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Christian Applications for Your iPhone

The Christian Colleges Blog just published a good list of Christian applications that can be used on your Iphone. According to their blog,

Christians don’t have to look too hard for excellent iPhone apps to help support their religious practice and lifestyle. The following apps include downloadable Bibles in a variety of translations, prayers and scriptures for both.

You definitely want to check this out if you have an Iphone. Click here to keep reading and get the entire list!

Re-Founding Fathers

By Johann Christoph Arnold

Many problems in our society will be solved when young men are willing to become good fathers. Of course, they can do this only if they have an example to follow. As fathers, we need to be the strongest role models for children, especially for our sons.

I loved my father. He had a tremendous sense of humor, but he also was strict and set boundaries which I didn't always appreciate at the time. I always knew he loved me. Once when I was eight or nine, I angered him so much that he threatened to punish me.  I looked up at him and, before I knew what I was doing, blurted out, "Papa, I'm really sorry. Do what you have to do-but I know you still love me." To my astonishment, he leaned down, put his arms around me and said with a tenderness that came from the bottom of his heart: "Christoph, I forgive you."

Like many fathers today, my father's work sometimes kept him away from home for long stretches. I remember as a five-year-old, if I refused to obey, all my mother needed to do was to show me his picture. "Your Papa wouldn't like it," she'd tell me, and I'd give in.

I felt very secure just being with my father. As a small boy I decided I wanted to be like him when I grew up. This relationship held me through hard times, even after his death. Now I want to pass this on to my children, grandchildren, and to all of you.

Fathers, if you love your wife and if you love your children, give them your time. Spending time together will give your family inner and emotional security. This is much more important than financial security. The Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral writes, "Many things can wait. Children cannot... To them we cannot say 'tomorrow.' Their name is today."

The love we show our children by giving them our time and attention can hold them in good stead even years down the road. As Dostoevsky reminds us in The Brothers Karamazov, "You must know that there is nothing higher and stronger and more wholesome for life in the future than some good memory, especially a memory of childhood, of home...For if a man has only one good memory left in his heart, even that may keep him from evil."

To be a father is to fulfill a noble vocation. But fatherhood is not for everyone: it is not for cowards or for those who are unsure of themselves. Once we become fathers, we remain fathers until we die. A true father must be a leader-a captain who guides his family's ship through perilous waters to safe shores, a general who rallies his troops to take on the daily battles.

On the other hand, a father should also model love and compassion. Jesus was not afraid to compare himself to a hen gathering her chicks. He also wept. These qualities belong to true manhood, and a true father will seek to embody them.

Finally, I believe even the best intentioned fathers will not be able to fulfill their task without finding a firm faith in God. When they do, our families and the entire country will be strengthened, because strong families form the backbone of our nation.

[Johann Christoph Arnold is a pastor and author of ten books, which are now available as free e-books at www.plough.com.]

Why Go To Church - Want to Know 13 Reasons?

by David Hopkins

It's not necessary to go to church in order to get saved and therefore go to heaven, but going to church still has very important benefits that can help improve your life and keep it in order.

Below are 13 reasons why we should attend church services on a regular basis.

1. Because it is an act of obedience to God and it honors the Lord’s Day. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (Ex. 20:8).

2. Because we need to belong to a community of faith that includes our brothers and sisters in Christ who are trying to live out the gospel just like we are.

3. Because we will benefit from being taught and led in worship by others, rather than always depending on ourselves to read and study the bible.

4. Because we need regular reminders of our standing in Christ, help in acknowledging and confessing our sins, and teaching about God's truth.

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God Told Me To Marry You

By Deb

Does the above statement sound familiar to you? Have you ever said that to someone? It seems to me that quite a number of Christians, especially women, are telling the opposite sex that God told them that he or she is supposed to be their husband or wife.

Well, I just want to put my "two cents" in on this subject and talk to the women. Girlfriend, God didn't tell you that the fine single brother in the tight suit, sitting on your left in the fifth row of the church is your future husband. I know, you have been watching and noticing him during Sunday services, prayer services, bible study, and you even noticed he was on the youth mentoring program. You're thinking to yourself, he would make a great father. After church, he always greets you with that perfect set of white teeth and that masculine hug and a "whiff" of his good smelling cologne and he always asks in that deep baritone voice "how you doing sister"? Right now, you are thinking, "Oh, I know he must want me."

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Are You On the 'Down Low?'

Too many Christians are pretending to be something they're not - non-Christians! They act like the world, they dress like the world and they never talk about God. Are you one of these people? Read on to identify those Christians living on the 'down low' and learn strategies to help you improve your public walk with Jesus!

Talking about God is not the easiest thing in the world. You know how it is - you're sitting there listening to your co-workers discuss world politics, current events and the unhappiness that seems so prevalent across the United States. And in your head pops a thought 'They need Jesus.' But, do you say it? Probably not.

Why don't we talk about God?

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Hello Everybody!

Hello Everybody!  This is an exciting day for Urban Christianz Ministries.  We have been up and running for about a year and a half now and have recently decided to transition our website to this new blog.  For those of you who don't know us, we are a Christian Ministry that feature articles, resources and advice for every day Christians experiencing contemporary problems.  In other words - we like to focus on real live problems that are common to us all.  Visit us to learn how to become closer to God (or get to know Him), accelerate your spiritual growth, have better relationships, discuss dating, marriage, or the ups and downs of being a teenager. We also dabble in politics, health and wellness and pretty much anything that can be discussed from a Christian perspective. 

We are very excited about this move to the Typepad blogging platform.  We feel this will make it much easier for you, the reader, to find articles by category, date or topic.  We also feel excited about being able to more intimately connect with our readers through your comments and emails.

Besides our home website, we also have three other blogs we'd like you to visit when you get a chance.  One Black Christian Woman's Perspective is a blog that reflects the personal spiritual insights of Urban Christianz's founder, Sonya C. Triggs.  She often blogs about relationships, spiritual growth and every day Christian Issues.  The Christian Singlez Blog deals directly with issues that single Christians face - the hows and whys of dating, what you should expect in a relationship and advice for those pursuing marriage.  And finally, Christian Therapy offers a Biblical perspective about common issues that we all face.

We're going to spend some time updating this blog with previous articles from the Urban Christianz Ministries archive and then we'll move forward with new articles, new information and new resources!

We invite you to visit us regularly, subscribe to get updates via email or RSS and, most importantly, let us know what you think!  Please comment or email Ms. Triggs (sonya@urbanchristianz.com) with your questions, concerns and especially your feedback about what has been written.  We look forward to hearing from you and getting to know you soon!

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