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  1. Kersh

    Ministry to disabled children -- this study should concern us.

    https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2018/july/study-us-churches-exclude-children-with-autism-addadhd.html For those who don't want to read the article, the gist of it is that children with autism, adhd, odd, and other disorders related to social functioning are more likely than other...
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    Financial Needs/Trust

    Recently my wife resigned from her job. I am self employed, so my income varies radically from month-to-month, and the last several months I've had no income after expenses. We have maxed out our credit and exhausted our savings. Please pray that we will work through this difficult financial...
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    Started attending new church

    I have recently started attending a new church, which identifies itself as "pre-denominational" and affiliates with the Restoration Movement. A few things that I have liked about the new church is the call to repentance and salvation at every service, communion at every service, as well as an...
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    Free will

    One of the issues that seems to divide Baptists is the Calvinism-Arminianism debate. And, at the heart of that debate is our understanding of free will. In looking at each side's understanding of free will, I can't help but think that perhaps the difference between us is somewhat overblown...
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    Anyone here have experience with SBTS online or online seminary in genaral?

    I have felt the call of God to go into prison ministry as a vocation. I am looking at seminaries now, and I am considering a couple of options. One option is Moody, which has a campus about 45 minutes away from my home. The other is SBTS online. Since I would not be able to move to Louisville...
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    Evan McMullin

    Has anyone here considered voting for him? He appears to be the only 3rd party or independent candidate capable of getting any electoral votes. http://www.sltrib.com/news/4485415-155/evan-mcmullin-takes-the-lead-in
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    Do you agree or disagree with this article?

    https://world.wng.org/2016/10/unfit_for_power
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    Who to vote for: Write-in or third party?

    I have determined that I cannot, as a faithful Christian vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. I also don't think that I can vote for Gary Johnson or Jill Stein. So, my question is this: who here feels the same way? If so, how do you plan to vote? Can we as Christians get behind a write-in...
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    Greatly Blessed by this years camp meeting.

    As I've mentioned here before, I am not a member of a Methodist/Wesleyan Church at this point in my life, but I am still rooted in the Methodist tradition. Because my church is non-denomination and more akin to Baptist than anything else, my camp meeting is my biggest link to the holiness...
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    What is salvation?

    The Bible talks about salvation, justification, adoption, heirship, redemption, sanctification, glorification, among other terms. What is the relationship between these concepts? Are they different ways of describing the same thing? Is salvation a general term that is summed up by two or more...
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    Dog hit by car

    My dog was hit by a car and has a badly broken pelvis. I am having to prayerfully consider having her put down. Please pray for my kids.
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    Why aren't we any different?

    A while back, I heard a sermon in which it was stated that polls show that the only moral distinctions between Christians and non-Christians is that we "are more likely to oppose abortion and we don't use the f-word as much." I don't know where the pastor got this from, but it seems generally...
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    Two Candidates -- Hypothetical

    Hypothetically speaking, if you were presented with only the following 2 candidates for President, who would you vote for: Candidate A: Agrees with you on just about every major issue, and you have every reason to believe that he or she would advance the same political agenda as you would, BUT...
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    Prayers for Scalia, his family, the Court, and our nation

    With the recent death of Justice Scalia, let's just take time to pray for his family, the Court, and our nation. Let's grieve the loss of one of our leaders before engaging in politics.
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    Wesleyan (holiness) living in a non-weslyan congregation

    I was raised in the UMC (my parents were both UMC pastors). When I met my wife, I started attending my current church, which is non-denominational in name, but Baptist in theology. Though I have always identified more with Wesleyan (the person, not the denomination) theology, for the last...