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Recent content by msufan

  1. M

    "You are the salt of the earth" IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL TEXT!

    I don't know enough to confirm or refute any of these translations but this is definitely interesting and I would subscribe to your newsletter. ^_^
  2. M

    Hey! Let's take a look at Twitter these days

    Elon is paying for Shatner and King:
  3. M

    Kalispell Montana man accused of threatening to kill U.S. Senator Jon Tester

    My diffusion method is just to summarize what they said, but with softer language: "Hmmm... sounds like you're not too much of a Biden fan, huh?"
  4. M

    I tested a rich Christian

    There are no winners here. You don't know if his claims are true; he doesn't know if your needs are real. This is where social media is a failure compared to interacting with people in the real world.
  5. M

    Any Suggestions?

    I just want to say that I was touched by this paragraph you wrote: "Where I’m at is I just love sharing about the Lord because He’s my life. I’ve got 41+ years of experiences with the Lord. I don’t talk “theology” for a variety of reasons but I do believe that people are more interested when I...
  6. M

    Why do I feel sad when.....

    OP should read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
  7. M

    Is it too late?

    Maybe God wants someone different to pray for you instead. Or maybe their prayers have already been answered and you are going to be just fine. Or maybe God didn't actually tell them to stop praying for you. And on and on... As By The Book just posted, someone with a truly hardened heart...
  8. M

    Does God even love certain people who were "mistakes"?

    God actually seems to take special pleasure in the misfits, the broken, and the underdogs. It reminds me of the old Audio Adrenaline song (this part begins at 2:10 in this video): "“Underdog. I wince every time I say the word, especially in connection with Jesus. Yet, as I read the birth story...
  9. M

    Is it too late?

    Even if someone else stopped praying for you (which sounds like it is not a certainty), you're still OK. It doesn't mean God Himself has turned his back on you.
  10. M

    Medical training jeopardizing future marriage

    It could be as simple as reassuring your fiance over and over again that what you are doing in class is not sexual in nature, and reminding her that you are attracted to her and her alone. This could just be insecurity talking -- help your fiance to feel secure as best you can.
  11. M

    Reading the Bible was disturbing to me. What now?

    I don't think the Bible contradicts itself from a big-picture perspective. My example from the book of Ecclesiastes shows how Solomon felt after getting rich and wandering from God. His quote (Ecc. 1:2) of "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless." (or really almost anything from that...
  12. M

    Can I ask for advice? Basically: how do I glorify God in everything I do? Do I need to glorify God in everything I do?

    In your situation, I believe the things you are doing (getting a driver's license, hygiene, waking up early) are not wrong. When you feel anxiety that you have the wrong motives for something, you can just hand that concern off to God ("God, I feel nervous that I'm not doing this for you like I...
  13. M

    Reading the Bible was disturbing to me. What now?

    Great question. I think it's helpful not to think of the Bible as one book. The Bible is a collection of books written by dozens of authors over thousands of years. As such, the Bible says things (e.g. "everything is meaningless!") with which the overall message of the Bible disagrees. The...
  14. M

    What Is It a Sin to Do in Particular?

    Paul write in Romans 14:23, in reference to the eating of unclean animals, "everything that does not come from faith is sin." I think this is the simplest answer to your question. We don't have to be a slave to the law, but to love. You wrote: "If we have the faith in God, and the love for God...