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[ 10 Apr 2008 | 0 Comments ]

Q. I am really confused about who to vote for this November. I want to vote my conscience, but my conscience is split across party lines. Any tips on choosing our new Commander in Chief?
A. Voting, especially for President, is always difficult. The only way to get guidance is by doing your own research. Find issues that you feel represent what the Scripture would speak to. Seek out Scripture to find what God’s thrust (overall) is, as you read the way God has worked. Never settle for “proof texting,” or …

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[ 10 Apr 2008 | 0 Comments ]

Q. I have been dating my boyfriend for several years. At his urging, our relationship became physically intimate. I regret compromising my beliefs, but I love him and don’t want to hurt or lose him by rejecting his advances. I know in my heart that he’s “the one,” so am I really doing anything wrong?
A. Begin by reading the answer to question #1.
Reconsider, not your relationship to the person you’re dating, but your relationship to God.  Clearly, the idea of “hurting or losing” a relationship with your boyfriend is superseded …

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[ 10 Apr 2008 | 0 Comments ]

Q. Religion, society, and even legislation look down on the union between same sex couples. But why? Love and attraction is such a powerful thing. Would not God prefer that we loved one another in whatever positive way?
A. God is certainly interested in “love” (John’s letter even tells us that God IS love!). But, part of the problem, in the English-speaking world, anyway, is that we use this one word (”love”) to cover quite a wide variety of feelings and behaviors.
The other part of the problem (which I can more …

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[ 10 Dec 2007 | 0 Comments ]

Does life exist outside planet Earth? Religion seems to be responsible for a lot of hatred and anger in the world, so why should I bother with it? How do we know the Bible isn’t missing books or that books that do not belong are in the Bible? How do we know the Bible is correct? …

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[ 10 Dec 2007 | 0 Comments ]

How do we know the Bible isn’t missing books or that books that do not belong are in the Bible? How do we know the Bible is correct?
The history of what Christians call “The Bible” is quite open and recorded. If the question is about the process and compilation of what we use today as our “Holy Bible,” there are a variety of courses in Religion departments and at Theological schools that can answer most questions relating to canon and “time line.”
If the question is more a matter of faith …