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Recent content by Matt_from_England

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    A good place to start?

    I'm mindful that many of you kindly offered some detailed advice. I want you to know I'm looking at this thread and that I remain deeply appreciative of the friendly response I've received here. I have to confess to not being much of a 'joiner'. There is a church nearby which a family member...
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    A good place to start?

    So there's a lot here for me to take in. I can already see some ideas which will be of great use. I'll be going through your posts in detail and responding as time allows but in the meantime, sincere thanks to each of you that have responded. Your kind words and advice are much appreciated.
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    A good place to start?

    Thank you, this was really helpful. I've been doing a lot of reading, watching some online videos etc and it gets overwhelming, particularly when it gets to working out answers to questions which still divide people after many hundreds of years. Even the idea of a spiritual perspective is...
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    A good place to start?

    Thank you for these suggestions. Thank you also. I agree completely about the difference between knowledge and wisdom. I think one of the problems is that to someone without the faith or belief, sometimes it feels like a vicious circle. I can choose to try to understand, I can ask for...
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    A good place to start?

    I've probably expressed myself badly above. I think the reason I found Genesis difficult was because there seemed such a massive contrast between John, which I think had a very simple direct and uplifting message and Old Testament Genesis with its lists, recounting of genealogy etc. I'm not...
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    A good place to start?

    Thanks for the recommendation. It looks like a great resource. Although I'm still looking to get a nice paper version partly because I spend too much time looking at screens, but also because I know that when online I'm likely to be moving from one thing to another, looking stuff up etc and...
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    A good place to start?

    Thank you. :) It's ok you won't spoil it! I know some of Ruth from childhood and I've read bits and pieces of the Bible off and on over the years. Thank you for these links and the kind words and offer of help. It's appreciated. :) This is helpful. You are quite right in the sense that I've...
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    A good place to start?

    Hello, I have a lot of questions but wanted to give some background. I'm someone who until very recently would describe themselves as an atheist, albeit an agnostic one. I couldn't prove there wasn't a God, but felt it unlikely, certainly as major religions described one. I didn't stop...
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    Hello everyone

    Thank you for another kind welcome. :)
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    Hello everyone

    Outreach it is then! Thanks for the welcome. :) I really liked John and I'm glad I read it. I then went to the front of the Bible and started on Genesis which I've found more of a slog to be honest. However early stages and all that. Many thanks for the kind welcome. Thanks!
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    Hello everyone

    Hi! I'm someone that grew up in a Christian country (UK), as a child I attended Church, Sunday School etc. I didn't much enjoy the former or the latter, from memory at least! The church was a rather old school Methodist affair. I think they're a lot different these days but back then it was...
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