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My friend sent me the library surveillance video of the Columbine shooting. How incredibly sad. I remember exactly where I was when I heard about it too. I was in college and cleaning my room for roomchecks. I went throu…
I'm home sick today. Sigh. Darn allergies. Actually it wasn't the allergies keeping me home, I've worked through allergies before - it was the being up until 4am sneezing that kept me home. I've still only had about 3-4 …
So you've all probably heard that 50some women and children were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a civilian building in Qana, Lebanon today. Of course Al Manar was right there on the air showing all the dead childre…
This article caught my attention. Wow. I've been through a church split and they aren't fun. Why are some Christians so adamant that in order to be saved or to really be a Christian, you have to support the Republican pa…
Dan's comment to Rachael's post on the Holocaust inspired me to write about this. The world stood by and did nothing while all the horrors she printed and more went on unchecked in Europe. 6 million people were killed at…
Christian Cafe #9 - Should we force our children to go to church?

Well, I guess it is easier if you start when they're very young, but yes, children should be expected to attend church, as Marie said, just like they're expected to attend school or expected to participate in other famil…
Israel

Of course there's a war going on between Lebanon and Israel right now, we all see it on the news. Let's not forget to pray for all involved, particularly for the innocent citizens and visitors to both countries and the j…
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces." For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say, "Peace be within you." Because o…
Birthdays...

Yes, today is my birthday. Happy birthday to me! After I get off here, I'm going to get myself dressed and go get some food, make a working copy of the chart for the cross stitch project I'm starting today, and maybe buy…
Do you think it's ok or biblical for Christians to receive welfare as a means of support? Why or why not? What if the person is completely capable of working and simply doesn't want to? Does it matter?
I may not agree with a thing you say.....

But I'll read your material anyway. Do you ever read Christian material by authors you know or think you don't agree with? Do you read material by authors you're not familiar with? Or do you stick to sources that you a…
Christian Cafe #6 - Is the modern church intellectually deficient.....

and if so what could be done about it? At the risk of offense, the answer is YES! At least when it comes to Scripture and learning to think for themselves as a Christian. I'm not saying that people in the church are ge…
What do you think the Bible teaches about gambling? I don't see any black and white teaching in Scripture on this. There's not a verse in Exodus saying "Thou shalt not gamble." although many act like there is. I don't …
Christian Cafe #3 -What is the difference between a cult and a denomination?

I found this here. I've read through a few of the answers to this, and I haven't seen mine. There's a lot of talk about why Mormons, JWs and I would add the International Church of Christ, are considered by Christians t…
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried. G.K. Chesterton. G.K. Chesterton was a man of great insight, wasn't he?
For I am crucified with Christ, and yet I live. Not I, but Christ that lives within me.His cross will never ask for more than I can give, for it's not my strength but His.There's no greater sacrifice.I am crucified with …
Bible Studies

Anyone have a hard time finding a good Bible study? Especially if you happen to be single or a woman? I wouldn't mind joining a Bible study at a church besides my own, but I want something with some depth to it. I don't …
TULIP

TULIP - an acronym for the points of Calvinism, a theology my church believes very strongly in. Andrea's comment on the importance of the doctrine of total depravity reminded me how inseperable the 5 points of Calvinism…
A God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross.--H. Richard Niebuhr1 Discuss. Does this describe the teachings of the modern church? H…