Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Christianity - General

Every person should understand the importance of a Christian home. Christian life is bi-directional with both vertical and horizontal relationships, where the vertical relationship is with God, and horizontal relationship is with fellow people around us. The cross also signifies these vertical and horizontal aspects. A Christian should have both vertical and horizontal relationships in his/her daily life. Both the vertical and horizontal relationships when properly maintained makes up a balanced Christian life.

This book is written for every Christians who have moved or about to move locally or internationally from his or her local habitat and desires to grow and be nurtured in the word of God. The idea about the book started when I find myself outside my country, exposed to a new and different culture, away from the watching eyes of my church, pastor and Christian friends. Moving to a different country or location is a frequent human experience. There are countless reasons people change location. These could be due to economic reasons: as a result of jobs or careers or for educational purposes;...

Every church has a unique culture that serves as the soil where its ministry occurs. A church's culture is the somewhat nebulous and complex blend of norms, beliefs, attitudes, traditions, and practices that define the congregation. The culture establishes the environment that often predetermines the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of God's Word within that body of believers. It influences a congregation's potential impact more than techniques, programs, or pragmatic changes.

Dirt Matters explains and illustrates the importance of church culture, connecting it to a simple analogy that...

Do you know me, or am I a stranger within?

When the Lord asked me this question, it changed my life forever. I heard Christians say there was nothing like intimacy with the Lord. I didn't understand what that meant. I asked spiritually mature Christians to instruct me in the ways of Lord so that I might know Him. They consistently said pray, study the Word, be obedient to the Word, and live a sanctified life. Thus began my pursuit of intimacy with the Lord. I made mistakes during my pursuit; I tried to know Christ through other Christians--big mistake. I decided to pray and study the...