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  1. GandalfTheWise

    Sanity Check Please: Thoughts on Calvinism and Arminianism

    I'm posting this as a sanity check for peer review from other believers. I've been meditating about this for decades now and I think it's time to put it out for some thoughtful feedback. I will start with the main insight I want your feedback on. I will then expand a bit on this insight and...
  2. GandalfTheWise

    Eclipse Viewing Safety

    I'm sure most people in the US have heard of what's happening but I just wanted to point out a few things to protect people's vision. I wouldn't want anyone here (or a child or pet) accidentally losing some vision due to misinformation or ignorance. The first thing is that the light from the...
  3. GandalfTheWise

    A First Step Toward Getting to Know Each Other

    Over the past decade or so, I've come to believe that an important part of our spiritual growth and unity with one another is seeing ourselves for who God made us to be as individuals. I'd like to get a sense of who some of you are. When I was running a small group on finding our hearts, I...
  4. GandalfTheWise

    Online CF Experiment: Can you learn some Greek? I think you can!

    This is an experiment. I think it is possible for people from all walks of life and levels of education to learn to read Greek (or any other language for that matter). I’d like to find out if that is true or not. This should take you perhaps 15 to 20 minutes or so. Learning to read Greek (or...
  5. GandalfTheWise

    Loving others by forsaking the use of litmus tests

    In my life, there have been certain epiphanies and transformations that have had a night and day difference in how I love others. One of these things was purposing in my heart not to use litmus tests to determine someone's spiritual standing before God. Each person is a complicated creation of...
  6. GandalfTheWise

    Testing links across threads

    Here's a link to a post in another thread. ...hopefully... How did Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' help your faith journey?