http://www.howtodothings.com/religion-and-spirituality/c226-christianity.html/popular-articles A list of popular articles by category as a list. en http://www.howtodothings.com/religion-and-spirituality/a1759-how-to-convert-to-christianity.html <p>Converting from one religion (or no religion at all) to another is a personal, spiritual decision. Choosing to become a Christian is a matter of faith. Faith in the God of the Bible and in Jesus Christ. If you have come to a point where you want to choose Christianity, here is what to do. <br /> <ol> <li>First of all, realize that becoming a Christian is not simply about joining a church. Christianity is a personal faith and a relationship with God, not a membership.<br /><strong><br /></strong></li> <li>Realize that God loves you. However, you are separated from God because no matter how good of a person you are, you still do wrong things. God calls this sin, and it separates you from him (<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%203:23;&amp;version=31;" target="_blank" title="23">Romans 3:23</a>). <br /> <p><a href="http://www.howtodothings.com/religion-and-spirituality/a1759-how-to-convert-to-christianity.html">read more</a></p> http://www.howtodothings.com/religion-and-spirituality/a1759-how-to-convert-to-christianity.html#comments Christianity Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:48:00 -0500 Robin103 853 at http://www.howtodothings.com http://www.howtodothings.com/religion-and-spirituality/a3128-how-to-select-music-for-a-christian-funeral-service.html <p>Church soloists, choirs and instrumentalists are often asked to perform for grieving families and friends during Christian funeral services.  This can be a challenging and somber task, especially if there is an emotional connection to the deceased.  It often falls on the performers to select sacred and even secular music appropriate to the occasion, although family members may provide some guidance or suggestions.  Funeral services have a natural ebb and flow, with moments of silence, solemnity and levity when appropriate.  The music should incorporate all aspects of the service, from the spiritual to the commemorative.</p></p> <p><a href="http://www.howtodothings.com/religion-and-spirituality/a3128-how-to-select-music-for-a-christian-funeral-service.html">read more</a></p> http://www.howtodothings.com/religion-and-spirituality/a3128-how-to-select-music-for-a-christian-funeral-service.html#comments Christianity Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:03:00 -0500 Michael 129 2075 at http://www.howtodothings.com http://www.howtodothings.com/religion-and-spirituality/a2644-how-to-understand-who-wrote-the-books-of-the-bible.html <p>The Bible is the Word of God. Christians believe that God inspired human beings to write the words that God wanted to be included in each of the books. So even though God is the author of the Bible, humans did the writing. So who did God choose to do such an important job and who wrote which books? <br />  <ol> <li>Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Number and Deuteronomy - The first five books of the Bible were written by Moses. Moses was an Israelite who was raised as Egyptian royalty. His story is well known by people of all faiths.</p> </li> <li>Joshua - Joshua was written by Joshua, an aide to Moses who eventually took over leadership of the Israelites from Moses. </li> <li>Judges - The authorship of some of the books of the Bible is unclear. It is thought that perhaps Samuel, a judge, wrote Judges. </li> <li>Ruth - The author of this love story is unknown.<br /> <p><a href="http://www.howtodothings.com/religion-and-spirituality/a2644-how-to-understand-who-wrote-the-books-of-the-bible.html">read more</a></p> http://www.howtodothings.com/religion-and-spirituality/a2644-how-to-understand-who-wrote-the-books-of-the-bible.html#comments Christianity Tue, 09 May 2006 12:27:00 -0500 Robin103 1648 at http://www.howtodothings.com