Every one of my weekends is ruined by church. From Saturday lunchtime I’m ratty, and by Saturday evening I’m very nervous, and often don’t want to go to bed because of what’s coming the next morning. On Sunday lunchtime I’m filled with a deep sense of relief, and I can get on with my life. …
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Sex
This morning I told someone I’d never had sex before I got married. He was shocked, obviously. Then I told him that I thought it was wrong to have sex outside marriage. Of course, he was offended. Who wouldn’t be? Why should someone take kindly to being told that their lifestyle is “wrong”? What right …
Addressing Eating Disorders
I want to start out by thanking you for providing an avenue to share openly about anything in our hearts. I am a 24-year-old female, married with no children (yet). I am writing on an issue that I feel is not getting the correct attention it needs and the problem is continuing to grow widely. …
Spread the word – Fliers!
I’ve decided it’s time to get the word out. Other people need a place where they can say what they really think, and we shouldn’t keep it to ourselves. I’ve designed some fliers that would be suitable for cutting up and giving out or leaving around at a freshers’ fair at uni or somewhere else …
Jesus the milkman
A friend came for dinner the other night. Let’s call him Josh. He helps with the local Care Van for the homeless; last time he went out on the van, one of the other helpers said she was sick of giving coffee to people who weren’t particularly needy, and who were taking advantage of them. …
Draw me out
Sometimes I feel stupid talking to you because it often crosses my mind that you might not exist. But I do talk to you, and maybe that means I believe in you enough for the moment. I need to ask you something. Someone at church the other day asked you to “draw our worship from …
Giving up
I say let me never be complete. I say let me never be content. I say deliver me from Swedish furniture. I say deliver me from clever art. I say deliver me from clear skin and perfect teeth. I say you have to give up. I say evolve and let the chips fall where they …
Imitators Of Paul
From what I remember from the local Parish newsletters; Apostle Paul alongside Peter is represented by the “Book” along the “Sword.” Ah, he was the one who could be anything and everything to everyone and anyone who were bound by Laws and different cultures away from godly worship. Babel, confusion or lost to Darkness. Peter …
Depression in Christians: Essay by a Teen
(I originally wrote this essay in a fit of frustration and also because I needed a subject for my Psychology final exam paper. Needless to say, I think I pretty much fulfilled both needs in that respect. Also, if you’d like to learn more about the connections between faith and depression check out the “Depression …
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An Unpopular Faith :Christianity
When I read the words of the crucified Christ that tells me to “abandon all that I own” I have found it difficult to relate to what others in practical terms believe of this teaching? In our personal fellowship with God what has really been done to liberate ourselves with the wise instructions in these …