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The bondage of legalismOften time in our churches we hear the call “let’s pray for unity”, but have you ever asked yourself what exactly does that mean? I am afraid a lot of people confuse unity with sameness. If you look around there is hardly anything that is identical in God’s creation, so trying to make...

Debunking a myth  The saying goes: if you repeat a lie over and over again, people will come to believe it. Now, how many times have you heard “oh, our pastor is very strict, he holds the line a la Vicovu de Sus – otherwise, if it were not for him, people will get worse and worse, pretty much like most other...

A call for action – volunteers neededIn this increasingly narcissistic society of ours, where you see…“it’s all about me”, I would like to suggest a new and refreshing approach, a bold and radical vision that is …back to the basics. It does not take a lot of money, or a lot of time, just a little bit of...

Know thyselfCan we objectively look in the mirror and have a dialog with ourselves? Can we dare to probe deep inside and ask some thought-provoking questions? Who are we as a church, as a community, as an ethnic group? What is the “group psyche” and that one thing that stands out and defines us as a distinct...

The allure of pride Whether we realize or not, we as Christians, are in a constant spiritual battle. I have come to realize that probably the most difficult battle we are facing is the battle with ourselves, defeating our own pride. It is so much ingrained in our own carnality, and so much part of who we are, that we...

Certainty of salvation On one side there is legalism, that seems to imply that you have to do works to be saved, like the Pharisees. The problem with that is since, if you are able to earn your salvation by works, then, there is no need for Jesus’s sacrifice and atonement. This is a false doctrine, because no...