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This is a good quote from Dr. Sproul. I am a fan of Wesley (and his contemporary, Charles Spurgeon) who tend to be two of my favorite figures (who aren't Christ) outside of Biblical ones. They both had mutual respect for one another, with the notably Calvinist Spurgeon considering Wesley in the...

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I see you using happiness and joy interchangeably. The two are different things. We've collapsed the two in on one another, but happiness generally refers to a situational emotion - e.g. happy to see someone you've not seen in a while - while being joyful means that you take a longer term...

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We, of course, live by Christ so that question is non sequitar. This is not about being moral. This is about fostering the kind of questions, moral dilemmas, and other thinking that can lead a nonbeliever to Jesus. A prime example of this in the Bible would be Esther. God's not clearly...

Our hosting company informed us that they'll be doing some relatively quick upgrades a week from this coming Saturday. The date for the maintence is 12/13. There will likely be in the neighborhood of 10-20 minutes worth of downtime as some software is upgraded and the services restarted. We...

Angelina, I see what you're saying and I agree that attempting to convey the full depth of the gospel of Christ will always be wanting without being specifically about Christ himself. I don't think the job of a Christian author would be to settle every aspect of perfected doctrine and explain...

Matthew 10:16 HCSB Look, I'm sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as harmless as doves. I think our Savior said it best here, as he tends to do. With that said, what the article is saying is instead of creating a "Christian" novel or "Christian" film...

Came across this link during some quick morning reading. The premise is that Christianity is not found in works like The Hunger Games yet this popular book is influencing real world situations like Ferguson and Thailand. I tend to agree that popular level books in the Christian sphere do no tend...

Hopefully Angelina won't get too upset with me for invoking Administrator privilege here, but here's a post that I think answers some questions. The tactics employed in this situation were flawed, and IMHO the video in this post shows that the killing never should have happened. While the videos...

There are a couple things here. First and foremost, the life of a twelve year old boy was estinguished. That is a son, grandson, maybe a brother, and many other things to many folks. It's a tragedy and further example of a broken world where things happen be they accidental or intentional that...

We used to hold a weekly gathering. If we could get enough support I would be interested in doing that again! Otherwise, it's pretty hit or miss. I might suggest posting in the shoutbox or even a topic in the general forum to setup a chat if you would like. I'll try and drop in if I am on at...

I hope she doesn't mind me calling her out a bit, but I always chat with Angelina about some key dreams I have. She really does seem to have a gifting in this arena! With that said, I have had 3 dreams in my life that I know were from the Lord. Others were likely just bad pizza or good...

Moved to the Christian Eschatology forum.

I'm not a pastor, but I consider myself an educated layperson. I volunteer where I am able to do so and I've spent time in studying ecclesiology on a limited basis. I've grown up in the Baptist and Methodist traditions, having changed churches 2 times in my life, going from a Baptist to...

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Praying here newlife! Seek out what help you can and continue to pray yourself! Seems I've heard a lot of similar cases lately with mysterious illnesses and inexplicable lack of effort and time from some medical professionals. Keep pushing at it, though, and you'll find that doctor that cares!

Even choosing one version alone is not going to ensure fealty to the ultimate intent. I just mentally ran through a number of opposed groups who use one particular version on their trumpet issues. The response I would give you to this thought is simply that all versions do have some level of...

The distinction is one of acting (carrying out the laws) out of love and not compulsion. The mistake the Pharisees and others made was to carry out law for law's sake, and to even create laws to prevent breaking more laws. If we love Christ, then quite naturally we wish to please the Son of God...

Definitely can be the case. I have put the NLT down a time or two in disgust because I feel a bit unfulfilled in the particular diction (word choice). However, I generally pick it up again because it says some things wonderfully simply and that can be its own reward as well. At the end of the...