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My girlfriend (we're both 32, thinking seriously of marriage) is a victim of sexual abuse from a long time ago. There are many ramifications and effects that such a victim suffers, of course, but I don't want to turn this into a thread discussing 100 different issues all at once. I did want...

So I was hanging out with a Christian friend of mine today when she saw some sort of game exhibit featuring witches, things that looked occult-ish, etc. and wanted us to go in and participate. I said no, but she insisted and prodded, so, against my better judgment, I caved in and we went in and...

A topic that I've been thinking a lot of about lately: Most Christians, if you ask them if God is in control of everything, would say "yes" without hesitation. But lately I've been wondering just how much I should apply that to how I view the world. If for instance, if I am driving on the...

Romans 8:28 famously says, "All things work for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose." Problem is - I think we have all had times, maybe even years, in our lives, when we simply felt little or no love for God at all. Do things temporarily stop working for our...

Long story short: a married Christian woman has had a crush on me for a long time. Although I like her too, I have told her many times that we can't be together. She asked me again, today, if I still liked her. I replied, "Yes, but we can't be together." But, although that was the truthful...

So I've been thinking about the passage in II Kings where Elisha tells Joash, king of Israel, to fire arrows out the window, saying that the arrows symbolize victory over Syria. Joash fires 3 arrows, then stops, and Elisha gets angry, telling him that this means he will only defeat Syria three...

I've finally put a finger on one of my biggest obstacles as a Christian, which is that I cannot recognize the voice of the Shepherd. I have OCD, also some other issues, and sometimes the voice of God, Satan, or my own brain sound all very similar and believable. I think thoughts like, "If I do...

Long story short: Matthew says to reconcile with offended people before bringing sacrifice to altar. However, in my instance, I never apologized, however I think it is likely that the offended party (in my situation) does not even remember the grievance anymore or at all, even though the issue...

It's the verse where Paul says that if Christians are feeling strong sexual urges, then it is better to "marry than to burn with lust." But this verse seems like it could lead to all kinds of bad outcomes - to put it bluntly, if two Christians are horny for each other and get married so as to...

My plight as a Texas conservative Christian is as thus: I agree with Ted Cruz and the R's on virtually every issue, except that of illegal immigration. And I disagree with Beto O'Rourke and the D's on virtually every issue, except illegal immigration. The only thing keeping me from pulling the...

So I clicked on a website video that had some stuff that was disturbing, quite possibly spiritually evil stuff. I am scared now, what to recommend? It's not an issue of computer viruses or anything; it's feeling spiritually scared.

It's a long story but I'll make it as short as I can - I will ask everyone to be non-judgmental.....(I'm already feeling deeply negative, emotionally). A woman at my church (I'll call her Wendy,) is married. I had an affair with her (although, technically, no sex was involved.) We had liked...

Story: My girlfriend and I are half the world apart. She's in Asia, I'm in the USA. Frankly, the relationships' days are numbered and I have also communicated in the past that we would most likely not get married. I am not sure we even technically still count as being in a relationship...

Long story short: I broke up with my girlfriend about 2 months ago and I still cannot tell if I made the right decision or not. I'm 28; she's 31. We were in a relationship and she seemed to have almost every quality I could want or ask for in a woman: She was a devout Christian, shared many...

I work in a job that involves being subject to a significant amount of quality control. Without getting too much into depth, every product has to be checked for errors, and getting too many errors will get me fired. There are so many potential flaws or things that can go wrong with many of...

So there's a bit of an awkward situation: I am in a Christian church band with a violinist/vocalist. I am the pianist. (There are other musicians in the band, too.) The two of us (this violinist and I) spend a considerable amount of time together, out of necessity. We have to practice...

I'm writing a fictional novel about radical Islam and Islamic terrorism. So I've been doing a lot of research about Islam, etc. The issue I'm concerned about is a bit hard to express in words. The best way I can put it is that I'm concerned that I'm getting too deep into a Christian-hostile...

I've come to the conclusion that a lot of the quarreling between conservative and liberal Christians boils down to this: Liberal Christians see conservative Christians as Pharisees. Legalistic, missing the point of Jesus' mercy. Conservative Christians see liberal Christians as false teachers...

Is there a way to gradually break the news to your significant other that the relationship has to end and that a breakup is needed? As it is right now, my girlfriend probably has every expectation that the relationship will continue and it would come as a surprise to her that I do not see much...

This has been making the rounds on Facebook - does the author seem rather clingy or projecting blame? http://theodysseyonline.com/toledo/open-letter-the-boy-who-didnt-appreciate-worth/239013