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This parable of the mustard seed is told in Mark 4:30-32 also in Mt 13:31 and Luke 13:18 Pastor J. Vernon McGee when talking about this passage mentioned that the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven are not the same thing. The kingdom of God is the more inclusive term including in it the...

Support for impeaching President Donald Trump is growing. A batch of recent polling confirms the Democratic impeachment push is gaining steam — including a new POLITICO/Morning Consult survey that shows for the first time that more voters support than oppose proceedings to remove Trump from...

What issue do you think the US Congress needs to spend more times addressing? Immigration, gun control, the debt or something else maybe? i've noticed a lot of news about climate control issues lately, but it doesn't seem the current administration has addressed that issue at all.

Do you buy books? I tend to check books out at the library unless I have a gift card. Sometimes though our library has good book sales where you can get a paperback for a quarter. I sometimes have bought books then.

“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds...

16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. 18 But if you are led by...

Speaker Pelosi stated today that the house of representatives will start an impeachment inquiry. Something that more or less had already started as Trump has had six different committees investigating his behavior. Here is the article about it. What do you think...

"Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the strike on Saudi oil facilities “an Iranian attack” that was an “act of war." Pompeo stopped short of providing any details definitively showing the Iranians launched the attack from Iran. "We were blessed that there were no Americans killed in this...

What is prayer exactly? The Bible instructs us to pray to God, but why? What is the point of it if God already knows what we are going to say? Prayer is faith based communication with God. Prayer is an act of faith because you don’t have physical “proof” that God is listening. When you pray...

I've been trying to keep a list of prayer needs for our forum in the prayer and devotion section of this forum. I would appreciate it if more members would allow us to pray for their needs. The three or four of us who have participated don't make up much of the whole forum. It is my hope to...

This article lists 5 causes besides the indulgences for the Protestant Reformation 1. The Abandonment of Rome by the Pope 2. The Rise of Nationalism 3. The Black Death 4. The Decline of Latin 5. Corruption in the church the whole article is here...

What do you think are legitimate reasons to leave a church you are a member of? I wasn't a member there, but a consistent attender when the church I was at a few years ago was using some secular music during the service and also playing it before and after the service. I told the pastor I...

Do you think it is biblical for pastors who preach and teach in the church to be female? If so, why and what is your biblical support for this? How do you deal with that in light of what 1 Timothy 2:11-12 says 11 "A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. 12 I do not permit a...

Do you think it is biblical that some pastors do their job full time and have that as their singular career? Or is it more biblical for those who preach to also have jobs outside of the church? I found that when I have worked inside the church, I have had less of an opportunity to share my...

(CNN)President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the US Food and Drug Administration would be putting out "some very strong recommendations" regarding the use of flavored e-cigarettes in "a couple of weeks." Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, seated in the Oval Office with the...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Antonio Brown took part in his first practice with the New England Patriots on Wednesday afternoon, a day after his former trainer filed a civil lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida accusing him of sexually assaulting her on three occasions. Brown, who has worn the...

this article is from the NASA web site "The current warming trend is of particular significance because most of it is extremely likely (greater than 95 percent probability) to be the result of human activity since the mid-20th century and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented over decades...

The Miami Dolphins aren't tanking; they're capsizing. Following the Dolphins' 59-10 defeat to the Baltimore Ravens, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio reported "multiple Dolphins players contacted their agents after Sunday's season-opening blowout loss and directed them to attempt to engineer...

jsimms435 has mentioned coworker who has ovarian cyst and is having pain from it Also, working with a family who recently got evicted from home and is in need of stable, affordable housing The survivors of Hurricane Dorian, especially those in the Bahamas who lost everything Lammchen has...

12 "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be...