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  1. Otm_Shank

    Please pray for my ongoing personal struggles

    I have posted before about this exact issue before but it's been such an ongoing struggle and these days I feel completely overwhelmed. As much as I love my church, it sucks to be one of the few single people as I see my dear friends marrying one another and starting families. It's been almost...
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    Pray for me to be more loving during a difficult season of loneliness

    About a month ago, after praying and waiting patiently for an entire year, I met with a sister at the church and asked her if she wanted to pursue a relationship. She declined and moving on has been much harder than I thought it was going to be. I think it has been a combination of the culture...
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    Donalds mental health.

    Sorry. I'm an idiot.
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    Donalds mental health.

    I have an honest question for you. How do memes like this genuinely contribute to a meaningful discussion? By having this dismissive attitude (by the way, you're using a cheap, scientific explanation to address deeper socio-political issues that have years of history behind it...not very...
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    Donalds mental health.

    The most frustrating thing about being a Christian in America is that neither the Republican or Democratic Parties really understand or care about being the average Christian in America. Say what you will about their politics and policies, but both Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush were pretty...
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    Keeping Sabbath not in effect

    I really like the point you stated about each day being a Holy gift of God. I agree that in a perfect faith world, we would treat every day as though we are in blessed communion with God. Unfortunately with the way the modern world is structured where we are working five days a week (sometimes...
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    Donalds mental health.

    I fully agree with Chadrho. The fact of the matter is, "respecting authority" does not excuse bad behavior, lack of fitness for leadership, and injustice...all of which are occurring during the Trump Presidency. We can pray for him and pray for the office of presidency, but we should never...
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    Please pray for me to trust in God with relationship challenges

    Hello all, I have been single for the vast majority of my 20s and 30s. It has been very hard over the years, especially since 99% of my friends have now married and settled down with wonderful partners. However, when I take time to meditate on God's timing, singleness has also been a great gift...
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    Please pray for me to find a new job

    Thanks so much for your words of wisdom. I am sorry to hear about your situation. Being still relatively young, I can only imagine the sheer frustration and impatience you must be feeling. I agree that in these times, let's keep our eyes focused on God and His plan. It is always hard at first...
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    Please pray for me to find a new job

    Hello everyone. Lately, I have been feeling very sad, unfulfilled, and unmotivated at my current desk job. I am fighting with God because I just feel like I am stagnating him, and I am frustrated that I feel as though I am not helping Him with my laziness and apathy at work. I found some new...
  11. Otm_Shank

    Hospital

    When Christ came to earth, He did so at a very dark time historically, politically, and economically for the Israelites. But He came, suffered, died, and rose again at the right time according to God's Will. His resurrection showed that beyond our pain and grief on earth, there is God's love. I...
  12. Otm_Shank

    Need advice helping an agnostic brother

    Thanks for the help! He definitely is not making trouble (at least....not serious trouble haha) so yeah I would never entertain the idea of kicking him out. Definitely not. I will keep updating if need be. I'm actually going to meet him one-on-one tonight.
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    Need advice helping an agnostic brother

    Sorry for a long post but I want to make sure I give you all enough details as possible. I'm currently serving in a leadership role at my local church with a small group. There's been this one guy, who admittedly has been really challenging to love. When I first met him, I judged him (I know...
  14. Otm_Shank

    Hello all

    Greetings everyone! I'm just a simple, humble servant of the Lord, in charge of a weekly Bible study group that is filled with brothers and sisters that however complicated or challenging, are a blessing to serve and bring closer to Christ. Mostly started this account to seek advice to help them...