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Time passes and that original drive and inspiration begin to fade.  It is kind of like the new toy you get for Christmas – after you use it for awhile, it ends up being just another toy to be tossed around.  But wait a minute!  This is your life we are talking about and NOT some toy!  How do you center yourself?  How do you keep that true Christian fire burning every day, every week and every year?

We asked many of our own Christian Questions volunteers to give one important piece of advice for a new Christian.  What we got back was a series of comments and advice that can be truly game-changing.

The advice began with understanding that being a Christian is an invitation from God to you.  Now, when you receive a special invitation, what attitude do you take?  Do you treat it with complacency or do you feel special and honored?  The advice further focused on understanding the role that inspiration plays and the importance of finding what truly inspires YOU as an individual.  Another piece of advice focused on the importance of taking baby steps and how to make those steps really progress productively.  Still other pieces gave insight on learning, TV and socializing.  And there was so much more…

Check out “So, Where Do I Start?” our Christian Questions broadcast from January 24th, 2016, to gain insight into solid and practical ways to actually engage in the rewarding work of self-transformation, one day at a time!

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We all know that Jesus taught us to forgive. If your brother trespasses against you seven times in a day, Jesus says to forgive. Okay, while this may be difficult, we can see its value and strive to live up to that standard. But, but what about when someone commits a horrible crime – what about when someone guns down in cold blood, innocent God fearing people in church – at a Bible study? Is the same lesson of forgiveness relevant? Do the teachings of Jesus include forgiving those who are simply and purely evil in their actions? Do we HAVE to forgive others? How can we move through a place of anger and start to heal? For audio, video and articles on Relief from Grief:  ChristianQuestions.com/grief

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Sometimes things need to change. When there is a great plan in progress, the need for great change is likely to be a part of that plan. Since Adam’s fall from grace, God’s plan for man’s redemption has been punctuated by changes, including the great Flood which ended the old world, the calling of Abraham which began the age of the Patriarchs, and the death of Jacob which ushered in the age of Jewish favor. Each change had a distinct purpose. Today’s story about the conversion of Cornelius signaled that another change was on the horizon – a change that would be played out through the experiences of the Apostle Peter and Cornelius, the first Gentile convert. God’s plan was progressing and great change was necessary. But why Cornelius? Why a soldier?

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There are some things from the days of the earliest Christian church that we read about, find inspiration from but rarely take the time to do ourselves. Fasting and praying are a particular example – these combined activities are sprinkled throughout the Old and New Testaments, yet they receive very little attention from us now. What is there about these activities that provoked such spirituality in so many of our spiritual heroes? Why fast? Why pray? Why combine them?

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