When I think about it, I can recall every detail of that day.  I was in second period AP English, taking a test on a book we had just read.  It was my senior year of high school, and of all the things I had on my mind that morning, terrorism was certainly not one of them.  But as our principal came over the PA and announced that an attack had been made against the World Trade Center in New York City, I felt a sense of dread. I wondered if this was going to change the world as I knew it.

It's been eleven years.  Eleven isn't one of those landmark anniversaries like five and ten are.  When a decade has passed, it seems like people tend to get a bit more reflective.  I remember there were many events last year to mark the ten-year anniversary of 9/11.  But Eleven -- it's just not the same.  It doesn't have the same power or carry the same weight that a decade does.

I didn't realize the anniversary of 9/11 was coming up until yesterday.  I guess I kind of forgot about it, and asking around my workplace, it seemed I wasn't the only one.  It wasn't that we had forgotten the scenes -- the plane hitting the second tower, the towers collapsing, a firefighter carrying out a child covered in ash, a city full of people in suits and ties covered in dust, the rubble that marked the spot for years -- it was that we just simply didn't feel the impact of the anniversary as deeply as we used to. More Here...

By Roderick Evans

Pastors and other leaders need assistance, as does every Christian. Parishioners have to understand that their leaders are human while understanding that the calling upon their lives demands a greater level of sacrifice and service.

If parishioners have problems and struggles, their leaders will have them also. However, pastors and leaders have to overcome internal and external influences if they are to receive assistance.

In this post, we want to discuss the most common factors that hinder leaders from receiving help: pride, embarrassment, hopelessness, ministry security, and family. Until these influences are removed, leaders will continue to minister while they are in need of ministry. More Here...

A couple days ago I wrote a blog post about the Bible. I just wanted to clear the air a little bit because I don't want anyone to get the wrong idea about what I said or meant. I'm not  a great writer and I know my intentions are often lost when transferring from inside my brain to the world.

Before I get started, I really enjoyed the conversation, debate, argument, or whatever you want to call it. It shows me God is moving through people on Xanga, and the Bible is alive. I like talking about the Bible.

I want to give some context about who I am. I am conservative (though not fundamentalist) and orthodox when it comes to my faith. Let me take this one step further; to be orthodox means you follow the creeds -- Nicean Creed, Apostled Creed, Chalcadean Creed, etc. Most of the creeds basically say the same thing: I believe in God, Jesus, The virgin birth, He suffered, died and rose again, He's eventually coming back to judge us, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body* and life everlasting. This is greatly paraphrased from the Apostles Creed. I believe every one of the things in the creeds. More Here...

Good morning, readers!  It's Sunday, and for you this may be a day to sleep in, but for others it is a day to get up early and head to the local church.  Wherever you're at in life, we hope you'll be able to take time to visit your local church or watch a church service online.

Today at North Point Community Church, Andy Stanley is in part four of the series Future Family.  Some of us loved the way we were raised, but some of us not so much.  For all of us, we want our future family to be a step up from where we came from.  Join Andy as he takes us back to the drawing board for the sake of our future family.

North Point's services are streamed online live at 9:00am and 11:00am with rebroadcasts at 2:00pm, 6:00pm and 10:00pm (All times Eastern).  We hope you'll be able to join us for one of these services today!

If you enjoy the services at North Point, you should know that there are North Point Strategic Partner churches all across North America.  To find out if one is in your area, click here.

My boyfriend of six months and I have ended our relationship. We are both God-loving Christians and tried to live our lives that way. We weren't perfect and even submitted to temptation, but we were in love and felt, though we had things to get in order, our relationship was blessed.

Last week his mother, who is a minister, said that the spirit spoke and said that I was not the woman God had planned for him and that he would not meet her while we continued our relationship. He prayed about it and felt that he had heard God's confirmation on the word, so he broke up with me.

We are both very hurt and confused, but I think I am even more than he. I had been actively seeking God about our relationship and never heard what they heard. I also feel rejected, as though I am not good enough for this man of God, so what is wrong with me? More Here...