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Often on FB I see people posting about Gods favor and his plan. People will say everything happens for a reason; will work out for good; not to worry about tomorrow. One girl I went to school with has been posting lately in despair for prayer and help. Seems her marriage has issues from a...

When asked, I notice a of Christians today will say they're not religious, but spiritual. I've been guilty of this myself. Asking myself why I say this has been something I've been pondering. I think it's more my answer because people point out all the bad issues of religion and the fact that...

The Pope in his big speech called for mass economic changes, including education and laws to insure a fair distribution of wealth "Peace-making requires education not only in the values of compassion and solidarity, but in the importance of wealth redistribution, the "promotion of growth...

This subject came up briefly in another thread, so it's peaked my interest. Many have stated their escape from fundamentalism as I, so I'm interested to know your story. A few interest points I would like those that did escape is: Was your first real church experience in a fundy church...

I wrote this poem to enter into a class where we are discussing some doctrinal issues. I am not a poet, but tried to place several docrtrinal issues in the poem and wondered if you could see them. Feel free to discuss. Son of Job My name is Bakare, a son of Job. The story of my father...

My nerve disease has totally disabled me. Past years cost me my job, lost medical insurance, can't get the specialist care on medicaid. Been trying to work part time, but just doing odd jobs, but just to keep some food going. My wife and son had to move due to poverty and I've been living in my...

Tree's in the attic. --------------------------- In my house are tree's with hollow holes. They reach through the ceiling, dark attic space. Who lives up there, I peer up the tree, . I see no one, no one but me. I call up to hollowed tones I hear sharp creeks and shallowed moans. Is that a...

One of the most difficult points to argue with atheist is that it seems the story line of Christ is in many ways the exact story of previous pagan Gods. Many feel Christ may have lived, maybe not, but a movement was formed around him using the same past agenda as other previous God's. Let's...

My wife has been disabled for years due to apastic anemia. She drew a small SS check. I took care of everything, but myself was stricken with a nerve disease about 7 years ago. It's a progressive type disease. It cost me my job of 20 years. I opened my own business, but my illness and the...

There has always been terrible suffering in the world. Today in many ways we have it so easy in places like America, even as millions of children go to bed hungry, many to die the coming day. Certainly man has played his role, but often terrible suffering comes to the purest of heart. I've...

I've suffered from CRPS, also known as RSD, but mine is systemic throughout most of my body. I can only liken it to having irons on your body or go outside in below freezing weather naked and stay until you think your frozen burnt, but can never leave. It's also called the suicide disease. The...

Doe's the direction of life have meaning beyond what we ourselves make of it. Doe's God or a Creator really there to answer our prayers, to guide our paths. Doe's he intervene or simply let natural order work as designed. Do we use his existence as a force within ourselves that we cannot obtain...