Sojourning Child of God

Columns by David Ben-Ariel - Sojourning Child of God

A higher calling
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Now for the hard part - repentance and change. That's why we call it "conversion," and nobody ever said the quest for the Kingdom of God was going to be pretty.


Does God still heal people? Will he heal my AIDS?
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I cried out to God: "I don't know what to do. I know you can heal me, but what am I supposed to do for myself?" I also know AIDS has helped me to stay celibate, as the Bible prescribes for all singles.


Sheik Palazzi and the Apostle Paul
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Christian historians know Paul's ministry reached out to the new Gentile followers of the Jewish Jesus, but Paul did not write off Judaism as the religion of a bygone age.


God-given names
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It's not common, but neither is it unscriptural for God to give someone a new name on earth. We already know that God promises to give us each a new and unique name in His Kingdom.


Brokeback Mountain Blues: Thoughts of a celibate, gay Christian
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COMMENTARY: Writing from the depths of my struggles, as a celibate homosexual and a Christian, Brokeback Mountain forcibly brings all these tumultuous thoughts, tormenting conflicts of interest and personal struggles to the surface, surging like lava from


Does it make any difference which day we observe as Sabbath, as long as we keep one day in seven?
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Did God create the Sabbath only for the Jews?


Sneak preview of God's Kingdom!
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What will we look like in the resurrection? Do we go to Heaven or pray "Thy Kingdom Come?" Didn't Jesus say "the meek shall inherit the Earth?"


Why I no longer celebrate Christmas
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Should Christians celebrate Christmas? Can a pagan holiday be converted? Does it matter what God thinks?


Memories of Mama Evans
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How a loving Christian woman from the South touched so many lives in the North.


International House of Prayer for Jerusalem
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Christians, Jews and Muslims, descendants of Abraham the "father of many nations," are invited to cooperate in the construction of the long-awaited "House of Prayer for All Peoples."


We are God-beings in the making!
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Converted from carnal to divine? Transformed from fallen human to heavenly being? What exactly is the end result of our conversion process? What are we literally destined to become?


Scarlet Letter: a Christian with AIDS
God has finally found a way to keep me celibate.
I look past the stigma of being a Christian writer with AIDS, and make my offering. God promises that everything works together for good, for those of us who are called according to His wonderful purpose.