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I suppose a lot depends on how you define 'modesty'. It varies from place to place and from one generation to another. The same goes for hair. Surely Christian women should be neat and tidy in appearance, so we have to do something with our hair. Does a simple plait count as 'braiding', or does...

Are you sure this earth is meant to be flat? It looks spherical to me. If it's flat, then why are the sun moon and stars shown to be around the edges?

Acts 13:44-52 But something happens during the next few days. Paul and Barnabas have done their bit; and now the Holy Spirit sets to work. People go home and start talking to their friends and relatives about what they’ve heard, and a ripple of interest starts to flow through the city. And next...

Whatever happened to God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit? They are alive and well and can be found in churches all over the place. We all have a tendency to try and put God into a box. He isn't confined to the Church - but He isn't excluded from it either!

What is Paul’s missionary strategy? He tells us in his letter to the Romans: he preaches “first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” (Romans 1:16) He didn’t invent this himself; it’s based on Jesus’ parable of the wedding banquet (Luke 14:15-24). The Jews already have an ‘invitation’ to enter the...

Acts 13:4-12 In Paphos Paul and his friends meet with opposition from a man called Elymas, who is also Jewish. But he is an example of the kind of person you often find on the ‘fringe’ of mainstream religion. Many Jews at that time thought it was quite all right to dabble in magic and...

The church in Antioch don’t know it yet, but they’re about to start a brand new missionary initiative – and it’s very clear that it’s the Holy Spirit who’s in charge. He is the one who sets the ball rolling in the first place (verse 2). Now wouldn’t we all like to get guidance like that? How can...

Under the Old Covenant, uncleanness could be transmitted by contact. The unclean defiled the clean, but the clean could not cleanse the unclean. (Haggai 2:10-14) But Jesus reversed this. When He touched a leper, He was not defiled; instead, the leprosy was cleansed. (Luke 5:12,13) When He...

What exactly does this question mean? Surely the pastor has the right to arrange a convenient date in his diary? Surely he should be satisfied in his own mind that you understand what you are doing? Or are you asking whether he may set an age limit? ("Not yet - you're too young")

Having read the article, I feel that it ultimately boils down to personal taste. One person's 'grace, stateliness, scale and power' is another person's archaic remoteness and irrelevance. Fortunately, these days we have a choice! I get the impression that the KJV is more popular in the US than...

Psalm 18 ‘This is your life’ was a very long-running TV series with a highly successful and popular format: the presenter would ‘ambush’ a famous (or not-so-famous) person, and run through their life story, reminding them of significant moments and confronting them with people from their past...

The Church is always in need of reformation. Personally, I believe that all seven churches are present in every age.

To me it is saying that you can't judge by appearances (especially if you are also trying to judge by the world's standards). Every so often there is a news report of an apparently penniless pensioner who left millions of pounds to charity in their will. And a lot of people who seem to have...

Hello there I'm 'Deborah', and I am looking forward to meeting you all. I have been on other Christian forums, but am new to this one.