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Sorry to miss this yesterday, but praying for continued strength and hope. These are difficult times and God knows your pain. You are right to take it to Him. We pray for things to improve soon.

Praise God for this good report. Praying for continual improvement and strength.

You are doing the right thing. If possible, in addition to a therapist, a small group of Christian friends who you can share life with would be a great blessing as well. I have a counseling degree and have found that Christian community was often as helpful as my therapy sessions. Lord, we pray...

It's tricky. I don't think there is any way they come against her as directly as they did Kavanaugh. With the election looming, they don't want to leave a bad taste in the mouths of the women they have been wooing away from Trump. They will try some things and I expect the media to do just as...

I just voted. I don't have one, but I know many people who do and it has been useful, depending on the context. One of my friends is an artist and he designs Christian symbols loaded with meaning and he has has several tattooed on his body. As the artist, he has a unique opportunity to share...

Way to stir the pot. CANADIAN INTERFERENCE!

This is one of the most difficult concepts for people coming from a different religious heritage (Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism) to accept. Their view of God is very impersonal and for some it even seems blasphemous to consider the idea of a personal God. I love the beautiful picture of growing in...

As a believer, I'm less concerned about the wearing of masks or not wearing of masks than I am the divisive nature of the discourse and the impact it is having on communities and churches. I believe Christians should be leading people away from this type of fighting. Who is that masked man…or woman?

We were obviously very connected digitally with others this year. The lockdowns drove people online for even more of their lives. It seems to me that this isolation has impacted people quite negatively, especially as it relates to their empathy towards others. Here is an article I wrote on the...

One different perspective. I've noticed that in addition the differences that various faith traditions have on this issue, you also find that it varies greatly by culture. In some countries/peoples, they have a much stronger belief in the role of the supernatural culturally. Because of this...

I guess I should be consistent in my use of church. I was mostly referring to church as in local bodies of believers who sometimes meet in buildings, not in the Universal Church as in the Body of Christ/Bride of Christ.

It is beautiful how He continues to redeem and use such unworthy vessels as us. He gets all the more of His deserved Glory because of it.

Definitely, there is sin in hostility, but also sin in the quiet demand for conformity. Wisdom is required to determine when we are being angry, but not in sin and when we are being controlling outside of the bonds of orthodox Christian doctrine. Glad to be apart of the discussion.

It was very common. We shouldn't be surprised. They believe that God will speak to them in that way and I think it is only natural that the true God of the Universe would reveal Himself to them in that way. We saw a variety of methods have some success over time, but by far the fastest responses...

I served in ministry in a Muslim country until earlier this year, when I received a permanent ban from that country. I was one of the elders of a church there. (We were elder led, with three different elders handling the pastoral duties) So, I didn't quit, but when I could no longer live in that...

Thanks for your response. I agree with the need for correction and I would say that the circumstances you are speaking of come under the area of Christian authority. This forum is not a Church and does not and cannot function as a replacement for the Church, but it can operate as a Christian...

I agree, but of course how they meet is up to the local church. We are seeing some persecution in the US currently, but it is nothing compared to what Christians and churches have faced over the centuries. There are countries like Iran and N. Korea where believers gathering together know they...

Unfortunately, we definitely see far too much of this. The post I put up to start this thread actually came out of a discussion centered around what you are talking about: Who is that masked man…or woman? I had heard of great division, even within the same local church over the mask issue...

You can't, it has to be mutual. You can't reconcile with someone who refuses reconciliation, but you can forgive them.

That's so true about it being individual. It is also cultural. For example, most southerners are taught that only indirect communication is polite. When I was a pastor, I encouraged the members of our congregation to "invite people" into their lives so that they might encourage others to give...