http://zamagazine.org Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:21:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://zamagazine.org/topic/understanding-good-friday/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/understanding-good-friday/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:06:27 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=703 an honest story of a contemplative day the first article in almost a year and much more personal than the usual here, brendan shares his first good friday as a working professional and presents the details about good friday that you might not know.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/understanding-good-friday/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/updates/were-a-year-old/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/updates/were-a-year-old/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:01:34 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=701 http://zamagazine.org/blog/updates/were-a-year-old/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/biblical-bling/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/biblical-bling/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 11:18:43 +0000 Nichole Wilson http://zamagazine.org/?p=680 are you wearing yours? a bride is often compared to the church, getting ready for the arrival of the groom. but what kind of jewelry do you put on to get ready? the book of proverbs has some answers.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/biblical-bling/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/christianese/lukewarm/ http://zamagazine.org/christianese/lukewarm/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 11:18:39 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=665 make a decision: hot or cold have you ever heard of the word 'lukewarm'? if not, then it's time to learn. if so, what does this mean to you? are you lukewarm? what does Jesus think of you? is there a way out?]]> http://zamagazine.org/christianese/lukewarm/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/commentary/john_18_2-4/ http://zamagazine.org/commentary/john_18_2-4/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 11:17:40 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=673 judas assembles the mob and finds Jesus in the first article in the new 'commentary' category of za, brendan looks over three verses in john 18 that show judas in full satanic influence. the boldness of Jesus also comes to light.]]> http://zamagazine.org/commentary/john_18_2-4/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-tony-dungy-visits-michael-vick/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-tony-dungy-visits-michael-vick/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 13:09:25 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=667 http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-tony-dungy-visits-michael-vick/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/discuss/discuss-christianity-and-artificial-intelligence/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/discuss/discuss-christianity-and-artificial-intelligence/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:00:28 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=662 http://zamagazine.org/blog/discuss/discuss-christianity-and-artificial-intelligence/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-atheism-rising/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-atheism-rising/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:53:07 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=659 http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-atheism-rising/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/personal/brendan/i-upset-a-friend-the-other-day/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/personal/brendan/i-upset-a-friend-the-other-day/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:50:02 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=655 http://zamagazine.org/blog/personal/brendan/i-upset-a-friend-the-other-day/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-changing-religion/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-changing-religion/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:44:19 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=653 http://zamagazine.org/blog/on-the-internet/on-the-internet-changing-religion/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/analogy/let-the-children-come-to-me/ http://zamagazine.org/analogy/let-the-children-come-to-me/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:59:12 +0000 Buzz Schellhammer http://zamagazine.org/?p=622 be like the little children what is it that makes children the greatest in the Kingdom of God? buzz examines the qualities put forth in the Gospel along with insight into how christians can be childlike.]]> http://zamagazine.org/analogy/let-the-children-come-to-me/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/christianese/tongues-a-spiritual-gift-part-2/ http://zamagazine.org/christianese/tongues-a-spiritual-gift-part-2/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:58:52 +0000 Matt Earley http://zamagazine.org/?p=619 nurture the gift matt concludes his series on the biblical gift of speaking in tongues by defining the purpose and function of it for the believer. he then gives tips on how to cultivate this gift in our lives.]]> http://zamagazine.org/christianese/tongues-a-spiritual-gift-part-2/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/kidron-valley/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/kidron-valley/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:58:17 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=626 there's more here than you'd think brendan goes deep on john 18:1, a seemingly inconspicuous verse. what can we learn about Jesus walking out of jerusalem, through the kidron valley, and into gethsemane? read on.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/kidron-valley/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/personal/brendan/do-you-lust-after-asphalt-and-paper/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/personal/brendan/do-you-lust-after-asphalt-and-paper/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:36:23 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=613 http://zamagazine.org/blog/personal/brendan/do-you-lust-after-asphalt-and-paper/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/missions-trip-mentality/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/missions-trip-mentality/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:00:42 +0000 Nichole Wilson http://zamagazine.org/?p=576 time to refocus many christians go on short-term mission trips. while great things happen during that week or two, what about when we go home? nichole answers with an answer that every christian should know.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/missions-trip-mentality/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/christianese/tongues-a-spiritual-gift-part-1/ http://zamagazine.org/christianese/tongues-a-spiritual-gift-part-1/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:59:24 +0000 Matt Earley http://zamagazine.org/?p=559 making sense of an important issue the topic of tongues can be a sensitive one, but it is very important. matt gives a scriptural introduction to this gift of the Holy Spirit: what it is, why it is, and where it comes from.]]> http://zamagazine.org/christianese/tongues-a-spiritual-gift-part-1/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/analogy/christian-facades/ http://zamagazine.org/analogy/christian-facades/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:58:47 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=566 the face should match the heart have you ever masked something on the inside for the sake of keeping the peace? or perhaps you wanted to hide something? the bible frowns on both, and brendan explains why.]]> http://zamagazine.org/analogy/christian-facades/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/personal/brendan/i-learned-a-lesson-about-islam/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/personal/brendan/i-learned-a-lesson-about-islam/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:49:25 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=492 http://zamagazine.org/blog/personal/brendan/i-learned-a-lesson-about-islam/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/eager-to-put-up-with-others/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/eager-to-put-up-with-others/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:00:41 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=514 a more challenging component of unity unity is one of those things that is often talked about but rarely fully realized. why is this? perhaps we have unrealistic expectations about what christian unity looks like.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/eager-to-put-up-with-others/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/beware-of-false-prophets/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/beware-of-false-prophets/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:59:57 +0000 Buzz Schellhammer http://zamagazine.org/?p=494 pray. consult. recognize. in a message about false prophets, buzz talks about how we can tell what is right and what is wrong, and how to avoid being duped into believing false teachings.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/beware-of-false-prophets/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/slippery-slope-part-3/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/slippery-slope-part-3/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:58:55 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=510 the bottom approaches brendan's in-depth study of 2 samuel 11 concludes as david completes the coverup of his adultery by having one of his best warriors killed. just how low has david sunk?]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/slippery-slope-part-3/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/personal/brendan/out-of-town-for-the-week/ http://zamagazine.org/blog/personal/brendan/out-of-town-for-the-week/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:28:39 +0000 Brendan Berkley http://zamagazine.org/?p=499 http://zamagazine.org/blog/personal/brendan/out-of-town-for-the-week/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/finding-love-in-the-right-place/ http://zamagazine.org/topic/finding-love-in-the-right-place/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:00:27 +0000 Nichole Wilson http://zamagazine.org/?p=447 now that valentine's is over, where's all da love at? Contrasting a fleeting and worldly message of love to one that is real and lasting, Nichole makes the case that we need to start our search for love by finding the one who is called Love.]]> http://zamagazine.org/topic/finding-love-in-the-right-place/feed/ http://zamagazine.org/christianese/fasting/ http://zamagazine.org/christianese/fasting/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:59:08 +0000 Matt Earley http://zamagazine.org/?p=445 it is time to go deeper. perhaps you've heard about fasting before, but why is it so beneficial, and how can you do it well? drawing on scripture, a church father, and personal experience, matt explains.]]> http://zamagazine.org/christianese/fasting/feed/