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It is a scientific fact that mammalian gender is binary. It is a psychological fact that transgender people suffer from sexual dysphoria. It is a scientific fact that a human fetus is a human. It is a scientific fact that sexual reproduction is for reproduction. The Bible and sacred tradition...

Please explain to me how “allow[ing] for transgender and non-binary people to use the facility that matches their gender identity” is a pretty consistent and well publicized position since the early 20th century? PC-Biz That’s as early 20th century as the Kardashians. I don’t know about you...

Why? So that we can all “repeat the sounding joy” to each other? I have no quarrel with the theology of reform Christianity, or (conceptually) with Presbyterian church governance. In fact, I find it well supported by scripture, sacred tradition, and good reasoning. The denomination isn’t my...

The idea of an “apostate denomination” hurts my eyes. I don’t think there is any scripture to endorse the concept. I think individuals can be apostates but I am skeptical about congregations. I keep coming back to the example of Paul and the Corinthian church. He didn’t snap them off and...

2 Timothy 4:3

So what is a Presbyterian to do? Reform the reformed church back to orthodoxy, or separate and find something that is at least orthodox (even if not Presbyterian)? My concern about leaving is that it seems that none of the mainline reform churches escape this problem. The anglicans are a...

Are you sure about that? A wealthy parishioner paid off the mortgage on my church, the Pastor never stopped talking about it and how much we needed it at the time. It would seem odd to me that the liability and the asset don’t travel together.

Good morning, The recent wave of state abortion legislation (including NY’s not-covered expansion) got me wondering last night what the PCUSA GA has provided as guidance on the topic, so I researched it. 3 hours later I am not sure I want to remain in a PCUSA church (it’s a good church, I’ll...

2Ch 36:9 mentions that Jehoiachin was eight years old when he became king, for three months, and “did evil in the sight of the Lord”. Kings provides some further insight into Jehoichin. Accepting that evil was done during Jehoichin’s short reign, and that in a formal sense it was done at his...

In 2Ch 35:20-22, an Egyptian King commonly thought to be King Necho II shows up with an army at Israel’s front door and tells King Josiah (one of the good Judea kings) to move aside because he was on a mission from God to conquer another king, and needed to pass through in a hurry. King Josiah...

Hi all, Going through some rough times financially and seem to be hitting a frustrating brick wall. To compound matters I have developed some sinful and self destructive bad habits to handle the stress. I’ve been reading Samuel, Kings, and Psalms a lot recently, and am struck by how when...

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet...

I share you're struggle and fear and am keeping you in my prayers.

Anybody here go through a breakup of a partnership before? I'm heading into one with my business partners. It's miserable - we are all at each other's throats, suspicious and resentful of one another. Somedays it seems like we can do this amicably, other days I worry that I am just being self...