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| bio | website | affablegeek.com |
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| location | Middleburg, VA | |
| age | 41 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 6 months |
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Software Developer, part-time pastor, and I raise chickens. Who can't love a chicken?
For Christianity.stackexchange.com, my religious background:
- Grew up in a Protestant, evangelical, nondenominational "Bible Church" (-1990)
- earned a M.Div at a Baptist Seminary (2008) and pastored a very small Baptist church (2004 - 2008)
- Currently serving in an Episcopal Church, and yes I did that site. (2008 - present)
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Apr 30 |
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What were the circumstances behind the loss of the “True Cross?” @MarcGravell I have no doubt that it is dubious. Relics as a whole are dubious. Regardless, however, people believed that these were the genuine artifacts. I just can't imagine going into battle with "the Declaration of Independence" Its potential loss as an historic artifact would be a crime against history! |
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Apr 29 |
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What were the circumstances behind the loss of the “True Cross?” added 53 characters in body |
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Apr 29 |
asked | What were the circumstances behind the loss of the “True Cross?” |
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Apr 27 |
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Open my eyes so I may see to perish is to die. In this case, we who are in sin are subject to death - thus, as spiritually dead creatures, we are unable to know what is going on... |
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Apr 27 |
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Open my eyes so I may see I wasn't the -1. I think this is a reasonable question! |
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Apr 27 |
answered | Open my eyes so I may see |
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Apr 27 |
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Open my eyes so I may see This is the result of God's answer to Elisha's prayer... |
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Apr 27 |
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Can a Christian walk away from his or her salvation? grammar fix |
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Apr 26 |
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What does “gates of hell” mean in Matthew 16:18? The Amplified Bible uses various interpretations of the text to give additional meanings, such as the parenthetical remarks. I would certainly agree that is a scholarly interpretation, but I would be hesitant to insinuate that the scholarly interpretation is the Scriptural meaning. |
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Apr 17 |
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How do Evangelicals celebrate Pentecost? Just to clarify @RiverC. Pentecost is, after Christmas and Easter, the third biggest Christian holy day, not Donut Sunday. (That said, the answer that "won" me my ordination was to point out that Baptists have three sacraments - baptism, communion, and potluck.) |
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Apr 17 |
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Can indirection bring us closer to Christ? Precisely. Couldn't have said it better myself. |
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Apr 17 |
answered | Can indirection bring us closer to Christ? |
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Apr 17 |
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How do Evangelicals celebrate Pentecost? ...Donut Sunday being one of the lesser feasts, celebrated on all holy days ending in "y" |
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Apr 17 |
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How do Evangelicals celebrate Pentecost? Sadly, my Baptist church thought I was crazy for trying to work it into the sermon. Part of why I moved more liturgical... In my Episcopalian church, we all wear red and do our "Worship and Work" Sunday. I'm tempted to bring in a birthday cake for the church this year, though. |
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Apr 16 |
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How should a Christian put a decision in God's hands if there is no logical answer? added 15 characters in body |
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Apr 15 |
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How should a Christian put a decision in God's hands if there is no logical answer? deleted 1 characters in body |
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Apr 15 |
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Should we pray for someone's salvation? @San Jacinto Apologies for being unclear - I was using the term Calvinistic where I simply should have said predestination. No offense was intended - just pulling out a potential theological path in which an answer could be framed. |
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Apr 15 |
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Should we pray for someone's salvation? Depends on how hard line Calvinist you are. If you believe in strict predestination, then it is a (notice not 'the') logical conclusion to say you don't need to pray for their salvation, because God will effect his desire in any event. That said, svn a Calvinst can be grateful for the opportunity to participate in Gods work by bringing the matter up to the Father in obedience. |
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Apr 15 |
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Christian view on chimeras Ok, I'll admit my ignorance here - what is the book of Jasher? Im familiar with most of the deutercanonicals and even a fair amount of NT apocrypha, but I've never heard of Jasher. |
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Apr 15 |
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Is Knuth's 3:16 project unique? So, how does he handle the books that don't have 3 chapters? |
