Only 39 percent of active believers consider the Bible as the literal word of God. Only 5 percent have shared their faith with a non-believer. More than half of all church members attend church once a month or less.
Tag Archives: God
Sharing Faith
“Followers of Christ have something essential and meaningful to share with their families, neighbors, friends and those they come into contact with,”
Prayer in America
“What we found gives us a much more nuanced portrait of the American prayer life. The most notable aspect of which is it’s individual quality. People pray mostly alone—it is a solitary activity defined primarily by the immediate needs and concerns of the individual. Corporate prayer and corporate needs are less compelling drivers in people’s prayer lives.”
Authenticity
“Parents continue to be the single greatest influence on their children’s faith.”
What We Don’t Want to Hear
Things not to say to your single friends:
Holiness of God
“The results jump off the page as the strongly disagree column spikes to 61%. That conviction is fundamentally a conviction about the character of God. If he is perfectly holy and just, he cannot let sin go unpunished. But God is no longer holy—in the minds of six out of ten Americans.”
Ethics
“What we believe shapes how we behave. As we see evangelicals slipping away from foundational beliefs, we also see them rejecting biblical teaching on Christian living.”
Beliefs of Christian Young Adults
Young people who identify themselves as Christians, are far more likely to hold views that aren’t Christian.
Online Dating
A few struggles that online dating presents.
Soul Mate
Is there really only one perfect person for each of us, in regards to marriage? Some thoughts to consider.
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