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    The Power of Being a Partial Bible Christian

    The Power of Being a Partial Bible Christian! by John Galloway Jr. Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 In II Timothy 3:16 we read that, “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” ALL scripture is inspired. Not...
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    The Lord's Prayer - translation

    I found this interesting and thought some of you would as well (was posted on facebook) "The Lord's Prayer," as translated by Saadi Neil Douglas-Klotz from the original Aramaic spoken by Jesus: O Thou, from whom comes the breath of life, which is present in all realms of vibration and light...
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    Man seeks God

    So I spent this past weekend traveling from Mexico to Phoenix to Houston on U.S. Airways. Their onboard magazine had a pretty interesting article. Here's an excerpt of the excerpt (you'll understand if you read the whole thing): Man Seeks God Eric Weiner Eric Weiner is the author of...
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    What It Means to be A Liberal Person of Faith

    What It Means to be A Liberal Person of Faith By Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie. Outgoing President, Union for Reform Judaism Again and again, and especially during the election season, we read in the media about "people of faith," "religious Americans" and "value voters" -- and what is meant, in...
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    Crabby Old Man

    When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in GRASS VALLEY, C ...A. It was believed that he had nothing left of any value. Later, when the nurses were going through his meager possessions, they found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were...
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    Survey: Frequent Bible Reading Can Turn You Liberal

    Survey: Frequent Bible Reading Can Turn You Liberal What a surprising survey says about how reading the Bible frequently can turn you liberal (in some ways). Aaron B. Franzen | posted 10/12/2011 10:20AM Survey: Frequent Bible Reading Can Turn You Liberal | Christianity Today | A Magazine...
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    Why Haven't More People Become Christians?

    Why Haven't More People Become Christians? by Karen Brooks Smith Sometimes as I walk through this life I am dumbfounded by the ways the Bible does not match up with the Christians I see around me. Most importantly, many times this realization is made when I am looking in the mirror. It all...
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    What if America truly were a Christian nation?

    What if America truly were a Christian nation? By Tom Ehrich Tom Ehrich is an Episcopal priest, author and former Wall Street Journal reporter living in Winston-Salem, N.C. What if America truly were a Christian nation? Not a Southern Baptist nation, or an Episcopal nation, or a...
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    First 2011 Christmas post

    I saw some Christmas ítems popping up in stores the other day, and the thought of Christmas brought the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce to mind. If you haven’t Heard of it, The Christmas truce was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front around...
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    An example to follow

    Videos Posted by Achyut Sharma This video blew me away.... [HQ].mp4 - YouTube All Christians should be like this guy
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    We Are Separating

    The following is from a blog on another site. I'm reposting it here because, while I don't agree with everything the writer says, it is worth a read that shows why some are leaving the faith, and an interesting point of view. Be warned that some of his comments WILL ruffle the feathers of some...
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    Scholars trace Bible's evolution

    In Jerusalem, scholars trace Bible's evolution By MATTI FRIEDMAN - Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A dull-looking chart projected on the wall of a university office in Jerusalem displayed a revelation that would startle many readers of the Old Testament: the sacred text that people revered...
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    Tell Me Again That God Isn’t Angry

    Tell Me Again That God Isn’t Angry by Charles Dean As the pastor of a three-year-old church plant, it’s common for me to stand in front a couple hundred people and assure them of the good news; that God is full of grace, full of love and that no matter what they’ve done God...
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    Progressive Catholics

    Thought some of you would find this interesting..... America's Progressive Catholics: Another Side of the Church - Kathleen Kennedy Townsend - Life - The Atlantic
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    Even when I deserve stoning...

    even when i deserve stoning by Alece on June 15, 2011 I keep thinking about the adulterous woman who was dragged before Jesus. Mainly because I can’t help but see myself in her. The crowd was ready to stone her for her sin, for her failure. And then Jesus spoke. He looked the...
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    An awesome lesson

    Nothing religious about this post, just a compelling feeling to share it....... THE SITUATION:. . In Washington , DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2,000 people went...
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    What Laws Do Christians Still Need To Follow?

    Morella in another thread asks: Can we throw out all of God's law from the Old Testament? This is actually a really good question, and one with which I’ve struggled for a long time. Christians and society in general have chosen to uphold certain OT laws (against murder, stealing, etc.)...
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    Gasoline

    With the price of gas climbing, I thought I'd share this joke someone sent me: Sister Mary Ann, who worked for a home health agency, was out making her rounds visiting homebound patients when she ran out of gas. As luck would have it, a gasoline station was just a block away. She walked to...
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    Evangelicals hate Jesus?

    I still don't have enough posts to add a link, but a very interesting article by Phil Zuckerman on this subject just came out in the Huffington Post and it's worth a read. If you do a google search using the words huffington post evangelical jesus it should be the top link you see. Just was...
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    Spanish forum?

    This probably has been suggested in the past, and i'm not sure this is the place to post this, but is there any place on this site that caters to Spanish speakers? If not can someone suggest a site like this that's in Spanish? My fianceé only speaks Spanish, and it would be nive to be able to...