christianity – R-Rated Religion

Watch “Why Colleges Are Becoming Cults [Full Series] | Dr. Lyell Asher” on YouTube

https://youtu.be/0hybqg81n-M It is a travesty that most higher education facilities are not what they used to be. If you have children who wish to go to college, you might want…

Thanksgiving

A Thanksgiving PrayerAccept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all that you have donefor us. We thank you for the splendor of the whole creation,for the beauty of this…

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

https://youtu.be/08v5C5DvR14 We here at R-Rated Religion feel that it is necessary for both the local Church and the global Christian community to engage and participate in political discourse. It is…

Early Church Worship

Early Christian worship set the benchmark for believers and denominations to love and follow Christ in act, word, and deed. No other century had a greater impact than first-century Christians.…

Why Miracles?

In past articles I have demarcated what miracles are and several opposing views for, and against, them. You can catch up on that discussion here: https://rratedreligion.org/2022/04/05/demarcating-miracles/ This leaves an enormous…

prayer

Prayer Chain XII

“Work as if everything depended upon work and pray as if everything depended up prayer.” – William Booth (Founder of the Salvation Army) For Vocation in Daily Work: Almighty God…

Inaugural Meeting – Cleveland Chapter

Join us in the fight to retake our culture back! https://www.meetup.com/meaningful-masculinity-club/events/284657736/ If you happen to be in the Cleveland metropolitan area this weekend please sign up to help restore sanity…

Not Everything in the Bible is About Jesus

https://youtu.be/j9EYVXSrnAw This should not be that controversial. It is hard to come to this reality but if you think about it biblically; it is an undeniable fact that everything in…

Prayer Chain XI

The mind of God does not change for God does not change. Things change, and they change according to His sovereign will, which He exercises through secondary means and secondary…

Gluttony

23 Mar 202223 Mar 2022

Do you know what the new R-Rated word is now in the Church? The answer might shock and intrigue you – Gluttony. Gluttony is the new 4 letter (wait, there…

Prayer Chain X

“What is the goal of the Christian life? It is godliness born of obedience to Christ. Obedience unlocks the riches of the Christian experience. Prayer prompts and nurtures obedience, putting…

Watch “America’s Stubborn and Wayward Heart | Doug Wilson” on YouTube

https://youtu.be/shOZB9a3RZo We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge or gallantry would break the strongest cords of…

Theodicy

The issue of suffering is probably the most controversial and dogmatic of our time. The question of mankind's suffering is deep-seated and relativistic to every person who populates this great…

A Saint Patrick’s day prayer

17 Mar 202217 Mar 2022

“Patrick, St (mid- or late 5th cent.), ‘Apostle of the Irish’. Patrick was born in Britain, the son of a local decurio (a member of a town council) called Calpornius,…

A Collect for Ukraine

Almighty God, you created us in your own image: Grant usgrace to contend fearlessly against evil and to make no peacewith oppression; and help us to use our freedom rightly…

Ministry Ethics: Power & Authority

Part I. Authority and Power Authority and power are interrelated and serve as the pivotal benchmark for ministerial ethics. The proper use of power coupled with authority wields enormous influence…

Prayer Chain IX

What is Prayer? Fellowship with God through Jesus Christ, expressed in adoration, thanksgiving and intercession, through which believers draw near to God and learn more of his will for their…

How Hate Becomes Worship

I have written several times about worship and its significance to the Christian way of life. My previous articles have centered around theology and a practical application of what worship…

Death Theology

The following article addresses the issues of death theology, known to theologians as thanatology. This article will establish two sound guiding principles using relevant data that support a clear and…

Encouragement in roles of leadership

2 Mar 20221 Mar 2022

What is encouragement and how can one provide this as leaders in their community? The word itself means: “giving someone confidence and courage to do something.”[1] However, for the believing…

Prayer Chain VIII

“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.” - John F. Kennedy For Missions: O GOD, who hast made of one blood all nations of men for…

Are You Really “Called” to Ministry?

The term “called to ministry” has taken on a glorification persona in the modern age. This seems to contradict those in the Bible who were "called" by God; i.e. Moses,…

A Collect for Protection: For the Canadian Truckers

22 Feb 20229 Mar 2022

O God, the life of all who live, the light of the faithful, thestrength of those who labor, and the repose of the dead: Wethank you for the blessings of…

Prayer Chain VII – President’s Day

“Washington's Birthday, also known as Presidents' Day, is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of February. The day honors presidents of the United States, including George Washington, the…

Prayer Chain VI

LOVE: This word “love” is applied to both human and divine relationships in the Bible. Although love tends to connote spontaneous feeling given its emotive nature, love is also a…

A Polemic for Discipleship

In this progressively-changing world, the call to discipleship is more important than ever. However, the modern Christian movement has played more of the greedy Shepard than the good shepherd; herding…

Prayer Chain V

“Prayer is not, as some seem to suggest, an opportunity to manipulate God into doing what you want Him to. Prayer is, instead, our way of seeking fellowship with God,…

Family Prayer

5 Feb 20225 Feb 2022

God-fearing Christians must maintain a healthy prayer life. For Christians, few things in life are more important than prayer. It is a vital part of our sanctification and we are…

Postmodernism and the Christian Church

Introduction Postmodernism has encroached into American society with ferocity. Their insidious concepts of subjectable truth and institutional power corrupt the common good and further spread Marxist ideas of systemic corruption.…

Watch “Is the WORD of God a PERSON?” on YouTube

https://youtu.be/Ey8B7oREH4o This is very interesting theology and something that modern Christians tend to avoid because they cannot explain properly. Listen to what he is saying and think about who, and…