Know It All
I had a friend who questioned his Christian workplace’s views of a particular disputable theological matter. Not long after voicing his concerns, he was labeled by co-workers as being theologically suspect. He no longer works for that ministry. But he recently found out that his accusers and the denomination with which the workplace was affiliated ended up agreeing with his stance. Unfortunately, he never received an apology from the group.
you choose Q: who are the Quakers?
Q: What do you know about the Quakers? Are they a cult? I do not know their beliefs. —Beverly
A: The Quakers, also known as “Friends,” are members of a Christian movement that began in England in the 1650s. The movement started as a response to the formalism and coldness of the church of that time. It is said that the movement…
April 21, 2014
How do you reach out to family members who are antagonistic towards you and your beliefs?
convinced
Someday I want to go skydiving. While I’m not overly fond of heights, I think there’s something incredible about jumping out of an airplane with a parachute (and an instructor soaring tandem with me!). As kids, my sister and I would jump off our second-story deck into the huge mounds of snow that covered our front yard in the dead…
wild gourds
As you probably know, not all mushrooms are safe to eat. In fact, only 3,000 of the 14,000 known mushroom species are edible. Poisonous mushrooms are also known as toadstools (thought to have originated from the German word todes which means death). That’s why I rely on the experts, for I can’t tell a good mushroom from a bad toadstool.
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