duvall, actor

Gary Cooper, actor

Jim Caviezel, actor

Anne Rice, author

Cyndi Lauper, singer

There's quite an interesting list of famous Christians, even if they are no longer practicing, here: http://www.adherents.com/adh_fam.html

John Woo, director

The Heaven Workout Program

Christians can sometimes become confused and despairing when bad things happen to them or people they care about. They see it as punishment or feel that if they had had more faith or been better Christians, these things never would have happened. Some even give up believing.

A better way to see trials in our lives is as a kind of spiritual workout. You don’t expect to do a double-gainer off the diving board or take on the heavyweight champ of the world without practice, do you? Neither should we expect to go to Heaven without practice here on earth. The whole of our lives here is a workout to get our spiritual muscles ready for the afterlife. We can’t stop bad things from happening, but we can control how we react to them. It’s all right to feel sad or angry or frustrated. But a Christian must ultimately choose to act in a Christ-like way, and by doing so, give glory to the Father and prepare ourselves for our lives in the world to come.

Happy New Year 2010

This entry was written on Jan 02, 2010 by our Christian Guru Amber Rollins

Here's to everyone having a happy, blessed and peaceful 2010. Remember to always keep your eyes on Christ and make a resolution to always strive to bring Christ to others.

Saint of the Day: Saint Josephine Bakhita

Saint Josephina Bakhita was born in Daurfur, Sudan. She was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery. She was passed from hand to hand until she ended up with an agent of the Italian consul, Callisto Legnani. He treated her well, and when he began making plans to go back to Italy, Josephine asked to go with him. She became a nanny, then a Catholic, and eventually started serving with the Canossian Daughters of Charity. In 1893, she joined the order. She didn't do big, glamorous things, but all the things everyone does: cooking, sewing, cleaning, sweeping. She prayed in the chapel for others, and for the conversion of her family, and treated all kindly. People like to confide in her, because they could trust her. Josephine stayed cheerful and grateful for all God had given her until her death, and was canonized as a saint in 2000.

Happy New Year 2010

This entry was written on Jan 02, 2010 by our Christian Guru

Here's to everyone having a happy, blessed and peaceful 2010. Remember to always keep your eyes on Christ and make a resolution to always strive to bring Christ to others.

Who Wants to Be a Saintly Millionaire?

If you're looking for a fun, Bible-based trivia game to play, head over to Cross Daily and play their online "Who Wants to Be a Saintly Millionaire?" You get trivia questions, two lifelines, and the Scripture reference for each correct answer The game is free and you don't even have to register, although I bet Cross Walk would appreciate it if you did.

Who Wants to Be a Saintly Millionaire?

http://www.crossdaily.com/trivia/millionquestion.php3

Every Day is a Battle

This entry was written on Dec 30, 2009 by our Christian Guru Amber Rollins

Sometimes it's hard to remember to pray because it seems like it's not very important. We get up, we go to school or work, we make breakfast, we take care of the kids, we clean. It can be the same routine day after day, and so our prayers may not seem to be very urgent.

But most people do remembe r to pray before important events, especially dangerous ones. If you were going into battle, you would remember to pray, wouldn't you? If you had to take on some huge obstacle or about to embark on some risky endeavor, you would remember to pray.

Therefore, it's good to keep in mind that every day IS a battle. Although your surroundings may seem dull and prosaic, they are a battlefield on which you fight the good fight in the war between good and evil. You may not see it now, but it matters on an eternal scale which would blow your mind if you were totally aware of it. Nothing you do is unimportant.

Free Stuff for Christians: E-Sword

http://www.e-sword.net/index.html

E-Sword is an excellent Bible software developed by Rick Meyers. You can download different translations of the Bible, commentaries, and dictionaries. You can also find graphics, devotions, and "extras" such as "Sketches of Jewish Social Life" and other books. The software lets you do side-by-side comparison of different translations and has an integrated editor for making your own notes. Donations are highly appreciated, but there is no charge for the program or for most of the accompanying downloads. E-Sword only officially comes in a Windows version. However, you can get it run on a Mac by using the the Mac E-Sword download found here: http://www.whatisrazar.com/macesword/

Help for Haiti

I know everyone has heard about the horrible earthquake in Haiti. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. Please help Haiti in any way you can. Here is a list of some agencies providing relief:

American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/

Catholic Relief Services: http://crs.org/

CARE: http://www.care.org/

UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org/

Doctors Without Borders: http://doctorswithoutborders.org/

Project HOPE: http://www.projecthope.org/site/PageServer

United Way: http://www.liveunited.org/