TexaCan Loc: Homeward Bound!

We may have lost this battle......but we know the end of the story, we win the WAR! 🙏🏻😌

Bad Bob Loc: Virginia

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

No... If you read further you'll see my reply concerning the meme

You know me better than that

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

An interesting observation with sufficient accuracy and likely conclusion in why “ churches” are failing. Yet spiritual growth has taken on a more personal self study....

People are looking less to churches and leaders to help them grow spiritually, and more to other options..(within).. Look at technology and all its manipulated guidance one way of the other..If you get pulled into that narrow minded capture or you stand open to see all aspects... A vetting if you will...

Similarly, when was the last time you bought a car without completely researching it online?Or sought a Doctor out by checking him out online??

In an age where we have access to everything, more and more people are self-directing their spirituality…for better or for worse.

Similarly, another characteristic of the post-modern mind is a declining trust of and reliance on institutions. Yes, For some the church associates more to an institution than the house of Worship.

I don’t actually believe that’s what a church is. I think it’s a movement…not an institution. But many churches behave like an institution, and the “post modern mind” instinctively moves away from it as a result.. Do they find the salvation they seek in their self study or guided awareness? Or have we moved so far away from He above that the institutionalization theory has neutered our religious principles? Is it religion or spirituality??? Fellowship strengthens....

Belief is as you see it and it is a personal choice. Wh**ever happens with the church, the institution, or the house of worship, is also choice, sustained or crumbled...

Change is unkind to the unprepared, so prepare...
Sorry, got off on a tangent and really do not know why, with you???

SSDD

As bad as the r**ts were ostensibly over social injustice,though I doubt many if ANY if them were r**ting due to that social injustice and many, were conservatives, none came close to trying to unseat properly elected officials, How many deaths were there? Property damage, way too much, disruption way too much. Would I say that they were justified EVEN IF they were actually about social injustice? No! Does it matter the party affiliation? No! were they as bad as an i**********n? No!

I know you will likely take umbrage with the allegation that many were conservatives, many others were just plain anarchists, many were opportunists, three were alleged to have been connected with a****a but then months later there have still been none affiliated with a****a charged and/or convicted. There is one that says that he is 100% a****ascist but not a member of a****a, named Michael Forest Reinoehl, he has been implicated in the k*****g of a Trump supporter in Portland. Of course just being implicated does not necessarily mean that he is guilty and though he says he is 100% anti-f*****t, he says he in NOT a member of a****a nor of any group whatsoever. Just because fringe RW media, Trump and AG Barr say that a****a was r**ting and l**ting, that doesn't make it so, also, if a member of a****a has been involved in r**ting and l**ting, why have none been charged? Many have been charged in connection to the r**ting and l**ting, just none if them were positively linked to a****a. Some have been linked to far RW groups though.

Now if you have evidence to the contrary, I would love to see it. Please no fringe media. If it comes from fringe sources, just give the links they provide to their source(s), provided it is not another fringe media source, and no videos unless it is a press release from official sources. Have seen far too many links to fringe media with no sourcing, just baseless allegations and/or links to other fringe media or fringe videos. If I want to read fiction, I will pick up a good horror novel or read the comics in the paper.

SSDD

No "assumption", it LITERALLY hasn't panned out.

SSDD

Well, if one does their own study if the bible and manages to go astray, they will have none but themselves to blame. If they have other outside influences, those outside influences aren't likely to be able to prevent the one from leading themselves astray but they could end up leading the one astray so best to limit interactions with outside influences that might lead one astray. If that makes any sense to you of course. It makes perfect sense to me but then much of my inner dialogue makes sense to me but can often times confuse others and am rushing a bit to get through. I fell behind due to some unexpected things coming up needing my attention. When one is the only one many feel confident turning to, to resolve issues, they can find much unexpected distractions in life.

debeda

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

Ok... Interesting how early Christians were unaware of so much...

jSmitty45 Loc: Fl born, lived in Texas 30 yrs, now Louisiana

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Amen!

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Ironically I do understand what you are saying..influence of others can lead to self questioning whether it be an individual or minister etc.. Its finding the balance of all that weighs in on our belief.. For me it is a matter of faith which keeps
Me questioning and learning..A forever journey with much resilience in that learning...

When just one tied to So many others sounds like you perhaps need to say no occasionally... I know, most difficult because we naturally want to help but sometimes you must help you so you can help others better when not so rushed..Took me a long time learning to say no sometimes but in the end a better result for them and myself...Just my two cents here...

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Your Welcome.. No worries over the comment, sometimes humor or even sarcasm gets lost in writings.. I have done the very same...But Thank You for clarifying it..

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

I must admit I have read Revelations a number of times and just when I think I understand it I find in actuality I am more confused.... I do agree with you about its revealings to come...Studying it has been an on again, off again process and still is, but I like your summation. ✨🙏✨

bylm1-Bernie

Maybe those cartoons made me rush to judgment a little too quickly. I was rather surprised. My apologies.

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

None needed...

I've had it for a while , never thought I'd find a use for it...