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Yes. Same conversation. Plus it must have the same result every time. Repeatability.

3 criteria must be satisfied for something to be validly explored using the scientific method: 1) It must be measurable 2) It must be repeatable 3) It must be observed by an independent observer. Attempting a scientific observation of god is a fool’s errand.

50 year guarantee. They also bring older homes up to current code for wind.

I have a white steel roof. Drops my Florida power usage by 1/3.

There are no fanatical muslims slitting throats. There were mercenaries hired by Five Eyes orgs to pose as muslims, and several years ago some were making fake beheading videos. Islam does condemn those people and believes they will be consigned to hell. Maybe that was the cause of their problem all along.

Amen. Reason and theology is best used to work one’s brain around logical barriers to faith and to identify the important spiritual issues and questions.

In general conversation I usually tell people I try to follow Jesus. I get into better discussions that way.

You don’t need Sherwin Wine for that. You need Sherwin Williams.

Don’t get hung up on the title. Both are old books. Both are available for free on Apple and other public domain sites. Read like Proverbs or Psalms. Just take a single thought and let it roll around in your head all day.

Progressive christianity is a loose description covering a broad swath of Christian organizations. ProgressiveChristianity.org is one small mission.

Few can, which is why it is rarely discussed here. All we can do is share experiences. The only authors I feel have done an effective job of expressing this central aspect of Christianity are Thomas á Kempis and Meister Eckhart.

Amen. Just being still and with God is better than any intellectualization.

If you could just restrain your bigotry against Christians instead of adding in anti-muslim bigotry that would be great.

Your poison Erlenmeyer chalice vís a vís Jesus changing water into wine at Cana might prove interesting.

Find a book on how to read the bible. Cover to cover is not a good strategy. You will read over a lot of important connections that way, and most die in the dusty desert of Deuteronomy.

Asking questions would be politely asking for clarification or explication with the objective of gaining a deeper understanding. Calling someone’s religious beliefs nonsense is dismissive. So is being argumentative. Rom, this is a spiritual forum not a scientific one. We are not on a fact finding mission. We are trying to maintain a sense of wonder, inquisitiveness, and attune our perceptions to revelation and enlightenment.

Church shopping is super difficult. My advice is to disregard the worship and theology and try out social and mission functions first. You will learn more about an individual church and its members that way.

Exactly. Everyone should post what they positively affirm, but not bully others by calling their affirmations ‘nonsense’, ‘your religion is evil’, etc.

I believe in heaven and in hell. I had a distinct vision when I was in my 30’s. Heaven was a beautiful, pastoral scene with grass and huge trees. Everyone wore simple, white clothes. All were in small groups. Conversing, walking, swimming, floating in mid air. Calm and serene. Hell was a desolate wasteland with no other company. There was an old picnic table. Small fires, hot coals (Like from a bbq grill; yards apart from each other) and sandspurs loosely scattered about. Easily avoided, but I was bare footed. The loneliness and ugliness were the overwhelming aspects.

There is a universal, veridical righteousness. It starts with belief in God and treating others as one would like to be treated. Pretty much universal.

No. People are welcome to hold cynical and bigoted opinions against Christianity but this is not the place for attacks on other people’s faith beliefs. There is a huge difference between sharing one’s spiritual path and cynically vandalizing the spiritual path of others.

The idea of blood atonement is a misunderstanding of the metaphor of Christ’s blood as grace and life. I don’t know if I can explain atonement and forgiveness in a forum format but I could try. Definitely a different topic.

All parables are related to the Kingdom of God.

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Give a person a fish and they eat for a day. Teach a person to fish and they will spend half their paycheck on bait, tackle and boat payments. * Selflessness is not self-neglect or charity. In Christianity it is replacing your thinking with the mind of Christ. This is sanctification: working on Christian principles until they are internalized.