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God's Grace and Peace to you! What a difference a year makes!! Please note: I'm currently NOT a pastor, however, I've been a lay pastor and am exploring/discerning my call to the minsitry. About a year ago, I left the church in which I was a member, that was the BEST decision that I've...

I've been mulling over two questions posed in a book I'm reading. They were posed in a book that I've been reading, well, actually re-reading. These questions are much deeper, I think, than what they appear. I think it could be quite easy to answer them without really thinking about it...

I've been mulling over two questions posed in a book I'm reading. I shared them in a different context last week (I think). These questions are much deeper, I think, than what they appear. I think it could be quite easy to answer them without really thinking about it. Question 1: Who am...

I'm currently re-reading a very good book by Parker J. Palmer, Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation (2000, Jossy-Bass). It's not a very big book, yet it is quite deep and takes a long time to digest. In fact, I've found it quite helpful to read it and discuss it with...

Hello Everyone! It's come to my attention that I need to be more assertive. :) I'm tired of being walked on, used, and taken for granted. It revolves around people canceling times to get together on me...many times with very short notice...like not much more than 30 minutes; treating me...

I've "broken ties" with my now former "home church" through transfering my membership to my new home church. That may lead to some interesting times with friends who are still members there. Time will tell how solid those friendships are/were. I think I do feel better and freer now that...

I've "broken ties" with my now former "home church" through transfering my membership to my new home church. That may lead to some interesting times with friends who are still members there. Time will tell how solid those friendships are/were. I think I do feel better and freer now that I...

And yes I mean house cleaning :P ...for the last few weeks I've been on a very nice spurt (for me at least!) of going through literally piles and piles of paper and other things. I'm finally beginning to see a bit of progress. My piles of bags to go to the recycling center are growing (I'm...

Beloved of the Lord, Greetings! :wave: I thought that it was time for an update of sorts. In the past few months, I struggled with direction for my life...in moving on from the church in which I'm a member. Before doing that I need to say that I'm currently not a pastor (perhaps a better...

I've come to the conclusion that my current home church (hopefully for not too much longer) has quenched and is quenching the Holy Spirit. That really does explain a lot of things! I'm more than ready to run, not walk away from the church. My heart is heavy though. :prayer: The church...

Please pray for the community of Parkersburg, IA, (not where I'm from)--there football coach--Ed T. (a Christian and very well liked and well known) was shot and killed by a former student this morning. Coach was supervising an early morning session in the weight room. Many students witnessed...

I've been pondering this off and on for awhile now...especially since someone suggested this to me as a possilbility elsewhere on CF. Anyway, I'm trying to grasp if I have the gift of discernment. I seem to "sense" things or the spirit of a place or even of people when others don't seem to...

:wave: Hi! I'm just curious to see if there are any current or former Free Methodists "out there". I grew up in the Free Methodist Church (never became a member though). I was there nearly from the womb until I was in my mid to late 20s' when I had finally had enough of the attitudes of...

Good Morning!! I just had to share a big praise with you all! Yesterday, I drove to another community to attend the church (Quaker or Friends) that I had visited a few times when I was in college there. (This isn't the church that I plan to be going to come July. It is roughly the same...

Hi all! I've been thinking a bit about a conversation I had with a friend several weeks ago. (I think she's forgotten about it but I haven't!) Anyway, she was trying to convince me, through the use of Scripture, that there's only one spirit baptism--the one we get when we invite Jesus...

My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I'd really appreciate your prayers as I finish prearing to preach this weekend. My first service is at 5:30 this evening (central) and then again tomorrow morning at 8:30 and 10:45 (the second one will be the most challenging...oh and I'm trying not to think...

Hello everyone! Just so you know, I also posted this question in the Spirit Filled/Charismatic section as well (yesterday). I have a question on Genesis 1:3. This came up in Sunday school; it was posed by the adult who is assisting me with the youth (middle school) class. I really sent myself...

Hello everyone! I have a question on Genesis 1:3. This came up in Sunday school; it was posed by the adult who is assisting me with the youth (middle school) class. I really sent myself up for this one when I started the class asking them if anyone had any questions on any topic. What was I...

Hi everyone! I think that I may have gotten in a bit over my head and would love any thoughts or assistance or prayers that you could provide. (I'll provide a bit of background info. too.) Beginning the week after Easter, I started leading the Youth Sunday school class at my home church...

Hello everyone... I have a prayer request... Starting this Sunday and continuing until some time in May (need to get a firm date), I'll be teaching the Youth Sunday school class at my home church (mostly seventh graders who were just confirmed last Sunday). At this point, I don't know how...