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  1. shawntc

    The God of Logic!

    About this time one year ago I was beginning to question my faith and would eventually teeter on the very brink of agnosticism. I could very well have left behind all of the things I had devoted the previous three years to. I think I'm different from a lot of people. I'm more bent to being a...
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    Been Having a Strange Desire for Oldies Rock Lately

    I don't get it, but over the past couple weeks, I've been getting various rock'n'roll songs stuck in my head. Often they date from the 1960-1990 range. This is amazingly strange since most of my preferred music was made 1996 or later. Some of the classics getting all stuck in my head: "Somebody...
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    Some Beliefs of Mine

    Following the example of Deadtosin, for the funzies, here's some of my beliefs. Open for observation and questions. I believe in the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. God is the Son, God is the Father, and God is the Holy Spirit. The Father is not the Son, the Son...
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    You CAN Return a Gift

    I have a hard time believing that salvation is something that once earned, can never be lost no matter how well or poorly you live. I've heard people say that salvation is a gift, and you can't return a gift. Actually, you can return a gift to the giver. It's not considered polite to do, but...
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    Do You Share Your Faith via Video Game?

    Vidya games. We like 'em. We play 'em. A lot. Do you do anything to display or share your faith in them? I'll give you an example. I play Minecraft frequently. I've got a few YouTube video series of me playing it. The first episode has an introduction segment. In it, I mention that I'm a...
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    CC Movie Night

    With the addition of the YouTube room, it's now possible for us to have a sort of "movie night." A lot of movies are available for watching on YouTube, whether it's the whole movie in one piece, or divided into several sections. Perhaps once a week, month, or whenever, the mods or someone else...
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    Ridiculing New Things

    Rebecca Black. Justin Bieber. Nicki Minaj. Twilight. The Hunger Games. What do all of these have in common? In some way, by some people, they have been made fun of and looked down upon. I see it so much. And I just recently had an epiphany about it. Are we really so against new things, things...
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    Digital Aura - Grace Like Rain (Digital Aura Mix)

    Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me Hallelujah, and all my stains are washed away! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsql5WioWak
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    Hillsong London - Til I See You (Remix)

    More electronic worship for your spiritual auditory delight. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsiPJcxenSg
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    DJ Tony Foxx - Awesome God

    There are people who compose electronic music for the intent of honoring God. Here's one of my favorites, an awesome remix of a classic song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7F_kGFHFqA
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    Is Anyone Else Getting Tired of This?

    The anti-Christian rhetoric that's spewing all over the Internet. I visit 9gag frequently, another one of those sites where you post funny pictures and people vote on what's best. The time I've been there, I've noticed that when there are pictures pertaining to religion, to no surprise they're...
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    Is Pre-Marital Sex the Only Sin Couples Can Commit?

    What is the #1 rule that all non-married Christian couples seem to be held to? No sex before marriage. It's like, pre-marital sex is the only possible sin that a couple could commit. For some reason, it's used as the "standard" for how well a teen or young adult couple is following God's way...
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    Another Hopeless Infatuation

    Grab a snack peoples, I have a story to tell. There's a young woman I know who is only a couple years younger than me. Her and I are great friends. And for the longest time I have wanted to date her. I used to have a pretty big crush on her, now it's only a small crush. She's just... wow. More...
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    Pick Two

    Pick two. Go! I can't just pick two. Intelligent and emotionally stable are musts, but she needs to at least be pretty.
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    Singing Question

    Here's a question for the more informed fellow believers: having been in Pentecostal churches my entire time as a Christian, I've been surrounded by people who, during singing, often become loud and emotional. I, on the other hand, become neither loud nor emotional. This has led me to feel like...
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    I'm a Bad Christian...

    Recently I can't help but think that I'm just a bad Christian. I've felt this way before. I feel like I shouldn't even openly call myself a Christian, because when I see how I'm living, it's a disgrace to Jesus to say I'm a follower of his. This world has enough people that call themselves...
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    Biblical Support for Your Political Views

    I'm mashing politics and religion here, two topics which should never be discussed at a dinner table. But we're on the World Wide Web here. :) Question's simple. What's your political affiliation (conservative/liberal/libertarian/etc.) and what kind of Biblical support do you have for it? I saw...
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    How to Bring Parents to Christ?

    My mother went to church even into her teens but her parents didn't display much in the way of Christian habits (both were smokers and drinkers). She eventually quit going to church. I don't think she believes in God, but she seems to identify herself as Wiccan - going so far as to have a...
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    Practicality of Relationships, Revisited

    Before the CC Crash of 2011(?), I had made a thread called "Practicality of Relationshsip?" where I basically asked what practicality there was in, well, relationships. At the time, I could not see any reason to think they could benefit you in any way or do more than just put another person in...
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    Debate Section, aka "The Arena"

    I've noticed in the Bible Discussion section that several topics seem to come up a lot, oftentimes going into no direction whatsoever. Some people are actually using good logic; others are simply trying to assert what they believe as correct without basis for it. I propose what could be thought...