By Yvette Shin

Christianity has an image problem. And at the center of it lies the Church.

Dan Kimball’s book, “They Like Jesus But Not the Church” states, rather bluntly, how emergent generations feel about the Church at large. Rather than simply state the obvious, Kimball carefully scrutinizes the problem, seeking input from friends and acquaintances outside the church community. He tactfully avoids pointing the finger (or giving the finger) to the Church, and offers explanations and solutions.

Haven or Hideout?

To many, the Church is a haven. But those too comfortable inside the protective bubble of the church community sometimes fail to venture out into the real world thereby creating a subculture replete with its own language, music and philosophy. Church can become a cliquish, exclusive entity, isolating itself from the world it was meant to serve. [read more]

By Miriam Elkomos Botros
A Christian is not someone who believes in Jesus Christ. Yes, you read that correctly. Believing in Jesus is the product of His grace. There is nothing that anyone can do to be Christian because everything has been done by Jesus. It if only through His grace that we are afforded the gift of being called His children.
But to believe in Him, we must first know Him. And so we’re presented with a difficult task: how can someone so limited comprehend an unlimited God? Is it possible …

By William Shin
The question is often raised: If God is good, why is there evil in the world? My answer is that there is evil in the world because God is good. Ironic you say? Let’s probe a little further into this paradox.
Take for instance, a hypothetical leader, say the corrupt dictator of an impoverished nation. This bad leader would control every single detail of the lives of the people, micromanaging them with oppressive, self-serving policies. Rebellion is not tolerated; the corrupt dictator will wipe out anyone who deviates from …

By John Park
There was a multitude of people from different social strata of Judea all huddled around an average looking guy. There was nothing exceptionally impressive about him. In fact, he was nothing more than a carpenter from a small town. Yet the atmosphere of the crowd was tense–mixed emotions of peace and desperation–but pervading all other feelings was hope.
In fact, surrounding this man from Galilee was a multitude of hopes. The sick came with a hope of being healed, the blind with the hope to see, and the deaf …

By Angela Chandracomar
“Why is this happening to her …and to me? Why is God so cruel?”—This was a question a close friend of mine asked the day after an emergency situation occurred to her grandma, whom she watched deteriorate for months after a late diagnosis of bone cancer.
Despite our efforts and unwavering faith along the pathways of our lives, we can’t help but ask ourselves how deserving we are of certain consequences. After coming to terms with my own spirituality, I had settled on a belief that each person was …