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Hi, I am writing a memoir about living with mental illness, and I would like to see an example of great memoir writing from a Christian perspective. It doesn't even have to be by a Christian. I want to read a book where I can feel the interior struggle and guttiness of what the person went...

Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is...

I've noticed the World Wide Web has had an increasingly negative impact on my walk with the Lord. It's provided a lot of avenues for temptation and discouragement, as well as the news' ability to provoke rage and finger pointing. I just want to share for those this resonates with, that it might...

I have a question. I am making an observation that seems so real to me, but I have a history of misjudging things because I am sensitive. It seems like the vast majority of people, whether Christians or not, are totally checked out. They seem completely glued to their smartphones, and unable to...

I’m a tall, white, conservative, and unashamedly Christian man in a city full of phony woke white activists and vindictive black people. Sorry if that offends you, but I’m not sorry because if you’ve never lived and worked in departments where you were the only white person multiple times, you...

I have a deep interest in all things Jewish. Formerly I considered conversion to modern Orthodox Judaism and after talking with a Rabbi, realized that the cost was too high. I once attended his synagogue and realized that Judaism was just as much about the tradition as it was about the Tanakh...

I'm a bachelor in my mid 30's and I haven't experienced much financial success in life. That is about to change at least moderately, Lord willing, if I finish my master degree in a well paying field at a prestigious university in the nation's capital. I've been admitted to the program and I'm...

I have a profound lack of peace in my life, and I realized that I'm obsessing over things that I have no control over that may or may not happen in the future. I think COVID has taught us that we cannot predict one day or one month into the future, so it's pointless to ask ourselves what next...

This is the first time in my life where just about universally, both in the Church and in society, NOBODY seems to be talking about the second coming of Jesus, which is the blessed hope. Odd, the timing of all these political disasters, the preoccupation with politics, technology. The...

My question is about group think, politics, and culture, and whether or not people who use science as a bludgeon against traditional concepts are really acting in the name of objectivity or perverse popular opinion. In the 1950's doctors were saying that smoking is good for your health. I'm...

"Father, forgive them, they know not what they do." It's one of the seven last sayings of the Lord from the cross. I was thinking about this scripture tonight as I'm dealing with coworkers who are envious of me because of a promotion I received at work and who are finding little ways to make...

I live in Washington DC and in the middle of a neighborhood where the stench of evil is tangible. I am a single man trying to follow Jesus. There are many things to stumble a male disciple of Jesus in this city, but God will make me strong. I'd like to ask you to join me in praying for the...

I grew up in a blended family. Unfortunately, my parents divorced when I was 18 months old and my brother and I spent most of our time living with our Mom, who wasn't in a great place for much of her life. Now we're both grown, my brother and I. He's 35 years old, married, with two kids and a...

Proverbs 27:19 says in the NASB, "As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man." I've been noticing lately that you can tell A LOT about a person's spiritual life, lifestyles, and general way of life just by taking a quick glance at their face, their expression, their...

Just a note of encouragement. I am a basketball fan and am trying to submit to Jesus Christ and let Him direct my life. It's the scariest thing I've ever done but it's by far the most rewarding. What that practically means is that if He tells me to do something, I do it (and this is the hard...

I have a simple question about laughter and humor in New Testament Christianity. I think it's an important subject, particularly for me because I'm writing a book for those who have mental illness and are Christians, and how such people can use Christian Faith to make their lives more enjoyable...

I have a question for any catechumens or others who are now Orthodox who were not originally in the Faith. I have been exploring Catholicism for about five years and after four stints in RCIA (catechumenate) I've given up on it. There's something about Catholicism that just creeps me out. It's...

I just joined CF and made an introductory post about my explorations within Christianity. I am a baptized Christian but not in the Orthodox tradition. I find myself most drawn to learn about Orthodoxy because the Orthodox Faith, in its various expressions, represents the most unknown and the...

I am happy to be on a Christian forum. I was raised in Sunday school and led through the sinner's prayer and was baptized at the age of 9. I didn't really become too interested in religion until after I developed bipolar disorder at the age of 25. Christianity and the New Testament helped me...