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Recent content by LuminousFive

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    Reconciling Jesus & The Military

    So the standard is different when it comes to the principals we hold? I don't think there was a caveat for that! Turn the other check except when you are slapped because of the principals you hold? Turn the other cheek except when your friend is slapped?
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    We never agree - I need advice

    Dawn, I will approach this from the perspective that your husband and you are both Christians... I am so sorry that your marriage is in a tough spot right now. My wife and I frequently disagree on things, but we have gotten better at working on talking about these disagreements in a way that...
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    Reconciling Jesus & The Military

    The scripture's silence on an issue, doesn't imply an endorsement or condemnation of a particular issue. The fact is, when scripture is silent on a particular issue, we have to read the context in the rest of the good book. We have to look at the things that Jesus says and infer from that what...
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    Reconciling Jesus & The Military

    Sir, with all due respect, my "christian life" is my whole life. I don't and will never separate my christianity from anything else in my life.
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    Why don't prayers work?

    I just wanted you to know that I said a prayer for you. I asked that God would provide for you and bless you in ways that will bring Him more glory. Not that your life would be made easy but that, if it is His will, you would be blessed so that he would receive the glory. Hope things get better...
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    Reconciling Jesus & The Military

    I joined the Army in 2007 and I was (and still am) a Christian. When I joined, I was able to reconcile my job with my faith by saying that our leaders are put in their positions by God and that we are called to follow their lead. My understanding of this statement has deepened in that I now also...
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    Changing your name...

    Wow... I posted this and didn't read it again until now. I wanted to let it simmer, see what various people had to say about it... First and foremost, I didn't expect to be called a chauvanist, or misogynist... Come on, I love my fiancee, I respect her decision, and would never change my...
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    Changing your name...

    My fiancee, whom I love more than anything, and I had a discussion today. I was informed that she wants to take on my last name but that she wants to also keep her last name as a new middle name. She already has TWO middle names and now she wants to add a third. My problem doesn't lie with her...
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    Can't fill the Tank.

    So lately I have been soooo thirsty for God's word presence, knowledge about Him, to pray to him, to spend time worshipping, etc. I literally can't get enough. It's to the point that I am spending 5 or 6 hours a day just spending time thinking about God and praying and worshipping. No matter...
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    Obama's Gay Gold Mine

    LOL I guess no one read my post... or maybe no one cares...
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    Obama's Gay Gold Mine

    Oh my gosh... I can't believe the way so many of you people act in here. Does it make you feel good to be right? Because honestly, you people have to be getting something out of acting that way. Otherwise, I cant see a purpose in it. For all you "homosexuality is a sin and Barack Obama is...
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    Thinkin of moving out of my city

    You should check out Austin, TX... I don't know if you are into live music, but there is a great music scene out there. It also has a lot of natural beauty, natural places to swim and play outside. There are some great churches there... Austin Stone Community Church, Hyde Park Baptist etc. There...
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    What made you start,and can it help you quit?

    So my first cigarette was at the tender age of 9. My friend (who's father later married my mother so... now he's my step-brother) told me that he had a pack of cigarettes and he was going to go into the woods behind the church and smoke one... he offered one to me and I (the kind of child who...
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    Beating a dead horse...

    Sorry to beat a dead horse, but I have to bring up the topic of the sovereignty of God and the idea of predestination. I am currently taking a class on prayer, and last night we discussed the sovereignty of God. It was a bit odd to hear echos of calvinism in my church, but hey it happens. I...