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Here's my story and how I overcame the addiction of self harm. When I was 10 I was molested by a family member and he told me if I told anybody I would get worse. I told my parents what happened and they didn't believe me until it was to late. This person would abuse me mentally and physically...
DISCLAIMER: These are my personal notes based on where my understanding is right now. These, as well as my long form notes are also available on my personal blog Aspie for God on Typepad (link in my bio).
Genesis 1:1-5 (NLT)
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was...
I have mixed feelings about this place but I hope to stick around and be of use to the Holy Spirit.
I'm overwhelmed by how many replies posts can get there's no way I could read them all or skip them to prevent myself from reiterating what others have already said. I think I could...
Friends I have noticed an ugly and sinful trait of mine. From a very young age I have felt the need to be correct about everything. This manifested itself not only in school but also on sports teams, in scouting, in family get-to-gathers, et al. It is my goal to defeat this ugly trait and...
Psalms 23 (KJV)
¹ The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
² He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
³ He restoreth my soul:
he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of...
God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
As it is, not as I...
all in the uploaded file ;)
I am planning to add more when I have more time and update 'March' as I go from week to week.
God bless you
Whether formally or informally, all Christians agree that it is wrong to steal, kill, take God's name in vain, etc., in fact they would agree with at least 9 of the 10 commandments. However, there is tension within Christianity over the Lord's weekly, seventh-day, Holy Sabbath day.
Many...
The words "few", "many" "soon" and "very" should be made illegal in my opinion because they are meaningless
How many is many, how much is a few? What does soon mean?
What is the point of having such vague words?
How does one get their prayers answered?
Quick answer: God heard and answered, already.
- 1 John 5:14-15
- Mark 11:24
- Isaiah 65:24
Long answer:
One has to "make a request" and continue making the request over and over and over. Eventually, you realize that your request focused on what you...
This question comes up often, so I decided to post my recommendations here:
Find a geek-friendly church. For me it has been Vineyard Christian Fellowship and similar churches, like many Assemblies-of-God. Its newer iteration, Association of Vineyard Churches, has been a bit hit-or-miss. (I am...
When I was about 19, I was standing in line at a Marine Corps mess hall.
While standing there, my vision turned to "snow" (like on old-school TVs) and the surrounding sounds were all muffled. Then I "heard" God "speak" into my thoughts, "Ask Me anything you want to know and I will answer...
The Bible says, in Php. 2:10, 11,
"...at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
My native tongue is American English. The American English equivalent of Jesus is...
I was 15, on vacation at my aunt & uncle's house in Oregon [USA]. I had grown up in a church and [through that] had learned & believed that Jesus was God, the Son, & that He had died & rose again. However, nobody ever told us how that act was supposed to be relevant. :confused:
I was an...