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    random stranger bible study

    I think carrying some tracts is a great idea. As far as the bible study... it doesn't sound that much different than street preaching/open air witnessing and people do that all the time. So why not a Bible study. I would take someone with me. That way we'd already be having a bible study and...
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    Question especially for Baptist pastors...

    In my experience as a Baptist much of the type of service is left up to the family. I've been to some that were somber and grief was the predominant emotion. I've been to others that were more of a celabration of life. I've seen quite a few people come to Christ at funerals. I had a pastor...
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    Can Christian Forums be one's church?

    I'm one who firmly believes that a forum like this can not be your church. I think when you look at the relationship between Christ and his closest followers and the relationships between members of what I guess you could call "house churches" in the N.T. I think you see a picture of intimacy...
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    You know your getting old when this happens.

    I've recently realized that printing companies do not do as good a job as they used to. Either the paper is too glossy, the type is too small, the edges are not well defined etc. etc. etc. In fact the printing companies are all doing such a poor job it seems I have to hold everything at just the...
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    Dhimmitude

    I did a google search of this..."Snopes under Health Insurance Exemptions" And if I read the article right it actually sounds like most U S Muslims would have a hard time qualifying for the exemption. I'm no Obama fan, but honestly this just sounds to me like more effort to cast him as "the...
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    Miners

    The captain of that vessel is ill-prepared, unprofessional, sloppy, lazy, lacks common sense and is just in general a danger to his crew. As a life long sailor I would never in a million years entrust my life to that man and if it was ever demonstrated to me that I put my crew in that kind of...
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    Miners

    I run a boat in Brazil and spend about 9 months a year here. I've noticed something interesting. When ever Brazil is involved in something noteworthy around the world they publicize it. I think they take pride in the things they do around the world. I have crew that work with and live with me...
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    Sirius Sattelite Radio

    I work on boats. When I worked in the Gulf of Mexico satellite radio was my link to the world. I would listen to the various news channels and tons of ESPN, as well as tons of music. I probably listened to 12+ hours a day. I canceled my subscription now because I spend most of the year working...
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    Really need help!

    My brother in law is gay. When he came out of the closet I did not handle it too well and said some things that I thought were right and appropriate at the time, but only served to hurt his feelings. It has taken years for us to get back on friendly enough terms where I can have any hope of...
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    Huckabee

    The title of the article was very misleading in my opinion. This is what he said.... "That would be like saying, well there's there are a lot of people who like to use drugs so let's go ahead and accommodate those who want to use drugs. There are some people who believe in incest, so we should...
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    Marriage and Divorce

    I won't offer advice. I'm not qualified to do that. I will just say that God can, and from time to time does, work miracles in these kinds of situations. I think I'm a pretty good husband. I have been for about a dozen years. We've been married for a few years longer than that. My wife and a...
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    surfs up

    I haven't been in the water in a long time, but I used to do a lot of surfing on the north west U S coast. Northern California, Oregon, and the Washington coast. It's colder than heck, but the surf can be world class. I now live on the Texas Gulf coast. I plan on buying a long board later this...
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    Born-again 'Son of Hamas' now fights 'Islam's god'

    You're reading to much in to the OPs post based on your own bias. At most, the OP implies that Christianity doesn't have a military present.
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    How do I know if something is a sin?

    I don't know if it's a simple as the Spirit will convict you. I know that's part of the purpose of the Spirit....to reveal sin in our lives. But I think sometimes does that in different ways, like guiding our study and efforts in trying to determine what things are appropriate for us to do. When...
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    Urgent Request: Regarding Pastor & Members

    Situations like this reinforce my belief that having an elder board lead the church is the correct and best form of church government. I know this may not be "the Baptist way"....It seems your pastor is not in a position to be the pastor. He may be spiritually and intellectually fit, but his...
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    An age limit for Baptism?

    That may be the best answer so far. My kids were all baptized between 6 and 8. With each one we wrestled with the decision, worrying that they might be too young. However, we had no reason to doubt that they had accepted Christ as their savior and had a relationship with Him. They were able to...
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    Invalid Baptism?

    I went to a small church once that didn't have a baptismal. They used one of those galvanized steel watering troughs that are about 8 feet long and 2 feet deep -- the folks sat down and the pastor just laid them back. I imagine there were a lot of folks that had an elbow or something that didn't...
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    Running a Half-Marathon

    I'm not a runner, but I'm wondering about the empty stomach thing. Have you tried something small, but dense? Like maybe half a power bar and a small protein shake? Maybe a half hour before you run?
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    Should pastors get paid?

    "The love of money is the root of all evil" is a concept that can exist with out actual money. If we went to a barter system, a grow your own food/make your own clothes system you don't think there would still be the temptation to be the richest guy in town? In your system a guy could still...