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    History of the "Born Again Christian" movement.

    I am a former Catholic and Episcopalian. This is what I see in the Bible. We are all imperfect beings who tend to make wrong choices which hurt ourselves and others. “This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile...
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    The Way of Jesus

    Anyways my intent was to create a short liturgy, which comes directly from historical sources from Christian tradition, which could be done by an individual or small group at home, or at a park, or camping, etc. It takes what I feel are the best things from both the Catholic (Franciscan) and...
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    The Way of Jesus

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    The Way of Jesus

    I have my own personal practice based in an appreciation of historical Christian liturgy and Franciscan tradition combined with a belief in the priesthood of all believers and an inclusive / progressive outlook. I'm looking for constructive feedback. Thanks! The Way of Jesus We believe that...
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    Who's your favorite Christian music band

    Mine always depends on the decade... In the mid 70's to early 80's (my childhood years) I was a Petra fan. I started having an interest in new wave and punk music in the 80's and yes there were Christian punk bands like Undercover and the Altar Boys
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    Mennonite or Quaker?

    It sounds like www.fum.org Friends United Meeting may be a good fit for you. They are explicitly Christian and allow for theological diversity. As the largest organization of Quakers, Friends United Meeting is decidedly centrist and contains a wide range of Christian Quaker theological outlooks...
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    Wait what? Quakers?

    The Quakers are more like a grouping of related faiths. The vast majority of the Quakers in the world (Africa has the highest numbers of Quakers) including the USA are explicitly Christian - they range from Evangelical Friends Church International which has their theology in their name (they do...
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    Progressive Contemplative Christianity

    I was taught by an Orthodox monk to mentally recite the first half of the Jesus Prayer (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God..) while inhaling and the second half (have mercy on me, a sinner.) while exhaling while keeping count on a Prayer Rope. I also do Centering Prayer/Christian Meditation in the...
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    Progressive Contemplative Christianity

    We are all children of the same God (Ultimate Reality), but as fallible human beings we have the natural tendency to forget our interconnectedness with each other. This forgetfulness and ignorance can lead to anger, fear, and hatred of others. We then tend to elevate our desires over the needs...
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    Isolated Quaker

    Hi all, I am an isolated Christ-centered Quaker who attends a Church of the Nazarene congregation on the weekends (they provide a great youth program for my two teenagers) and visits the occasional midweek service at a nondemominational church near my work. I live and work in two different...
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    Can you be a christian without church?

    While you can be a Christian and not be a member of a particular brick and mortar institution called "church", we are supposed to fellowship with other believers (in ecclesia) for study and shared prayer, sharing the Good News with others, and providing compassionate service to others. While...
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    Double Belonging

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    Wait what? Quakers?

    The problem with Quakers in the United States is that there are different groupings representing different theological tendencies going from classic Christian Quakerism ("Conservative" Friends) to evangelical Christianity (Evangelical Friends International) to more "mainline" Christian...
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    Question about Mennonite Brethren & Quakers

    The problem with Quakers in the United States is that there are different groupings representing different theological tendencies going from classic Christian Quakerism ("Conservative" Friends) to evangelical Christianity (Evangelical Friends International) to more "mainline" Christian (Friends...
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    Friend of Jesus (revised)

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    Friend of Jesus (revised)

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    Friend of Jesus (revised)

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    Friend of Jesus (revised)

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    Friend of Jesus (revised)

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    Friend of Jesus (revised)

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