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The first time I was "slain in the Spirit", I was actually in the middle of ridiculing that it was even true.

Much of my family born in that same area of MO that Aunt Kate was raised in were wrapped-up in evangelism. My father's step-kids even went to school with Mike Bickle of IHOP fame. I think I was the only "heathen" of the whole bunch.

My wife and I also knew Benny Hinn back when he was half-way normal. (About 30 years ago.) Today, he scares me, and I won't even watch him on TV.

I feel the same way about the way we have abused the word, "REPENT."

Kathryn was my aunt, on my father's side. I never knew her, but the stories about her are plentiful.

The Drunk Monk and Elder Paisios (OrthodoxChristianity) submitted 4 years ago by [deleted] Once on Mount Athos there was a monk who lived in Karyes. He drank and got drunk every day and was the cause of scandal to the pilgrims. Eventually he died and this relieved some of the faithful who went...

I have said it before, "You find (and worship) the God (or 'god') you search for."

We actually left a local church because of their stiff-necked, anti-Christian attitude about that. In a case very similar to this one, a member had been to prison. He told the elders all about it, and they had no trouble with it. He was running a Bible Class at his home when they hired a guy...

What are people like here? An old man sat quietly rocking on his front porch when a young couple approached him. “Sir”, the husband said, “We’re thinking of moving to this town, and wondered if you could give us an idea of what the people are like here.” “Well”, the old man replied, “What...

Best Prayer I Have Heard In A Long Time... Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her...

Am I hearing you right in that you feel we have to do an acceptable work in order to earn forgiveness?

Suppose I told you I had done, oh say.... 9 years.... Uh.... let's say, for attempted murder...… What are you going to require that I continue to do that will satisfy you enough for you to graciously allow me to remain here?

But, I am not the one who wrote it in a book for us. In Matt 6:14-15, I am pretty sure that God said if we will not forgive others, God will not forgive us either. Then He says it again in "The Lord's Prayer" where He tells us to ask that we be forgiven only as much as we forgive others.

God forbid, but I think you are serious. After God has forgiven you, you seem to actually think it is your task to make sure no one else is forgiven?

No, the story was that what the prejudices of another group of people meant for evil, God turned into success.

Joe was the janitor at the local junior high school. It wasn’t the greatest job, but it paid the bills. One day the principal came around with a form for Joe to fill out. It was a background check, part of some new administration policy. Well, you know what happened. Joe was honest about...

Can someone explain why in the world any homosexual would want a person who detests their lifestyle to bake them a cake that they will actually put in their mouths? Didn't they watch The Help?

I truthfully don't understand people who can't read the simple Axium, "Those who will not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it." and know what it means. The first thing every dictatorship did, all down through history, was to disarm the citizenship.

As she and I both said.... it is obvious, by your own admission here, how you "study the Word." You let others tell you how to believe. If that is what works for you, fine.

As a great man likes to say, "We'll see what happens."