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On pastoral burnout

February 26th, 2016
Robert Pristoop February 26, 2016 Pastor Burnout? Did you know that 1500 pastors a MONTH leave their congregations because of burnout? Interesting article below for Pastors. Written by Church Planter. Speaker. Author. CEO. Raul Rivera. Pastor Dave sat at his desk wondering what he would eat for dinner once the clock finally struck 5. Unfortunately, his “spaghetti daydream” was interrupted by an abrupt “ring, ring!” from his cell phone. “Dave speaking,” he announced. “Hi Pastor? . . .

Discussion on Christian hip-hop

February 26th, 2016
Jason Finch February 25, 2016 · Castaic, CA, United States No matter the popularity of this hip hop artist, what he is peddling is a false doctrine. Denying the Trinity is denying God Himself. We need to be careful of those we listen to, and allow to influence our lives, especially on theological matters. Jesus said this, John 8:24 ESV "I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I AM HE you will die in your sins." I AM HE = a direct claim to deity, and a title that . . .

Discussion on Fasting

February 26th, 2016
Tim White February 19 at 10:05am Not to be divisive, but may I write a rebuttal article for Prayer and Fasting? You know, in my spare time (hahaha). I believe from scriptures that fasting is not part of our Grace covenant. Like Comment Seen by 73 2Ed Chait and William Brenner Comments Shea Houdmann Tim, of course, Please email me your comments at questions@gotquestions.org. Thank you. Like · Reply · 1 · February 19 . . .

Question on Timing of the Rapture

February 20th, 2016
Ed Chait February 19, 2016 Is it possible for the Rapture to occur before the Bible is translated into every tongue? LikeComment Seen by 42 Corpuz Valdemor Avellaneda Ramil and Mary Bennett Reetz like this. Comments Elizabeth DeVore Sure. Many languages are already extinct and became so with no Bible. Like · Reply · 3 · 21 hrs Ed Chait OK, but if faith comes through hearing, and hearing through the Word of God, . . .

Resource for Science Questions

February 11th, 2016
Steve Ray Webb 16 hrs In my opinion, all Christians interested in the interaction between science and the Bible should be aware of the Disovery Institute located in Seattle. It is a Christian think tank dedicated to countering the humanistic values in our society. Among its senior scientists are people like William Dempski and Michael Behe, who have been instrumental in leading the fight against humanistic evolution with their paradigm shifting books introducing the powerful arguments of irreducile complexity. . . .

Discussion on meaning and beauty in life

February 11th, 2016
Daniel Butt feeling thoughtful. February 10 at 9:13pm · Swift Current, SK, Canada We live in a Post-Christian, secular age that has cheapened, dehumanized and commodified human life. My question, that has been heavy on my heart, is this: What can we do as individuals (working within the context of society) to make life as beautiful (and meaningful) as possible in the context of those who are suffering and dying, so that suicide and euthanasia are rejected by those who are most likely . . .

Help with a Question on Canned Plan Communication

February 7th, 2016
Christopher Dupre 18 hrs I'm googling, but does anyone have insight to 'canned plan communication'? Basic definition from what I found: "Canned plans are mental library of scripts to draw on when creating certain types of messages and that informs an understanding of what others say." "How should Christian`s view the concept of a canned plan, which is a mental library of scripts each of us draws from to create messages based on what work for us? It's something I'm learning in Communication class (you can look . . .

Opportunity to help others, help others

February 4th, 2016
We have a request for you that is 100% optional. We recently had the thought that Blogos.org, our blog-format site, would be a great place to feature tips on how to answer the spiritual questions that we all get asked by friends and family. Which is where you come in! Who better to give such advice then the writers who are on the front lines? Whether you think of yourself this way or not, you have all coincidentally become experts at answering questions, so let’s share that knowledge with those who have less experience! We are going to . . .

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