Browsing articles from "November, 2009"
Nov
19
2009

Why Can’t It Be Easier to Believe?

Man praying and praising the Lord.

Question: But why does God want us to have this strong faith in him? why can’t he make it easy for us? Even when God did speak and allowed Himself to be heard by many people… not all of them believed or continued to believe. Even with God’s existence proved in front of our very eyes, some of us will still refuse Him and His love of us. There are two very prominent examples from [...]

Nov
17
2009

Christian Artist: Lila Cervantes

It was Sabbath, September 5, 2009, and a new family lingered after the service for the weekly potluck meal at the Barstow SDA Church. They were very friendly and shared how they recently moved to the area. As I spoke with them, I discovered that the woman, Lila Cervantes, had a passion and God-given talent for music and was in the middle of producing her debut album. When I got home that afternoon, I rushed [...]

Nov
17
2009

Why Are Young People Leaving the Church?

Some studies have suggested that 6 out of 10 young people leave the Seventh-day Adventist Church. What can we do? Our churches do? The Intersection panel discusses reasons why young people leave the church and give suggestions to help motivate young people to stay involved in the life of their faith community. Why Are Young People Leaving the Church from Intersection on Vimeo. Check out more videos at Intersection official website.