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I noticed that in some places scripture seems to refer to the same mountain as either Mt.Sinai or Mt.Horeb? I was wondering if anyone on here had any thoughts about why it is calling the same place two different names?

What do you think is the purpose or relevance of the book of Judges today. Seems like to me it is a very bloody book with a lot of needless killing. For example, Jephthah makes a vow that if he is successful in battle he will sacrifice the first thing that comes out of his house. This man had...

I am trying to make a decision about my church home and if I should stay at the church I joined before the pandemic started. A part of me feels like it is not really meeting my needs or beneficial for me to continue going there, but I am not aware of where I would go that would be better. I...

Apparently one of the world's greatest tennis players cannot compete in the U.S. Open this year due to his refusal to be vaccinated. Apparently it is U.S. policy that any foreign travelers have to be fully vaccinated in order to get visa and enter the country. Do you think this is a fair and...

Two thoughts that ran through my mind today. What if Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden but Adam didn't eat the fruit? What if they both ate from the tree of life first and then the tree of knowledge? How could they live forever if when sin entered the world death did also?

3 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, [a]haters of good, 4...

Is attendance at a local church essential to christian growth? Please use scripture to back up your statements.

I am wondering what your opinion is of the mental health services for either adults or children or both in the area where you live? I have worked in mental health over the last 14 years in the US and feel like there are still areas where it can be improved on. Seems like every time there is a...

I was wondering what everyone uses for bible study resources when you study the Bible on your own? Or if you study the Bible on your own? I have used the Blue Letter Bible site and studylight.org mainly. I got some commentaries recently from a library sale that were published by Cokesbury...

I don't know if any of you have seen the videos of BJ Foggs and his talk about Tiny Habits, but I have recommended it several times lately to clients. He talks about making small changes, pairing it with a prompt or something you already do to help prompt or remind you to do the new habit and a...

In Genesis 22 it says that the Lord told Abraham to take Isaac and go to the region of Moriah and the sacrifice him there as a burnt offering. In verse 1 it says the Lord tested Abraham. It may seem like a simple question, but since God knows everything then why did God need to test Abraham at...

I have been really dissatisfied with the church I joined last year. I know that covid19 is going around and there has to be social distancing, but I have never found a place in the church I attend to serve even though I have asked about it. I don't know what other church in my area to go to...

I just got done reading "When Christ Comes" by Max Lucado in 2 days. I was wondering what you all thought of his writings? I didn't see anything really wrong with his writing or the theology presented in this book. It just seemed a little shallow to me. He does briefly talk about what...

This is a repost from my blog. I would love to hear your thoughts about what I wrote I was listening to a sermon earlier today from Greg Laurie (which I will put a link to at the bottom of this post) and he was talking about the afterlife. There are many different thoughts about how things...

How important is it to you and why that the disciple of Jesus named Matthew really wrote the gospel of Matthew? What if it wasn't one of the 12 disciples at all? Does that make it any less valid?

So, I joined planet fitness gym online a few days ago and went for the first time today. I use to be a member a long time ago before the pandemic, so I already knew where everything was. When I got there there was a sign in front of the door to the men's locker room that said there was a...

I am just now deciding to weigh in on this topic as i don't have a lot of experience or knowledge with early christian writers outside of the Bible. I have read some of Augustine but honestly found it hard going to read and didn't understand a lot of it. If you were just starting out in...

I know some families who open presents for Christmas on Christmas eve night and some wait till morning. When do you generally open presents? When I was a kid we could open one on Christmas eve, which usually was something from my aunt and uncle, usually a book.

There has been a lot on the news in the last 24 hours about the vaccine shots going out and the first people getting them. Are you hesitant at all to get the shot or are you going to try and get it as soon as you can? I'm in a high risk groups, so I think I will try and get it as soon as I can.

Does the church you go to have any specific traditions that you do annually around Christmas or New Years? I know some churches do "the hanging of the greens" where the sanctuary is decorated by church members for Christmas. Some also may have a Cantata or a children's programs/music I am sure...