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Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Fear of belief

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Belief or Unbelief; that is the question...You don't have to be an atheist to be an unbeliever or operate on the basis of fear. Anyone can do that, it happens everyday. I think that the fear of belief boils down to being afraid to trust. Our fear of belief is manifested daily in our lives by the decisions that we make and the... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Deliberating on why God allows for evil

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Balance. The answer for why God allows for evil can be found in balance. From the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, the results were balance. It goes deeper than that of course but you get the idea.Whether the evil is personal or impacting a collective setting, one purpose is balance. From evil, we realize good. We get ... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Assessing the relations between God and Satan

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The classic battles of good and evil occur within us daily. We choose to believe or dis-believe, do right or wrong, our help really comes from who we choose to believe in.Good and bad has been appointed to all of us from time to time. If we really believe God, then we will turn a negative into a positive. At this point, I wou... More..

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Exercise

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Okay, so I'm 53 years old, look like I'm 42, no gray hair (no I don't dye my hair either), and I'm feeling frisky. I go to the local YMCA, about two blocks away and figure that I'll just go swimming and work my way back into shape slowly.The ultimate goal is to get in enough shape to play basketball with the geriatric crew of... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Why churches need to get back to evangelism and away from political correctness

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The early church demonstrated the love of God and our need for salvation through preaching, teaching, giving to the needy and through the demonstration of miraculous power, including raising the dead, and healing the sick, in the name of Jesus Christ. How many churches are doing that today? It gets deeper, when Nero began to ... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Can God really lead us to safety

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Should this question be re-framed? The door that leads to safety is always open, Jesus Christ is that door. Are we willing to go through that door? It is not so much about God leading us to safety as much as it is about our taking the opportunity that he presents to us.Even moving to a safe haven will take faith. My answer is... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) The difference between being religious and being Christian

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Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this; to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world (James 1:27).The difference between being religious and being a Christian can be summed up in one word, relationship. I am referring to ones relationship with Christ, not ne... More..

Relationships & Family > Family Dysfunction Conflict within the family: Fight or flight

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I am the original 'talk your way out of anything guy', even if it means that I have to vacate the premises. I believe in 'flight' whenever I see that a situation is escalating. I have avoided several potential fights that had been building up. However, in retrospect, while I did give myself and family members a chance to cool... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Do we really know what it means to be saved

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Salvation is an event, not a process. It is the gift of God to man, and those who love Jesus or even just want Jesus will be saved. Here is the formula according to the scriptures, Jesus said that we must be born again by water and by Spirit, that implies repentance and baptism. When we read the works of Jesus, his disciples,... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Exploring the question of freedom offered by atheism

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Freedom. People have died for it, written songs about it, and romanticized it. Atheism to many can just be seen as another religion, or another belief system. In this world of a myriad of belief systems, which one is the most liberating? I would say that to believe and have one's belief's substantiated consistently is where t... More..

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