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Often “heart” can be more accurately defined as a persons “mind.” So while the spiritual battle is intense and we too are troubled by Satan and the flesh - I think Christ is saying that through these troubles be steadfast in your mind and don’t doubt God - have hope. Have your mind set on God believ...

I wonder how your children are doing? I mean if you feel like you missed out in your upbringing maybe that could fuel your efforts as a parent in your own home now. If they are doing well, then you have reason to rejoice and build on that. Children are worth the effort even if we as NMB don't get to...

Easy now, that isn't true. You're really going to say that they have "no experience integrating anyone into their own family"???? I am sure with that attitude you're not going to succeed in gaining any closer fellowship and Mennonites are good at not giving into self pity. Try a little mo...

Barring something like a history of divorce, why can't one adapt? It is largely a matter of the will. Main issues I have seen are TV, clothes, what you do in your social life, and (Gasp) wedding rings. I see the bigger issue is jealousy… Mennonites have a great social/community but it’s basically b...

This case should be a wake up call to any Christian that we have serious problems with phones when one gets thrown in prison for crime of using them. Any of us who use a phone in a non car safe mode while driving should repent. If that isn’t enough, get rid of your smartphone while you still can ch...

I wonder if today Apostle James was amongst us he would be accused of making mountains out of molehills? James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. But if we would couple James’ thought on not doing right being sin with Paul’s thoughts on seeing sin as e...

I’m not sure why this would be an issue for sewing and ministering? One family thinks they should wear cape dresses. Another family is influenced by Charity and is anti-cape dress. So at sewing, they are going to be at odds with each other... Ministering to worldly people also becomes difficult, be...

IIRC they have restrictions on employment that even Eastern does not have, right? Yeah, I couldn’t work as a nurse or any academics. This would effectively leave me with untrained manual labor. That won’t pay the bills unless I’m being given a generosity job. How long did you attend a Nationwide ch...

In practical terms, trying to reconcile the two and come together becomes nearly impossible when you try to do things like come together for sewing, or ministering to seekers, or running a school. If some parents don't want any Internet, and some are OK with it, how is that going to work out in the...

True. I am just saying that to have a range of acceptable practices in a church, you need to have a church full of mature, principled people who don't love the world, nor the things of the world. A few examples: 1. On the conservative side, you might have folks who dress very distinctly but simply....