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  1. NewCreation435

    dealing with dead or dying churches or church splits

    I think that is because membership is not the focus because people come to church in many cases for what they can get out of it not what they can give. It is less about supporting and caring about other members of the church and more about what I can get from it. In some older churches that I...
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    dealing with dead or dying churches or church splits

    When I worked at a very small church like you are describing we lost members to a nearby town because we couldn't offer all the programs and services that a larger church would. It is like Wal-Mart competing with a mom and pop store. The mom and pop store has one advantage though, they know...
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    dealing with dead or dying churches or church splits

    Yeah, that sounds exactly like the church I mentioned early. Name it and claim it. They would go to points around the city and put stakes in the ground like that was going to do something. I didn't understand it then and don't now. As a chaplain, it was part of my job at the time to go to...
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    dealing with dead or dying churches or church splits

    The church I spoke at was probably a couple of hundred people at one time. They were down to about 70 or so when I spoke there. The other church I am thinking of had about 80 in worship. So, no megachurches. It makes me wonder when I see a small church in a large and growing area why they are...
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    dealing with dead or dying churches or church splits

    I never would have guessed that you would be in a church that is charismatic like that. It sounds like a Word of Life church. I remember a pastor who I knew in Texas who was Word of Life. He believed that if you were sick then God was somehow punishing you. I wanted to ask him, but didn't...
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    dealing with dead or dying churches or church splits

    Did those reasons that some chose to leave have to do with theology, issues related to power and control or something else?
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    Chat Do You Remember?

    I know several people who use wood burning stoves to keep their house warm still today.
  8. NewCreation435

    dealing with dead or dying churches or church splits

    I went to a church many years ago in Texas to speak one Sunday. Before I got up to speak, the music minister motioned to me and said in my ear, "This church has split three times and these are the people who are left." There was a huge Baptist church down the street that many of the members...
  9. NewCreation435

    Tipping

    I think it is important to tip well. People work hard and are depending on it for their income. Everyone makes mistakes every once in a while. A tip shouldn't be based on mistakes that are made if the waiter or waitress has fixed the problem. A few times I have had problems with the food and...
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    Dealing with depression

    I didn't say that people didn't need medication nor has anyone else on this thread. That isn't for me to decide. That is between that person and their doctor. Of course, a consultation with a psychiatrist is a good idea for many people.
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    Chat Do You Remember?

    I can recall when we first got cable back around 1980. We went from 3 main channels and PBS to over a hundred in one day. the first movie I watched was "Heaven Can Wait" with Warren Beatty
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    False Christs

    Some verses regarding false teachers 2 John verse 7 "For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh." 2 Peter 2:1 "But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will...
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    Diabetes

    The American Diabetes Association recommends a A1C at 6.5 or lower in order to avoid the long term negative effects of diabetes. If you google that you'll see that is averaging 154 over the course of three months. A blood sugar average of 200 is 7.8. With all your really high numbers you are...
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    Diabetes

    70-120 are good numbers. In the 200's is still too high. I hope this new medication helps you get better control. Lately, I have had a few lows. I was 63 this morning before eating. I am going to have to cut back on some of my Lantus insulin.
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    Diabetes

    That's dangerously high. You need to get on insulin
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    Happy Easter!

    Happy Easter
  17. NewCreation435

    Dealing with depression

    yes, that's true
  18. NewCreation435

    A life on purpose

    This is a Ted Talk from Rick Warren in 2006 https://www.ted.com/talks/rick_warren_on_a_life_of_purpose?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
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    Do you believe the phrase, "God won't give you more than you can handle"?

    no, some things are the product of our own bad choices.
  20. NewCreation435

    Child in SUV cliff plunge

    It is hard to tell what happened. I know when I worked in foster care work I did adoption studies for about five kids who ended up getting adopted. There was a trial period where the child was in the home for a period of time while in DSS custody just to see how things went. In many cases...
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