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I've been a believer since 1983. I spent the first few years of my Christian faith reading the Bible daily and spent a lot of time studying the Word. I had a hunger for God's word even as a teenager. I can remember taking my bible to school as a high schooler so I could read during free time...

I have been attending a church since November and am now thinking about joining. I can say that I feel more a part of this church than I have in the last two that I have been a part of, but part of me thinks I have only been attending for two months and that this isn't long enough before...

I've used this site for a couple of years and have enjoyed it, but feel like it is time for me to move on and pursue more involvement within the church I attend. I also feel like we often get into meaningless debate about minor theological points and I don't think that is a good way to spend my...

I am reading through the book of Judges right now. It is always amazing to me when I read it what a bloody book it is with lots of death and war and bad decisions. The book records a judge by the name of Jephthat who lived before Samson in Judges 11. He makes a vow that the whatever comes out...

I am reading Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby and Claude King and they said something on page 76 that I don't think I have heard before and wanted to share with you. they quote 1 Corinthians 12:7 "A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person to produce what is beneficial." The author...

Galatians 5:22-23 says 22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." Paul said that these things are evidence of fruit of the Spirit, yet unbelievers can sometimes display...

I am curious if any of you have used either personally or in the churches you attend the "Experiencing God" material by Henry Blackaby and Claude King? I went through it first about 25 years ago and thought it was really profound. One of Henry's sons was in my Sunday School class when I was in...

The church I have recently started attending has about 130 or so in worship and averaging about 55 or so in Sunday School. Recenty there was a short survey in the bulletin about what could be done to change the Sunday School to get more people involved. I am not sure what the problem is in...

In a few months the Democrats will have their first primaries and some people will be dropping out of the race for President as the choice narrows. One really big decision that the nominee has to make is who to pick for a running mate as VP. How big of a deal to you is this really and would it...

What do you think of this trend of churches have multiple sites? I know of one church in our area that has sites in four locations. When it comes time for the sermon they will show the main pastor who is on a big screen preaching at the main location. Otherwise, the other sites might have...

4 "You adulterous people,don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us...

18 "This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed...

23 Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24 but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them...

I just spent a couple of days down in Texas seeing my dad. He is in the hospital due to a heart attack and will have to have a procedure this week. They did a test today and I haven't heard yet from the doctor regarding the scan that was done. I am back now at home and hopefully the procedure...

It seems Bloomberg is poised to enter the political race for President https://www.newsweek.com/bloomberg-president-2020-warren-biden-sanders-trump-1470602 How do you think this will impact the Presidential race?

This is an interesting article by a friend Mary Fairchild about essential for spiritual growth. If you wrote this article is there anything else you would include? In the short video at the end of the article the pastor talks about giving our lives away to others...

Why is it that it seems so many churches are dying or in decline? Many that I have visited in my area only have elderly adults in them and almost no children. Some have not baptized anyone in years. One particular church that I know of has a three story building for education space and it is...

the church I am a member is is partnering with another church to help revitalize their church. I went to the introductory meeting today and heard some about what we are going to do to help them. I am not sure yet how God is going to use me in this effort, but I have decided to be a part of it...

"As hundreds of thousands of Californians grapple with a power shutoff intended to reduce the risk of wildfires, people affected by the outages say that their communities are racked by anxiety and frustration about the disruption — as well as fear that the complications associated with the...

I am experiencing a lot of frustration with one client that I work with who is currently facing the possibility of legal charges due to his behavior. He is very young and in middle school. I would appreciate your prayers for me as I work with him. I am a mental health therapist and do in home...