Shallow repentance/forgiveness - cheap grace.
Having an issue with a long-time work colleague. He was actually my best man. He has always been very confident and is now doing something very important as he approaches retirement. He talks about...
View ArticleCan you be a moderate evangelical?
So, there is a perception that American evangelicalism is too tied up in right wing politics. Idk how true that is. I'll grant that they are overwhelmingly Republican, but I'm not sure about being...
View ArticleExplanation or excuse - dealing with obnoxious behaviour.
We have a family member who is EXTREMELY and embarrassingly controlling. It's pathological. She'd even buy you her choice of furniture, paint or white goods and be offended if you didn't use it. She...
View ArticleWas Paul a "moderate christian"? "Let them emasculate themselves" "Let him be...
Paul said some pretty fiery, more-than-dismissive stuff. Can we use his rhetoric as an example of what it is to be a follower of Christ?
View ArticleWhat would a moderate christian standpoint on homosexuality look like?
I have been trying to figure this out for quite a while. I want to avoid the extremes if that is possible. So I would not argue against a form of civil partnership for non-christians, but disagree with...
View ArticleWhich denomination do you belong to?
Which denomination do you belong to? And what draws you to that particular denomination?
View ArticleHow have Christians reacted to disappointment?
In this case, I am referring to disappointment with church or church leadership. I have seen a number of cases where Christians, having been heavily involved in a team ministry, have become isolated...
View ArticleThe attack on Hatun Tash at speaker's corner. A turning point?
I have noticed that some in the secular media have expressed real warmth and concern for this controversial provocative evangelist. Even to the extent of supporting her right to preach an...
View ArticleThe Bible the "Word of God"? Jay Smith, evangelist to Muslims
Is it THAT important that Jay Smith has said that the bible is not the "Word of God" in his outreach to muslims where he uses sourcing to discredit the Koran? Presumably he does this so that the...
View ArticleBig Bang Theory. Sheldon's evangelical mum
Who is treated most unsympathetically by the writers? Sheldon's evangelical but adulterous mum, or Leonard's atheist, cold, critical scientist mother?
View ArticleIs it time to talk about "Toxic Faith"?
For many people, their experience of faith, religion and community has done more harm than good. I think we all can slip into some form of faith toxicity without realizing it. I think Stephen Arterburn...
View ArticleHow have Christians changed over the covid period?
What has been your impression of the attitudes, emotions and resilience of Christians during this period of isolation and zoom meetings? Surprisingly and disappointingly, I have noticed many have been...
View ArticleWhy do I feel guilty in pointing out a personal slight to the leader?
I am used to having a ministry of support. I recently volunteered to lead worship as part of our evening bible study. As a one-off I understood that the Study leader would play a CD, as it fitted in...
View ArticleVery controversial Christian observation on Ukraine
I want Putin to pay really heavily for his destruction of so many cities in Ukraine, but we believe, don't we, that God is in control. A woman who was into mission to the Jews in a big way said that...
View ArticleJust a Christian
Does anyone else here wish there were no denominations or complex theological debates and instead just be a generic Christian? I will admit, that sometimes, I don't really know what to believe on...
View ArticleHatun Tash - What else could the Met police do?
Hatun Tash was awarded damages for being arrested / removed from speakers' corner. Christian preacher paid out £10,000 by Met Police who arrested her when she 'asked for help' | Daily Mail Online There...
View ArticleChurch Polity
So, do you have a preference for now a denomination is structured? Church polity is something that does not really matter that much to me. I'm Baptist, so I am biased towards Congregationalist polity,...
View ArticleThere will be no marriage in heaven - bereaved relative very upset.
I have a relative who is grieving painfully and rather angrily after the loss of his wife in January. I believe his grieving is now unhealthy and unnatural. He continues his daily chores exactly as he...
View ArticleShould you devalue all of a man's ministry because of a failure in one area?
Even a serious failure. Of course it happens that way, but should it? Even our leaders and prophets are 'sinners saved by grace' I'm thinking of Ravi Zacharias. And there are others. People whose flesh...
View ArticleDo you support women priests?
Do you support women priests? Spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ
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