Request: Fast growing "free church" with modern marketing. Some fundamentalist viewpoints are in critique (homosexuality as disease etc.). Many young people join.
giving Jesus an applause
Request: We do it in church. The intention is good, but I find it quite awkward.
pastoral visit
Request: after Christmas period, it’s time for visiting parishioners by priest in their houses.
Jews as God's chosen people
the status as a "chosen people" within Judaism does not preclude a belief that God has a relationship with other peoples -- wikipedia.
Kadampa Buddhism - New Kadampa Tradition
Request: There are quite a few of these centers around the place (including one a 5 minute walk from my home) and they seem to offer accessible teachings in a modern setting.
Jesus I Need You - Hillsong Worship
126,788,863 views on YouTube.
Book of Life
In Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the Book of Life is the book in which God records, or will record, the names of every person who is destined for Heaven and the world to come -- wikipedia
Italy Honors Mother Mary (YouTube short)
Request: as a Christmas present?
Hu as a name for God
Priority request: HU is an ancient name for God. It has been used for thousands of years as a prayer and sacred chant to attune oneself to the presence of God.
Arjuna
Request: He was a key figure in the Hindu epic Mahabharata and Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to him and he was able to see Krishna's true form.
T/F: Jesus died on the cross
described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, attested to by other ancient sources, and is considered an established historical event -- wikipedia.
Pieta, by William Adolphe Bouguereau
1876 oil on canvas depicting Mary holding the body of Jesus removed from the cross.
T/F: Jesus is God
Request: The Christian belief is that Jesus is God. Other belief systems say that believing that Jesus is God is simply idol worship and is not true. Testing this statement to see if this is true or false can better help us understand the Christian belief system.
Bede Griffiths
Request: A Christian Hindu monk. He is known for bringing a marriage between spirituality in the West and East. His teachings go beyond religion and talk about the universal spirituality.
Roman Breviary
Priority request. A liturgical book, it contains public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by bishops, priests, and deacons in the Divine Office (i.e., at the canonical hours, the Christians' daily prayer) -- wikipedia.