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First things first: take a deep breath. And then another one. May I suggest that that first and most important thing is understanding God loves you. And then work on building a relationship with Him-- starting by simply praying to Him and ask "Hi, God, this is Sean. Can you help me feel the...

Welcome! Which sounds a little weird to say, cause I'm actually the newer face here, but still hello!

I actually prefer to study without any study guide whatsoever-- just going where inspiration takes me, rather than following a guided path. Now of course, study tools like dictionaries or concordances are very useful. The difference between just reading scriptures verses studying is the...

The Salem Witch trials didn't involve in actual witches. It was a example of mass hysteria, most likely brought about by the local bread being infected with LSD compounds due a fungal outbreak.

What are you meaning by "Traditional Christianity" and "Reformed"? The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox split from each other in 1058. The Protestant Reformation happened in the 1500's, bringing about various Protestant churches throughout the coming years. For the most part, these...

Adorable!

It doesn't matter why someone else celebrates something. What matters is why do YOU celebrate something? For me, Halloween is a fun time for my daughter to dress up and eat candy. That's it. Nothing about druids.

Nearest would be probably Episcopalian. Furthest would be... that's a very hard call. No and none. It is nice if you can read though, but not required. This is BIG simplification. Catholics do believe that Sacred Tradition is also a source of authority, a peer to the Bible. As do Orthodox...

Suppose I'll take that as a complement? :P To their credit, I know a fair amount of Baptists, Evangelicals, Catholics, and non-demonational folks who are outstanding models of what it to be a Christian and really do shine that way.

LDS and JW approaches to informal and formal evangelizing has always been very different. You already know JW style, so I'll just highlight LDS-- Informal (which is 99% of the time): “every member a missionary” is a motto. You’re always a missionary because people always see you. That...

Evangelizing is to share the Gospel. It can be done anyway, by sharing words or (much more effectively) sharing via showing. Sidenote: Even JW and LDS don't really do much door-to-door now a day in the USA.

With all celebrations, the questions is "why are you celebrating?" If you are having a party because you love a person and want to have a special day for them so that they can feel that love, go for it. Essentially, that's what a birthday party is. The point is the love and sharing, and the...

Talk is cheap, so I'd skip straight to actions: and that would be to give you a hug.

No, because they're setting up a false dichotomy. Yes, we should always serve God first and foremost- that's a given. But we can do that AND participate in our community and democratic* process as Christ's disciples. In fact, I would argue that's it's my Christian duty to vote and help...

That's been my experience there as well. I've had a WORLD better experience here, and realized I don't need that toxicity in my life.

The two Great Commandments: [37] Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. [38] This is the first and great commandment. [39] And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. I am not you...

This is 100% childish pouting.

Micheal, you don't make friends by ignoring everyone. You don't "save" anyone by ignoring everyone. You don't become a better disciple of Christ by ignoring everyone.

Warning: You're not going to like this answer. Really not going to like it. I foresee you pouting here and lashing out, because this is not remotely flattering. But if you're interested in the 100% honest recount of my experience, read below. If you only want to hear positive things, do NOT...

The connection is a reader with dyslexia :P