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Hey Bro, It's been a while! To put your fears to rest; I would just say that God gave you a questioning mind and He knows your cares and anxieties. Don't be afraid to pray about your unbelief, God understands. I would agree that a structured routine to feed your relationship with God is a...

I frequently donate my time and skills as a musician to my church. If I were playing at another church as a hired musician I would expect to be paid. This past Christmas eve our music director asked me to hire some additional brass musicians for the candlelight service. I told her upfront how...

There is a theory that the split in the Church during the reformation was an inevidable trend in western history, like the eventual toppling of monarchies by democracy. Luther just happened to be the man of his time to do it. Once the spilt occured it was too late to repair. Right or wrong...

What a great letter! I'm going to look for that book.

Most biblical scholars believe that Mark was the earliest written Gospel, but this is debatable. For an interesting summary of various theories check out this link: http://www.askwhy.co.uk/christianity/0080TheGospels4.html

It makes sense to me that there was a period after Christ's death when the early church worshipped together using the words they remembered directly from our Lord. As the church grew and spread there was more of a need to have the Gospels written down and shared. I'm not an expert in Biblical...

What happened when Peter was martyred? Who was the second Pope?

Honestly abortion is a tough issue for me. In the end I think that making them illegal would have more detrimental effects on society than keeping them legal. I totally understand arguments on both sides of this. I remember the joy of knowing that our children were safe in my wife's womb...

So am I a hypocrite for being pro-life but against making abortions illegal?

I just got a copy of The Golden Legend for Christmas. It is a fascinating book. Even if the collected stories of the saints are not historically accurate, they reflect popular traditions and are often indicitive of an idealistic medieval view of the saints' lives.

I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost as it was in the beginning, is now and shall be forever. Amen.

What a relief! I'm just an ignorant dupe for Christ and not a full-blown heretic. I'll have to remember that one at the next Inquisition! :D

Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God. (Matt 5:9). Just because some get aggressive in IDD shouldn't spoil it for the rest of us who come in the spirit of love to learn from each other.

It still looks like two seperate and different accounts to me...

J, inappropriate content is a very difficult and embarassing issue for men and their spouses. I can only tell you that from my experience, when I used to look at inappropriate content it was a seperate experience from real intimacy with my wife. It wasn't until I realized that it totally conflicted with my Christian beliefs as...

But what happens when the Bible contradicts itself??! There are two seperate and different creation stories in Genesis. If the Bible is without error, then wouldn't there just be one creation story?

I look at these verses as removing any excuse we have for not putting Christ first in our lives. It doesn't say, "dishonor your mother and father" but just put God first.

But how can you read and understand the Bible if you don't use your reason? Comprehension of the text requires processing the words through our own experience. We can pray for guidance by the Holy Spirit, but the very act of reading and studying scriptures is an intellectual process.

Reason may be faulty but God wouldn't have given it to us if we weren't supposed to use it.