The Best of Find Religion

by Allison

Welcome to the best of the best of Find Religion. Here are my personal favorite posts, as well as some of the most popular posts. Feel free to contact me view me if you read a post on my site that you want to nominate for this page. Also, this page will now be linked to the bottom of each post so you can easily read you favorite posts or check out new “best of the best” posts. Thanks for reading! -Allison

Maybe God is Making People Gay on Purpose: Every day, I see more and more controversy surrounding the growing homosexual population in America. Is it “right”?… read more

Does Religion Affect your Job: I’m a freelance writer, and I regularly visit Deb Ng’s blog to check out job links and read discussions. This past week, Deb asked a very interesting question: What won’t you write about? At first, my responsewas “nothing!” However, after thinking about it for a few minutes and reading the responses already posted on the site, I realized that yes, there are certain things I won’t write about…read more

The Top Five Reasons I Go to Church: Not everyone goes to church. When I moved here in late December, I made it my goal for a few weeks to find a new church to attend. I failed…read more

What We can Take Away from Falwell’s Death:
Instead of celebrating his life in a way that promotes his views (with which I disagree for the most part), I will instead choose to look at the good things we CAN take about from Falwell. Before your pop the champagne cork, consider the following take-home lessons…read more

The Starbucks Fiasco: Who knew coffee could create such a stir in the religious community? According to reports, the following message, printed on Starbucks coffee cups, has some Christians in a tizzy…read more

Tea for Two - What’s the Point?: Yesterday, I drove to my hometown, about an hour and 45 minutes from where I live now, to celebrate my mother’s birthday by going to a mother-daughter banquet with her at our church…read more

300: An Accurate Portrayal?:Here’s the post I’ve been promising you: My thoughts on the movie 300…read more

I’m Bringing Sexy Back…:
…to the Bible. Ok, that might sound dumb, but because tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, I wanted to bust the myth that reading the Bible is all boring, with stuffy, old stories…read more

He Sees You When You’re Sleeping: Ok, forget about Santa…what about God? Is God always watching us? Let me tell you a true-life story here. Yesterday, I went to a farmer’s market with my roommates…read more

Tips for Holiday Services: I realize that many people out there are “once-a-year” Christians–you only go to church once a year, during the holidays. Dear reader, are you a OAYC?…read more

Black Friday Shopping Without the Lines: It’s a little ironic, isn’t it, to think how brutal Christmas gift shopping can be on black Friday! In any case, some people chose not to drive to the mall and inside logged online to grab some great deals at retailers’ websites…read more

I Pledge to Tolerate You: During the holidays, groups of people who don’t neccessarily agree on religion come together. My challenge to you is to tolerate them all…read more

College Connections: Here are some suggestions on how to stay connected to worshipping if you have found yourself in a similar situation, college student or not…read more


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    May 14, 2008 Taurus benefits from a Grand Trine in Earth Signs from your Sun to beneficent Jupiter and stabilizing Saturn just about every month for your solar year. You can take it as a vacation [...]
  • Yes Lord!
      As I've mentioned before, I love Christian music. It seems to take me to a higher plane of worship. One of my favorites is the worship song "Trading My Sorrows (Yes Lord)," written by [...]
  • Astrology in Action: The "P" Word
    May 13, 2008 Ever wonder why you are painfully shy? Ever wonder why you get confused by what people are telling you? Why it doesn't ring true or make sense? Here is something you may not have [...]
  • Advice Through Astrology: Boys Just Want to Have Fun
    May 12. 2008 Reader's Question: I read your answer to another woman and I felt some similarities in my situation. I have recently broken up with my boyfriend of 10 months. It's a bit deja [...]
  • Evangelical group issues a manifesto
    I don't know about you, but when I see the word "manifesto" I get curious. And then I saw this headline. What in the world was a group of evangelical Christians issuing a manifesto about? It [...]
  • Did Jesus Laugh?
    At my small group the other night, one of our members questioned, "I wonder if Jesus ever laughed." That got me to thinking (not an easy task!). Did Jesus laugh while he was here on [...]
  • Family Dynamics and Ruling Planets
    May 11, 2008 "The hand that rocks the cradle usually is attached to someone who isn't getting enough sleep."- John Fiebig "I'd like to be the ideal mother, but I'm too busy raising my kids."- [...]
  • Happy Mother's Day
    Hello all! Today is the day we celebrate our mothers, and for those who are mothers, we get to be celebrated... never a bad thing in my book. We have been led to believe through the years that [...]
  • Astrology to the Rescue: Last Minute Mother's Day Guide
    May 10, 2008 Number Three Son said to me yesterday, ”What would you like for Mother’s Day, because if you don’t tell me, you’ll end up with flowers and candy.” I didn’t know if this [...]

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