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Thank you for this rare gem of reasonableness :) While I am heterosexual myself, I didn't play any role or have any agency in my being heterosexual, so I don't really see why it would be considered a virtue.... more importantly, I find the obsession with sexual morality that pervades so much of...

Thanks so much for this post @Homer Les and @Anastasia... I've had a rough couple of days and haven't been on the forum, and this was just what I needed to call me back to the path... I've even ordered a couple of the books you reference... you made my day! Hugs, Lucas

Hello friends, I feel grateful for this thread - it's so refreshing to read people discussing transformation - that's what it's all about for me! So much of what passes for Christianity on the internet is just squabbling and pontificating - to me, that's largely just a waste of time... My...

Hi there liberal catholic friends, Glad to have found this space of tolerance and honesty... i respect everyone's right to seek and experience God however works best for them, but I have to confess that old rigidities and orthodoxies have always seemed fanciful to me, and more importantly, i...

Welcome to CF! I'm new here too, and so far I've found the forum very open and positive... I hope you find the wisdom and support you seek here too :) Hugs, Lucas

Hello friends, So are there any Quakers here? I often practice zen meditation as part of my own spiritual practice, and I have joined my local quaker group for silent worship many times... silence, for me, is so very central to spiritual growth... Hugs, Lucas

Hi there Joshcorn... Thanks so much for this video... I love it! And it makes great sense to me... it's so important to have guidance on properly interpreting the original meaning and intent of scripture - so much of it gets lost and misinterpreted as it is passed down through generations and...

thanks for this thread... the phrase from St Francis' prayer - 'Grant that I may seek to love rather than to be loved' - has always seemed a wonderful summation of the spiritual path in just a few words.... (although Im aware that it wasn't actually composed by St Francis)...

Thanks Joshcorn and Anastasia... I really appreciate your thoughts... Ill take a look at that video now :)

Hi there Anastasia and Sarah, Thanks so much for these resources, and for you're thoughtful posts :) I've been a big admirer of the desert fathers tradition for some time... some years ago I read that little book - 'Way of the Ascetics' - and it made a huge impact on me... it's funny that we...

Hello friends, Im new to the forum, and I gotta admit this area of the message board is what really made me join - debates and theorising about scripture and its interpretation may have their place, but what matters most to me is learning to live according to Jesus' teaching and, no less...

Thank you all so so much for your kind welcomes! You made my day :)

Hello friends, My name is Lucas... delighted to have found this forum... I am part of a Unitarian congregation, and very much a 'progressive Christian'... I'm conscious that there is a wide variety of denominations and perspectives in this forum, and I think that can make our journeys so much...