In the UK, Christians are in a minority, and their numbers are decreasing. Often, it seems to me, we respond to this by becoming closed-off and turning in on ourselves. This doesn’t just damage our chances of telling non-Christians about what we believe to be true, it also isolates Christians who feel outside – the …
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How often do you pray?
How often do you pray, really? I mean stop and go to a quiet room and just pray? Please, people who feel ok about this as well as people who feel they’re doing badly, answer. I want to know.
The Last Congregation
There was a quiet muttering of renewed acquaintances subdued by the silence of the hall. Old alliances were acknowledged with a stern handshake and a muttered joke, but they all knew they were here for the last time. There were two times twelve of them, one from each of the great states of Earth, the …
Are You In God’s Church?
Will any church help me get to heaven? Now there’s a question. Paul’s prophecy warns Timothy that a time will come when people will teach whatever they want to (2 Tim 3v16-17). Peter agreed, saying some people would distort Paul’s teachings, and that it would result in their destruction (2 Peter 3v16b). Timothy was also …
One big happy family?
What do you think about church? I think it might be interesting to get a discussion started on this, as many of us find aspects of church difficult. A few questions to kick off: How important would you personally say it is to be part of a church – essential, important, not particularly significant, very …
Good things about how the world is changing
Everyone seems to acknowledge that the world around us is changing. People are embracing `postmodernism’ – everything is relative and nothing has any real meaning. And I think Christians are mssing out on some good stuff… Modern society is bad, right? We believe in Absolute Truth and we’re against Apathy and Individualism, yeah? Well, I’ll …
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Answers not Questions?
Reading through the site there seems to be too many answers and not enough questions. Sometimes people put an idea on which then gets a comment that seems to suggest the idea was a question that needs an answer. Bono from U2 once said that his faith gave him a whole lot more questions in …
Not Lost
A poem. ————————- Not Lost Something missing but not lost Everything lined up nicely but what now what’s missing NO SPIRITUAL EARNING POWER Told many times he loves you you’re not lost Also told many lies by wrong good people When will I learn my lesson or is this how it is when you’re different …
You must believe the Bible right now – Part 2
How did Judas die? Take a look at these two passages from the Bible: Matthew 27:3-6 When Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders. “I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent …
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A Christian who didn’t like Jesus
I had a friend who didn’t like Jesus. She read about him in the Bible, and she didn’t like him. She thought he was arrogant and self-righteous. I thought I was pretty open-minded until she told me, but it was a shock. Does anyone else ever feel like this? How do you cope? Could I …