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my friend has been in labor for 28 hrs, she is dialated to 8, the baby is not wanting to come down the birth canal, he is still at neg 2 station, they just found out he is sunny side up and are giving her 3 hours to progress and if not then a c section...please pray!!

Well my goodbye in the main forum didn't go over too well, but that's ok, i didn't really expect it to. Just wanted to say thanks to you all for being so welcoming to me when i came. For personal reasons we have decided to go back to our Nazarene church. I am not leaving for any theological or...

Hey Nazarenes, Just wondering how many of you have Parents Night out at your church and how it is run? We had it going on for awhile but then got new Youth Directors and they seemd to take on too much and couldnt keep the PNO running. I really miss it and am wondering if there is a way to get...

Well it looks like we are going back to the Nazarene church!! :D:clap: Those of you from LCMS and WELS who seemed to dislike me from my first post just because i was going to ELCA should be happy i am going back to my conservative Bible believing church i guess! :doh: Those of you from the ELCA...

Hey everyone! As you know we just became members or our Lutheran church last month. Well Sunday was my youngest daughters Baptism. i have 4 children, my other 3 were all Baptized at the Catholic church, so this is my first child i have baptized in the Lutheran church. It was a big decision for...

Well after 5 Sunday Services, An Ash Wednesday Service, A spaghetti dinner, A bunch of Wed night Soup Suppers and Lenten Services and a Rachel Circle meeting I know we are at the right place, and so does my husband. We have decided to become official members of the church we are attending...

Could someone help me understand the Lutheran belief in communion? I grew up in the RCC and then spent many years with many other denoms, but i am just now entering the Lutheran church. I had read that Lutherans believe in the Real Presence and consider the bread and wine the body and blood of...

i am wondering what the process is to become a member at a Lutheran church? Do you have to take any classes? Do you have to sign any papers? Do you have to make any promises? If there is a big difference in how to become a member in the ELCA vs. other LUtheran branches, just let me know and i...

I just wanted to apology if i was a bit touchy in my opening post here! i didn't realize there was such a big difference in the different branches of the Lutheran church. I would like to be accepted here from everyone. While attending my Nazarene church i used to hang out in the Wesley/Methodist...

Tonight we went to our new church for their 42nd Annual Spaghetti dinner! Just curious, are Spaghetti Dinners a common thing at all Lutheran Churches?

hey everyone!! the newbie here has another question. Lost Squirrel and i were discussing something in another thread and i figured i would pursue it a little further. the ELCA church we are attending has soup suppers followed by lenten services on Wed nights during lent. The bulleting says...

Well we went to another service! This time they served communion and it was by intinction. The Pastor gave my 4 mos old daughter a blessing, i thought that was so nice!! :) There are some definite differences in the new church and it will be an adjustment, but both hubby and i like it and so do...

hey everyone, my family and i made it to the ELCA service yesterday. we attended their 11am praise service. we enjoyed it very much and plan to go back next week. we found it a really nice middle ground between the RC church where my husband and i grew up and the more fundamentalist protestant...

sorry, i just thought of another question.. how many sacraments do you have in your church? Is it baptism and communion? i did notice that they have confirmation classes for 7th and 8th graders at the church i am going to be attending. Do you consider confirmation a sacrament also like the RC...

Hey everyone! i will be attending an ELCA church this Sunday, hoping it will soon be our new church, i have no Lutheran background but i do have background in the RC church as well as a few Protestant and non-denom churches. Everywhere does communion differently. I did ask my friend who attends...

Hey everyone!! Just some background on me... i grew up Roman Catholic...spent a year as a Jehovah's witness back in 1990... became a born again christian in 1991 and since that time have been a part of a few denominations including: baptist, Bible church, non-denom, AOG and spent the last 4+ yrs...

Hello everyone! i am 35 wks pregnant and am showing high blood pressure. I have 5 wks to go before my due date, and am praying i make it to 37 wks at a minimum! I had pre-e with my last 2 children and my son was born at 35 weeks and my daughter at 36. Thank God they were both healthy and no...

There is something i was thinking about and wondered if any of you KNOW the answer. Why is there so little opportunity for fellowship/bible study etc in the Catholic churches? Every Protestant or non-denominational church i have attended has tons of small groups, fellowship opportunities etc...

hi everyone. some of you may have seen me around here over the years. i grew up in the Catholic church but for various reasons have spent many years in other church denominations and currently attend a Nazarene church. Even while involved in other denominational churches i have often worked...

In the spirit of not having everything RCC vs. Non-RCC threads... What is your beliefs on modesty? Should women wear bikinis or is it immodest? Should women wear only long dresses or are short dresses ok? how short? Should women be allowed to wear pants? lets discuss these types of...