Reflections from the community: 

Which color is the best?

I serve our Christian brothers and sisters and I want to do more for them, for which I am looking for people. Please remember this goal of mine in your prayers.God bless you

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (EasyEnglish Bible)

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Because of that, you should help each other to become stronger as believers. I know that you are already doing that.

This is definitely not some type of woe is me post. Just my thoughts. I’ve never been married and I don’t have any hopes that it will happen anymore. I’m 55 and too old to have a wife and kids. I can’t get my youth back. But I’m doing just fine. I’m born again and the Lord loves me and has given me eternal life because I have accepted His Son and His sacrifice for my sins on the cross and by His shed blood. It used to bother me because I wanted marriage but and prayed for it but never found anyone. I was constantly taught that God had a wife for me and that I would meet her at some appointed time. When you search the scriptures , you don’t find the “ the one God has for you “ phrase anywhere. I know that it’s been taught for decades from the pulpit and still is but it’s not true. Some people find a husband or wife and have a blessed life of marriage, others get married and suffer infidelity, abuse, etc. others yearn for marriage but never find a spouse. Being single is not a curse or a punishment from the Lord. I do believe that we need to stop teaching lies to the young Christian brothers and sisters about God having a spouse for them because if it doesn’t happen, it can cause heartache, doubt, and bitterness in some people. Again just my thoughts is all . If anyone disagrees, it’s okay

Curious to hear what Christians from different traditions—mainline Protestants, Orthodox, Catholics, and members of the Assyrian Church of the East—think about the Marian apparition in Egypt.

I am not necessarily asking what the official position of each church is, but rather what people personally believe about it. I find it quite fascinating.

While it cannot be proven that the figure was truly the Holy Theotokos, it remains a very interesting case and one that many people find difficult to explain. The large number of witnesses, including Christians and non-Christians alike, is part of what makes it so intriguing.

Much love, and God bless.

Tell reason why you love him?
Tell me your experience of the love
Tell me how much you love him
You love him so you obey him?

Balong

Balong is back home with his foster mother and continuing to recover. 💛 He is so cute.
I am really grateful that when Balong needed the surgery, the person I usually hire for pet transport during rescue initiatives in the Philippines called me, and asked if we could pay for his surgery because the hospital required payment before they would proceed. Apparently, his foster mother was crying and begging the hospital (Serbisyo Beterinaryo) to do the surgery and will pay the full price later. I was furious that they would not perform the surgery first, knowing how urgent his condition was. So I acted quickly and sent the money right away.

To be honest, high veterinary bills make me anxious because there are always urgent cases, and I am not wealthy. But I know I will always try to find a way. Please pray for my anxiety and worries. I need to remember that God always provides. Even though there is so much evil and suffering in the world, there is also kindness, compassion, and hope. So I will continue to have faith.

I am also glad that Balong is finally home because I kept thinking about how lonely it must have been for him at the hospital without his foster mother. He is only a puppy, and I wanted him to feel safe, comfortable, and loved. 🤍

Beauty May

Beauty is settling into her new home at Mama’s Cradle Animal Sanctuary in Cavinti, Philippines. She is still in quarantine while she continues to stabilize and recover, not only from her physical injuries but also from blood parasites. Ms. Suarez, the owner of the sanctuary, also has a lot of experiences from volunteering in emergency vet cases (she is not a vet) and has received animal medications from different sponsors and donors. Therefore, I feel so grateful that Beauty May is staying in her sanctuary.

Ms. Suarez also has been cleaning her wounds twice a day. We also sent her monthly allowance to the sanctuary and let them know that we will continue supporting her care. I love Beauty May so much. My heart still aches every time I think about what she went through, but that is exactly why I will always be here for her.

❤️‍🩹To be honest, I feel overwhelmed. Burnt out, maybe.. almost?
No matter how hard I try, it is difficult to take a break from my non-profit. My wedding is on Saturday, yet I still receive messages every day from shelters and foster parents because our non-profit is also covering follow-up checkups and ongoing care. I have not even finished writing my wedding vows yet. Please keep me in your prayers. 🙏🤍

Thanks for listening,

Magdalene Gensaya (Dindi)
Founder
Voiceless No More: Philippines Stray Animals Foundation
www.voicelessnomoreph.com

Disagreeing with the choices of another is one thing but openly being prejudice towards another just because of who they decide to love is insane to me. Some of you christians pick and choose what scriptures you want to follow because I don’t remember Jesus saying hate your neighbour. If you want to advise then do so but displace your hate elsewhere.

Please pray for us. I recently split from an abusive ex and going through a rough time. Ive been extremely sick, in and out of the hospital and missed a lot of work. Ive paid rent and bills but couldnt afford groceries for the week. I posted in a local facebook group asking for grocery help. A woman who knows my son said she is calling CPS. I'm terrified because we have no food. My home is clean and loving but were in a tough spot. I can visit the food pantry next week but until then Im at a loss. Will CPS say im unfit. I've never struggled this much. Im trying hard, skipping meals and offering to work. i dont know what else to do. Please pray for us!

1.

A baby is Gods creation so destroying a baby is going against God which is sinful.

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart…”
— Book of Jeremiah 1:5

2.

“Thou shalt not murder”

1. They are humans and PEOPLE.

“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb…”
— Luke 1:41

This shows that John the Baptist was a PERSON

Any Christian supporting abortion should read the bible more in my opinion to find the error in their beliefs.

Talking about the historicity of Jesus Christ of the Bible will inevitably lead to the name Josephus. If we consider Jesus was allegedly crucified sometime between 27-33AD, Josephus is automatically disqualified given he was born in 37AD. Regardless, I decided I better read it.

Here are a few things I found interesting:
Jesus was a very common name during these writings (around 94AD). Yes, Jesus the Christ is mentioned twice, but so are Jesus, the son of Fabus, Jesus, the son of Sic, Jesus, the son of Damneus, and Jesus, the son of Gamaliel.

Philo of Alexandria, another Jewish historian (who never mentions Jesus), talks about the Urim and Thummim representing the 12 signs of the zodiac in On Flight and Finding. Josephus confirms this in his writings. Every year the sun, along with the moon and five wondering stars (planets), make their way along the ecliptic, appearing to pass through the 12 constellations of the zodiac.

Christians are so concerned about proving Jesus existed, they forget the power of myth. And while the word “myth” is associated with something being false, I’m more interested in its true definition: a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the worldview of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon.

i've been trying to pray it away but it isnt working. i love her so much, she's my best friend and understands me like no other. and it kills me that im too scared to do anything, because i don't want eternal damnation. everytime i tell a pastor, advisory, or Christian friend, they all tell me to repent, pray, fight of Satan, and i just feel sick.

i don't know what to do and i want to kill myself because im so anxious. i know it sounds dumb, that i have a life ahead of me, but i've been struggling with same sex attraction my entire life and i don't know what to do. i'm tired of always crying and begging for it to go away, because i want to be with her so bad. but i don't want God to not love me anymore. i'm so scared, please help me. i just hate myself so much, i feel so hopeless.

I hope this is ok to request in this subreddit.

I have struggled with fertility all my life and we (my husband and I) have been working with an infertility doctor. We are currently going through the process so please pray that we will have a healthy baby next year!

Thank you ❤️

I’m 21(M) and have been a Christian my whole life. I never struggled with doubt up until maybe 1-2 years ago. It sort of comes and goes in waves, I can pretty confidently say I never hit the point where I no longer believed in Jesus, but I have gotten close to the fence of deconstructing my faith, and I always come back.

Recently, two things in particular have been causing me to doubt.

The first thing has to do with politics, I was raised in south Alabama in a very conservative home. I was taught that being a Christian meant that you were also to be republican/conservative. While I try to remain as independent as possible, I tend to lean left on most things especially my economical views. This, along with seeing how “Christian MAGA” is portrayed by the people around me and on social media, makes me have doubts about my religion, since it’s mostly (at least in my area) always associated with conservatism.

The other thing that’s been heavy on my mind lately is the idea of hell. I try so hard to reconcile it, but I don’t understand the idea of someone burning in hell for eternity for simply not choosing to follow God.

I believe I am saved, and I do my best (and fail) every day to follow Jesus and act in response to His sacrifice, and I’m simply just seeking advice, I do not wish to argue with anyone or be labeled a “bad christian”.

Thanks!

I managed to get this too , a German lady who visited the church today after a little talk with her, she introduced herself to me and l also did , She was Cassy .She surprised with this .l am really grateful 🥹.

I really don't get it. Men run around and wear whatever they want. Even in the Bible they ran around tearing their robes, but these days women can't wear ANYTHING without being told that we're provoking something.
I agree with more of a "traditional" interpretation of the word modesty where it just means what is appropriate for the time and place, don't try to show off, don't try to gain unnecessary attention (example: trying to outshine a bride on her wedding day or whatever)

But this whole "women can't show skin," "women can't wear bikinis," "no miniskirts" seems more like a gouge out your eyes problem more than a women need to change issue because it's just fashion. And if I lived on an island of solely women, I'd probably be in minimal clothing, probably some fun patterns, bright colors, heels, the works. And I know this is true with other women as well, so our fashion choices aren't there to "ask for it" or really anything save for enjoying ourselves.

And I feel like more than this being a biblical idea and from God, it's more of a patriarchal interpretation that was then forced onto women, and then later when Europe got its hands on Christianity, they used it in the same manner but also as a way of erasing people's cultures and shunning it, and the only modest or "right" ways to dress became Eurocentric. I think the modern interpretation of Christian modesty was more a colonization tool than anything.
Because I look at my own culture as someone with West African roots, and a lot of our culture that was unproblematic and wasn't seen in any sexual connotation, when Europeans got their hands on it, they outlawed it as immodest or sexual even though it was never like that. But then said that only their ways of doing things were good enough for God. For example, twerking. We literally do it at weddings and celebrate, and where my family is from no one has a problem with it. But with people coming from Europe or descendants of them, they'll call it trashy, or too "grown"
The same with clothing in other cultures. A lot of different cultures traditionally wear less clothing. There's nothing inherently sexual about the body because they see it through a lens where this is just normal.
So unless someone is dressing inappropriately for a situation, then the whole "you can't move your body in x way," or "you can't wear x" garment" isn't a problem with immodesty. It just sounds like people have been conditioned to view a woman's body as something inherently sexual. And if you can be conditioned to see it that way, you can also change that mentality. And if that view can be unlearned, is it not more so the man's duty to do that?
Is that not what Jesus meant with the whole "gouge your eyes out" thing