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Thank you for your post, and welcome! Would tell us a bit about yourself: your faith (if you are willing to share), what brings you to this forum, and your expectations? Peace.

Thanks for the details. Cotton breathes and might could potentially have a drying attribute, which you want to avoid. What about soft leather, like a driving glove? Or, here is an inexpensive test: wear socks on your hands over night! (By the way: any inspiration from God?) Blessings!

Thanks for posting. The various guides seem to agree on the “length“ measurement, but there is also a width measurement worth checking. https://threadcurve.com/glove-sizes-chart/ Question: are these to be snugly warm and fashionable? All my gloves are work-related, so they are a size up for...

On October 3, 1863, President Lincoln issued a proclamation designating “the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving.” Lincoln’s announcement marked the culmination of a multi-decade campaign by Sarah Josepha Hale to make Thanksgiving into a national holiday. Although Lincoln...

Thank you! OK, you are correct, but: (a) what kind of people heard those epithets, (b) was His purpose to persuade, and (c) wouldn’t gentleness be more appropriate in this forum (Proverbs 15:1). Some other social media are full of vitriolic exchanges etc. Who needs that? It is not clear...

O my. What has happened to gentle persuasion?

Thank you for your (novel) question. Here is an alternative perspective: the devil told Jesus he had some interesting things to show Him, and invited Jesus to accompany him here and there. Having no fear of the devil, Jesus ”challenged” him to offer his various temptations. (No justification...

Thank you for your (non sequitur) reply. From what do you conclude that I am Ok with porn, gay or otherwise, in a public library?! How is that related to local vs state sovereignty? Impugning with no justification is not a good look for Christians. Peace.

Thank you for your post and reasonable arguments. So: let’s indeed employ Jesus’ various pronouncements and see if we can find a resolution to your questions. Yes, He said to love our enemies (no personal vengeance, etc.), but He also said a community should defend itself—-Matthew 18: 15-17...

Thank you all for your posts. What many of you seem to be saying is, “If the Bible isn’t taught the RIGHT WAY (my way), it should not be taught at all! The teacher will do more harm than good!” Now, most of us were taught history and literature when we were teens, and we can imagine various...

Any fans of the former TV show ‘Touched by an Angel’ (1994 - 2003)? It is available now on Amazon Prime. Bit of tongue-in-cheek humor: Monica is relating some of her history to a person— “I started in the choir; everyone starts in the choir. Then for a few centuries my job was to say...

Thank you for your intriguing post and question. My quibble is not connected to the Bibles per se (or the KJV!), but with the heavy hand of the state pushing on local school districts. (That blue states mandate all kinds of garbage in their schools does not constitute a role model.) Better...

Thank you for your post. You are right: the Bible has this example and many others (e.g., Book of Esther) where God is at work “behind the scenes” to bring about His purposes. On the other hand, what can we say about King David, Bathsheba, and Uriah (2 Samuel 11)? Blessings

Thank you for your intriguing post. Question: if I were visiting various denominational churches looking for a spiritual home, what differentiates UPC from Baptists, Lutherans, Presbyterians, . . . ? Blessings.

Thank you for the clarification (and answering your original question!). What you have written is crucially important (almost). Our nation’s commitment is documented in the Constitution. It is the government officials, those servants of the people, who must uphold our natural rights by...

Thank you for the response and question. We both agree that the ultimate source of all morality must come from God (Genesis 2:9). Locke likely envisioned a nation of Christians, who would also agree. Otherwise, the result is a turbulent sea of different moral opinions. It should be obvious...

A final note, regarding government’s authority to punish law breakers, but not individuals: Per Locke: Each person is naturally free and equal under the law of nature, subject only to the will of “the infinitely wise Maker.” Each person, moreover, is required to enforce as well as to obey this...

The above post summarizes Locke’s main religious beliefs. Here is what he wrote on politics: Locke firmly rejected the divine right of kings (popular at that time). He believed governments should be formed through the consent of the governed, establishing the legitimacy of governance and...

Where did the founders of the United States acquire their ideas on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? And Is the United States, at least in principle, a nation whose ultimate source of moral authority must come from God alone? The influence of John Locke, a 17th Century...

Thank you for your post. Agreed: even though their world views are completely different, it would be good to find those few we might could turn toward the light, if they would only question their secular, self-centered, power-hungry, supercilious, . . . , beliefs. Even if they have a different...