Recent content by StephanT

I watched both and both are in my top 10 list of secular movies (is there any other type of movie?) :) Thank you!

Thank you for sharing your experience!

I have bad news. I used to be a trekkie myself - i remember learning English (I'm French) watching TNG. But look at the last season of ST - gay couples kissing, anyone who oppose them is a 'biggoted nazi', and so on. That franchise had fallen, just like all others. It's a disaster on a scale...

Thank you for your thoughtful and insightful reply, Reddsta! Indeed I read multiple similar accounts. It seems that there is a sense that , unless the community grows 'organically', problems inevitably arise, including, but not limited to: - Trying for 'perfection' and attempting 'utopia'...

I quoted you in entirety to give respect to the original material. I am tempted to agree with you and leave all of that behind, too. So please don't feel that I'm disagreeing with you - I'm not. But I can't help but wonder... by that mindset, then what would we read? Is CS Lewis "Acceptable" ...

Oh I understand now!. Yes, indeed you are absolutely correct, so many churches have become 'social clubs' at best here in the UK. I know in the US, it's even worse, with some very bad things happening there, but I won't point them out because they are very offensive things and I don't want to...

Thank you @Depb! I'll try all these, and I didn't know about this app, so that's great stuff! Thank you so much! If i can help in return, I use Stremio. You install the app, then you can get a sub to "real debrid' and, using the 'torrentio' plugin, access ANY tv show or movie ever filmed and...

Do people oppose joining a Church? I didn't know that. What would be the argument given? I'm curious because Hebrews 10:25 says we should “not [be] giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” I...

Startpage if you care to try it, assuming you use a private VPN, an authoritative DNS server (unbound) and a forward proxy such as pihole to protect your right to privacy. Sadly, startpage feeds from Google - so on one hand, you'll get the 'google quality' of results filtering, on the other...

I attempted to 'search' the internet for TV series and movies that would be suitable for an Evangelical Christian audience. As a movie aficionado, I know there are works out there that are secular yet compatible with Christian values. For example, take the movie "Primer". Yes it's secular, yes...

I read the book with great interest as I hope to create such a community. I'm an Evangelical Christian (BA), so the orthodoxy part does not apply (nor does it bother me, as I wish to avoid the Ephesian Paradox). What did you think of the book? Personally, I felt it did a good job at arguing...

Hey everyone - I've been warned by the admin that I'm close to breaking the rules with my post - so it's been modified to better fit the rules of this forum. Note that I'm only here to discuss things - nothing more - seeking answer to questions and figuring out what's biblical, what's not, and...

There's also "seasteadding" if you find the concept interesting, but I feel it's a bit too "involved" (the requirement for a boat, license, experience, etc.). Hence, I think purchasing a village cheaply in rural X (Spain, Philippines, etc) is a good option. It can be funded in two ways: a)...

Thank you so much everyone! This is very enlightening (and great news!). I'll be working on opening a Christian IC soon. I'll post a separate thread - but I already have the budget, and the business plan to keep it running, and evidently, we can work together on fulfilling Isaiah 26:20-21. God...

Luke 17:33 - "Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it." I think that most of us in this forum have a sense that the social climate, the wars, the inequality, and the impending singularity from AI is taking us in a 'certain direction' I won't...