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I miss it frequently. Maybe one day I'll look East again, but the time isn't now. I sure wouldn't mind if you'd light a candle for me once in awhile, though.

Oh, I can imagine. I hope you won't mind my saying that the "religious spirit" is very much alive in Orthodoxy. There are some hard hearts present there that'd sooner die than embrace the latter rain. And I only say so sadly, because deep in my heart, part of me will always be Orthodox.

I've never heard of a tongue-talking Orthodox Christian. That's fascinating. My old Priest never discredited glossolalia, but most every other Orthodox I've ever met did, and reckoned pentecostal-ish manifestations of the Holy Spirit to be demonic. Very interesting to see the charisma alive...

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I haven't read the article yet, but I'm about to. Just wanted to chime in with my thoughts on church, those who attend, and those who don't. I'll start with a man I know named Richard. Richard is a maintenance man for an apartment complex, a handyman, do it yourself kind of guy, chain...

Within the next couple of weeks. Letting the crowd simmer down!

Three wise men came to visit the infant Jesus and gift Him with gold, frankincense, and myrrh... Then when they left, the three wiser women came to visit the infant Jesus and gifted Mary with formula, diapers, and onesies.

Agreed entirely.

We are either liberal or conservative whether any of us like it or not, honestly. It might not be fun to pick sides, but our principles pick sides for us. What are your feelings on immigration, gun control, abortion, LGBT rights, the demonstrations at Mizzou? Your answers to those questions will...

I imagine if some of these prophets walked the earth today, they might share some of my same convictions. But I apologize if I have caused you any offense.

Some simply have different hearts than you do, is all. Not that I in any mote compare in the slightest, but I'm more given over to the convictions of Leonard Ravenhill and David Wilkerson, than I am to enthusiasm. Some are spurned forward from the perception of their own sins and failures. Some...

I get the impression you think I was judging people.

In the US, the left vs right paradigm is extremely polarized right now. As a society, we're regressing, when it comes to issues of race and politics. We're hearing about civil unrest in many nations. The next election seems to be a harbinger of rough times ahead no matter who gets elected. The...

It'll never ever happen, but the best way to eliminate mass shootings is to arm everyone. An armed society is a polite society.

He wasn't being serious, though. He's satirically lamenting the state of the megachurch.

Indeed. If that were to happen, a lot of us might be surprised at just how pharasaical WE have become.

The old Christian ascetical fathers wrote that lust of the belly leads to lust of the flesh, as a direct correlation. A man is more inclined to avert his wandering eye if he's first able to leave the table a little peckish. I tend to agree with the OP. I believe the outward appearance of a...

Good word and on time for me. Brothers and sisters, I've been on the oil press for months now. I keep expecting some fresh oil to come out, but instead there has been an outpouring of bad attitude and worldly behavior. I am frustrated in myself. Sometimes I can only go to God with silent tears...

I'll be the first to say I don't do it enough. But it sure is a needed component in a Christian life... I've heard it said before, "When you visit God with praise, He visits your circumstances with power." I believe it. These last 2 months, I have been slandered, falsely accused, threatened...

Beautiful.