http://zamagazine.org Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:00:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://zamagazine.org/topic/one-way-jesus/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/one-way-jesus/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:00:30 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=283 let's get one thing straight in a culture where people are supposed to be accepting of other people's views, do christians really have the right to say that Jesus is the only way to God?]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/one-way-jesus/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/christianese/peace/ http://zamagazine.org/christianese/peace/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:59:33 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=284 where does real peace come from? in a world that's full of war, terrorism, and crime, everyone longs for peace. but what do they mean by that, and does it last? we'll look to the bible for answers about peace.]]> http://zamagazine.org/christianese/peace/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-beatitudes-hunger-and-thirst/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-beatitudes-hunger-and-thirst/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:58:19 +0000 Buzz Schellhammer http://zamagazine.org/?p=287 are you hungry for the "right" stuff? buzz examines the fourth beatitude, which says you are blessed when you hunger and thirst. if you hunger and thirst for the right stuff, it will be given to you through the grace of Jesus.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-beatitudes-hunger-and-thirst/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/why-give-thanks/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/why-give-thanks/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:00:58 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=280 reasons why to thank God as much as possible throughout the bible, men and women thanked God in the midsts of their victories and defeats. the charge to show gratitude certainly applies to christians today, but why is this so important?]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/why-give-thanks/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/fortresses-and-retreating/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/fortresses-and-retreating/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:59:43 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=281 God equips you for battle, but He's your refuge too the new testament depiction of spiritual warfare is that of a constant offensive. but, if we go back to the psalms, we realize another important truth. God is there, standing tall as our fortress.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/fortresses-and-retreating/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-beatitudes-the-meek/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-beatitudes-the-meek/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:58:48 +0000 Buzz Schellhammer http://zamagazine.org/?p=278 meekness is being a gentleman in the third of seven series, buzz discusses the call of Jesus to become mild-hearted, gentle, and to submit to God by following His will for your life.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-beatitudes-the-meek/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/spiritual-health/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/spiritual-health/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:22 +0000 Matt Earley http://zamagazine.org/?p=276 have you had your check-up lately? people can be pretty good at maintaining their physical health - they'll work out, they'll maybe watch their diets, and they'll do their annual physicals. but how often do we check up on our spiritual selves?]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/spiritual-health/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/analogy/just-coffee-and-a-muffin/ http://zamagazine.org/analogy/just-coffee-and-a-muffin/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:59:01 +0000 Nichole Wilson http://zamagazine.org/?p=277 you know the truth. will you share it? in her za magazine debut, nichole relates her revelation at a caribou coffee to an important truth: people are sinning and dying all around us, and we choose to remain silent.]]> http://zamagazine.org/analogy/just-coffee-and-a-muffin/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/analogy/tripping-blind-people/ http://zamagazine.org/analogy/tripping-blind-people/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:58:47 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=279 you wouldn't be that mean if you took it literally brendan finds a verse packed with meaning, buried in a part of the bible that not a lot of people read. would you shout at a deaf guy or trip a blind girl? then why do christians abuse non-christians?]]> http://zamagazine.org/analogy/tripping-blind-people/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/graphics/desktop-wallpaper-death-to-life/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/graphics/desktop-wallpaper-death-to-life/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:00:20 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=275 http://zamagazine.org/blog/graphics/desktop-wallpaper-death-to-life/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/promises-to-believe/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/promises-to-believe/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:00:49 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=272 have faith in what is true the bible is full of promises for us, things we can have faith in and believe in. brendan looks at some of the broader ones, ones that get us to God, get us through life, and point us towards heaven.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/promises-to-believe/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/us-before-salvation/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/us-before-salvation/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:59:18 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=273 were we really all that bad? not all of us are serial killers, and so it's tough for us to see ourselves as bad people. but if we don't we cheapen God's love. change your perspective to see how God sees/saw you.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/us-before-salvation/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-beatitudes-they-who-mourn/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-beatitudes-they-who-mourn/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:58:20 +0000 Buzz Schellhammer http://zamagazine.org/?p=271 God likes sorrow? Not exactly. buzz discusses this beatitude, the second of the seven, and explores some of the words and concepts behind it. the reasons for pious sorrow and how Jesus will comfort that sorrow are revealed.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-beatitudes-they-who-mourn/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/hunger/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/hunger/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:00:24 +0000 Matt Earley http://zamagazine.org/?p=268 what are you hungry for? matt examines the powerful connections between physical hunger and spiritual hunger, and encourages us to get hungry and seek food for our starving selves.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/hunger/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-beatitudes-the-poor-in-spirit/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-beatitudes-the-poor-in-spirit/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:59:28 +0000 Buzz Schellhammer http://zamagazine.org/?p=263 the poor should be happy Jesus calls those who are poor in spirit blessed in the first Beatitude. find out what it means to be poor in spirit and why it is such a desired condition, as buzz discusses the first in the series.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-beatitudes-the-poor-in-spirit/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/narrative/two-men-in-the-woods/ http://zamagazine.org/narrative/two-men-in-the-woods/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:58:46 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=269 trees glorify God better than we do the man returned to the woods, this time with a friend. not knowing what to expect, he stumbled into a lesson about the glory of God and the shortcoming of man.]]> http://zamagazine.org/narrative/two-men-in-the-woods/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-or-possibly-a-discussion-question-sex-sells/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-or-possibly-a-discussion-question-sex-sells/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:00:32 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=217 http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-or-possibly-a-discussion-question-sex-sells/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-god-well-never-know/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-god-well-never-know/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:00:26 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=264 don't take who He is for granted we've heard a lot of things about God - who He is and what He's done. but what if God was different? in studying this question, our gratefulness to God definitely increases.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/the-god-well-never-know/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/narrative/a-man-in-the-woods/ http://zamagazine.org/narrative/a-man-in-the-woods/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:59:49 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=5 a lesson in faith the debut of a new genre for za: narrative. for a certain Christian man, trips into the woods are often trips to find and learn about God. this time was no exception - the man learns about walking by faith.]]> http://zamagazine.org/narrative/a-man-in-the-woods/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/prosperity-theology-part/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/prosperity-theology-part/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:58:59 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=267 general issues and concerns with the doctrine now that we've examined both sides of the prosperity gospel in terms of Biblical proof texts, brendan examines some critiques of the doctrine in both theory and practice. ]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/prosperity-theology-part/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-pet-peeves-about-worship-leaders/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-pet-peeves-about-worship-leaders/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:00:59 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=262 http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-pet-peeves-about-worship-leaders/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/christianese/worship/ http://zamagazine.org/christianese/worship/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:00:47 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=252 reverence, veneration, prostration, ministry...all about God worship...is it a 25-30 minute music set on sunday mornings? is it more than that - the service itself? is it more than that - our entire lives? brendan explores the english and greek words for worship.]]> http://zamagazine.org/christianese/worship/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/analogy/the-ways-of-god/ http://zamagazine.org/analogy/the-ways-of-god/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:59:53 +0000 Buzz Schellhammer http://zamagazine.org/?p=243 one way...Jesus God wants us on the path to Him, living as He did. what does this mean? buzz lays it out using david's exquisite work in psalm 25.]]> http://zamagazine.org/analogy/the-ways-of-god/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/prosperity-theology-part-2/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/prosperity-theology-part-2/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:58:30 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=253 the other side: physical circumstances don't matter brendan looks at some of the arguments against prosperity theology and for the theology of enough: not wanting to be neither rich or poor, but being content in all situations.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/prosperity-theology-part-2/feed/