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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....

Does this change in Pilgrim mean they will stop setting up in other churches “backyard” as you call it? I doubt it, since a significant portion of growth in Pilgrim churches is transfer growth from more conservative churches. This way of growing the church is a part of their model. It might make se...

This thread is to discuss the pros and cons of Church dealerships and franchises. A church starts a "dealership" whenever it sets up shop (church) in another region, while keeping its headquarters at the original location. Churches become "franchises" whenever churches can join ...

Something I’ve seen missed is just simply inviting people to church services. Most people (where I live anyway) are so detached from what the Mennonite church is that they don’t even think they are welcome at any church services. My Mennonite raised brothers talk about the Spirit leading people but ...

The kingdoms of this world are always false. They ARE both on the same side. Russia and Ukraine - same side. Israel and Gaza - same side.