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  • CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.

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  1. G

    John 15:5. "Without me you can do nothing" *but* 'neither need you do *everything* with Me'

    Hi there, So I thought this was a neat angle, on something Jesus said - something which is hard to learn: that is, Jesus said (the emphasis being on "apart from Me you can do nothing") This seems daunting, at first, because there is a lot we would like to be able to do, without Jesus, or at...
  2. E

    Prayer request for my Christian friend and their family

    Hello, I'm currently learning about Christianity and a close friend of mine is helping me with some questions I have and we regularly discuss the Bible and scriptures. The church they belong to is a "Message" church. They don't necessarily believe in "The Message" because of the emphasis on...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    With Knowledge and All Discernment

    Philippians 1:9-11 ESV “And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the...
  4. April303

    Encouragement in the midst of hurricane season

    Hiya all! Some of us are currently in the midst of hurricane season, and may or may not be experiencing weather or anticipating it. *I myself am keeping close watch on Sammy as he hopefully, by the Lord's divine mercy and benevolence.... And patience, skirts by and wanders out to sea. * From...
  5. FineAndFaith

    Help me to translate a prayer.

    Dearest friends, You help will be highly appreciated :-). I have got a lovely medal with prayer inscription to Mother Mary on the Old Slavonic language: "Спаси от бед рабы Твоя, Богородице, яко вси по Бозе к Тебе прибегаем...". and I have interpreted it in the following way: "Save Your slaves...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    Withstanding in the Evil Day

    Against the Schemes of the Devil Ephesians 6:10-12 ESV “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against...
  7. bèlla

    Prayer Request

    Please pray for N. He's the son of a close family friend. I received news this evening he was shot several times. I don't have details. But it may be critical. He's 31 with 2 children. Thank you. ETA: He came through his surgery and has another in the morning. Update: He was shot Sunday night...
  8. Daniel Hoseini

    Eastern-orthodox Christian music

    ️ May the Christ God bless you! ️ Orthodox church and folklore music from my YouTube channel. The chants are in Greek with the translation in the subtitles. The English description can be found on the webpage itself. Enjoy! Clips from 1 to 5 minutes: Psalm 103, bless the Lord, o my soul...
  9. R

    May I Add to Your Garden

    Oh Father I ask, Please make my trees fruitful, May I add to Your garden, Let them be useful. Oh Father I ask, Please guide my pen, May my words point to You, In Your direction. Oh Father I ask, Please use my hands, As extensions of You, They’re Yours to command. Oh Father I ask, Lift my...
  10. R

    Your Will

    Oh Father, May my voice speak Your Word, May my being reveal, Your sharp two edged sword. Oh Father, May I accept all You ask, May You dictate my load, And set all my tasks. Oh Father, Command me to sow, Decide what I reap, Your will is my gold. Oh Father, You orchestrate all, Your will’s...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    What's it Mean to Be the Church?

    I was on Facebook yesterday when I saw a meme which said: “We will never change the world by just going to church. We will only change the world by being the church.” In my response to the meme I agreed, but then I said, “A lot of folks have different ideas about what it means to be the...
  12. BrAndreyu

    So my best friend and his family have COVID19

    They did not get the vaccine, now they have it and he's running a 103* fever that won't break, has a sore body, and the whole host of other symptoms. His wife and 8yo daughter are apparently sick with it as well, his high schoolers seem fine for now. Keep the Stainton family in your prayers...
  13. G

    Believer, hear O believer: you are going to have to repent, to the end, to have been saved

    Hi there, So I have struggled with this so much, and I can save you time: it won't make a difference - your salvation - unless you repent to the end (you really must commit). This is the seed that brings forth a hundred, sixty and thirty fold - the seed that takes root, and goes beyond...
  14. G

    What has God said to our generation? It's heroes?

    Hi there, So yes, anything prophetic you can offer, here - would be great! I am just thinking about how to stay current with the work of God - like that He says He is with the poor and the destitute, in our generation specifically those that don't have a family home or a steady job. I don't...
  15. J

    Need Prayer for Brain and Mind

    Hello. My name is Jacob. I have a TBI. I can hardly remember things, come up with what to say, can't sense people's presence, and no one can tell that I'm about to say or do something. I have racing intrusive thoughts of sexual and violent stuff 'cause I indulged in stuff with those for a long...
  16. The Liturgist

    Unceasing Worship

    The focus of this blog is the description of prayer, mystical theology, liturgy, and liturgical beauty, which is to say, the beauty of how we worship our Lord, and the expressions of that worship, whether through ritual, sacred music, iconography and other artwork, and architecture.
  17. G

    By faith, you are required to call something "evolved", even when you don't see *how*?

    Hi there, So I've been told many times that faith and science don't mix, but there is interpretation of science that science on its own can't understand: namely, The point being that the assumption certain "things" are evolved, limits what can actually (evolve). This is not to say that...
  18. Christsfreeservant

    But I Do Not Swerve

    Psalms 119:153-160 ESV “Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law. Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise! Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes. Great is your mercy, O Lord; give me life...
  19. Lamb007

    Please pray for me in need of encouragement

    Please pray for me I feel as tho I am a lost sheep. I came to the conclusion I had my focus on myself, obsessive fear, on having correct doctrine, fear of not being saved, the sin of fearing, sin in general and other matters that I have not lived out the 2 greatest commandments Jesus gave since...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    They Persecute with Evil Purpose

    With my Whole Heart Psalms 119:145-146 ESV “With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep your statutes. I call to you; save me, that I may observe your testimonies.” My heart is my inner self, my mind, my will, my soul, and the core or the essence of who I am as a person...