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These are signs of a biblically observant woman or man 1 - They consider the comfort and emotional needs of others because a person who makes others uncomfortable is disliked. 2 - They are generous, kind, and inclusive of...

I try to avoid religious absolutism or deductive exclusiveness when I study the bible because I believe the bible is a tool and not an object of worship. Rather rather than saying “this is what the bible says and anybody...

When I was in university during my first attempt a degree (I left and returned at 27), I had a whole crowd of people around me who pretended to love and care about me to boost their reputation since I was always asking...

Jesus said in Matthew 23:4, that ministry is not about telling people what to do, but giving them the knowledge and tools that they need to do what you tell them to do. Like, it’s one pastor spent years telling me to...

I believe that the key to knowledge is justice and the path to knowledge is obedience, until you understand God’s justice, and accept it for yourself, you cannot set up healthy boundaries between yourself and others, nor...

Today is my fathers birthday. It's been a few years since he passed away and I finally this year feel like celebrating the life he had rather than mourning the loss of it. Though it does feel wrong to be celebrating a...

I have recently changed my mind about a few freedoms: marijuana and abortion. On the topic of marijuana: I don't condone the use of marijuana because it impairs judgement, coordination, our reactions, etc....

This is for all of you who have recently been wondering, “What the hell is going on down there?”, in the nation within the map above. The rumours you may have heard, along with many news reports, have recently portrayed...

Based on comments I've seen from liberals on this platform, I have concluded that liberals are angry and/or hurting people. I have received comments about how my views are wrong and not accepted. I have also seen the...

*Caution* (If you are judgmental person and you have nothing nice to say, keep it to yourself and do not comment on this post. Your comment will be reported. Thank you!) "Beauty Standards" have affected women for many...

If you ask me what the most common sin is, I would say it’s slander and wrongful accusation. I had Christians Unfriend me for “supporting terrorism “because I criticized a Christian politician for promoting Christianity...

I used to get upset over things I could not control such as the past misdeeds of others, my normal looking face, my normal I.Q. range and my lack of physical strength, but then I realized that life is what you make of it,...

Years ago, I was having a conversation with my cousin when I was trying to deny some unpleasant facts that I didn’t want to acknowledge and my cousin warned me very sternly saying “Don’t ever, ever, ever lie to yourself.”...

Not many people think of these things, but it is difficult to be slim in this day and age. At the start of the pandemic I used to be underweight and let me tell you, compared to my current life it have been so...

The bible says those who are wise and professionally talented will associate with high quality people and not with layman’s riff raft or societal sluggards. To me this verse implies that those who gain experience and...