• Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

  • 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.

suffering for our good

  1. J

    Is Suffering all there is for the Christian?

    My youngest son believes that suffering is how we commune with God. Indeed, there is a lot of scripture suggesting this to be so. But is suffering the only lot in this life for the Christian? The only way to be close to God? I believe the answer is, no. If I'm honest, it has been the difficult...
  2. Our Suffering Serves a Purpose

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Lamentations 3:1-3 ESV “I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of his wrath; he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light; surely...
  3. The Grace in Which We Stand

    Romans 5:1-2 ESV “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” Justified by Faith To be justified is to...