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Is it acceptable or not? Where should the line be drawn? It doesn't feel right somehow. It is possible to cheat emotionally, and I feel that one should be concerned about forming emotional bonds with someone who is married. Intuitively, it feels dangerous to provide the emotional support that...

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I think that for many of us our love of our state has taken root and is equal to and in some cases greater than our love for God. For many of us love for the state is prior to love for God. Our Christianity actually grows out of a total devotion to the state. I think that there are many of us...

Christmas can be an isolating and painful experience for many. I just wanted to create a thread for anyone who is feeling miserable tonight. It's okay to feel alone; it's okay to feel broken; it's okay to feel exhausted and stressed. Christmas is a time when many are forced to spend time in...

Compelling statement from the great Augustine. The idea that amassing wealth and property is somehow blblical and Christian has no basis imo. We are called to something that looks more anarchistic. The Early Church emphasised community. The modern obsession with individualism would have been...

The 70s was a good decade for Christian music. There were tons of really interesting and creative bands who made massive waves in the charts. Phill Keaggy has some absolutely gorgeous tunes which draw on the Christian tradition. I can't speak to whether it's all theologically sound, but here's a...

Exodus 24 4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant...

Is there any reason why the Sabbath shouldn't be observed according to the time in , say, Jerusalem? The biblical writers didn't have a concept of time zones, since travel and communication were too slow for this to have any real practical bearing. Time zones are a result of immediate...

Humbly posting here, as I am not a Messianic Jew. I'm just trying to get some perspective on an issue which I can't find addressed in depth anywhere. How should I proceed in this situation? I work remotely, and my clients are often up to 8 hours ahead. If I meeet clients at 12pm British time...

How do you coordinate the sabbath when working with international clients? How do you handle a situation where a client is 8 hours ahead on Friday? Do you book sabbath appointments for them with a clear conscience?I've been doing this quite blithely, but it recently struck me that there is a...

The end of our journeying is to be taken up into the Holy of Holies. Not as we were in the garden, but changed by our progress through time and our co-creation of self and world. God will bring creation into relationship with Himself in a new and hitherto unforeseen way. This is our destiny and...

Does anyone know how to have a group conversation with more than 2 people? I've got myself and 2 others, but can't find an option to add a fourth participant.

I've been a longtime admirer of Tigran's music. Some really gorgeous undulating lines and polyrhythmic chicanery. He's one of the more innovative fusion artists out there at the moment. I was aware of his Armenian heritage, but only just found out about the album luys I Luso. It's an ECM issue...

I listen to whatever I can get my hands on. Is anyone up for an album listening group? I'm thinking of listening to material from the secular world mostly - we can sit with the album for a while and compare notes.Alternatively we can do a music exchange with a weekly theme, i.e. we could share...

In order for humans to achieve self (for us to individuate), there must be a distance between us and God. This necessary situation produces the conditions within which sin is possible. Sin is any act which increases separation. Our natural disposition is to turn away from God. Suffering is the...

I'm wondering if anyone is interested in meeting online to discsuss Christian literature? I'm hoping to read a really broad range of authors. I'm pretty open to whatever works for eveyone concerned. For me, the important thing is that it all be spiritually nourishing and intellectually...

Is the self something to conquer? Should we be aiming at a total merging of the self with God? Is the self a modern invention which alienates us from God? Does God value selfhood? Will our self be preserved in Heaven?

St Maximus the Confessor is beloved to me, and he was absolutely instrumental in the formalisation of Christian doctrine. If you decide to investigate further, be aware that he has absorbed the influence of Neoplatonism, and he must be read with care and a critical mindset. Musical composition...

NB I am not talking about Social Justice, the movement. I am talking about justice for the oppressed/marginalised within society. In another thread I posted several verses which demonstrate that justice and equity are valid concerns for Christians. Reposted for your perusal: “Give justice to...

Take an issue such as domestic violence. There are countries where domestic violence is an absolute scourge. The government does little to nothing. The people thus take to the street to create a little political will -to motivate otherwise apathetic leaders. Should the church simply lead by...