1+ week, 6+ day ago   (286+ words) Features comments of the week Comments of the Week Aug 24-30 “Because the clean-up after potluck takes 3 hours.” –Gary McCary on Why Do So Many Adventists Feel Exhausted After Sabbath? Comments on Northern New England Conference Addresses Several Concerns in Letter…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (46+ words) This week: deep thoughts. This week: deep thoughts. If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today: Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (961+ words) Eric Black / Editor What ministry roles are open to women? Southern Baptists have spent the last several years debating and deciding on this question. The Baptist Standard has covered that debate and the corresponding votes in our news columns. We…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (545+ words) Years ago, if a kid came up to me and asked me for some advice, I’d have told him: “Don’t turn what you love to do into a job. Because if you do, it won’t be what you love anymore…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (105+ words) Group yoursun.com (L-R) Dona Simontchick, Bob Culvert, Thomas Odom and (seated) Linda Culvert took part in the ribbon cutting for the new Venice Christian School. Dona is the principal of the school. Thomas is with Church of God Association…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (686+ words) SAVE 30% + GET ACCESS TO 9/9 LIVESTREAM: HOW 1976 CHANGED EVANGELICALISM 9/9 MEMBER LIVESTREAM: HOW 1976 CHANGED AMERICAN EVANGELICALISM Fresh work and reader-focused changes to our print magazine. You’ll see some new features in this September/October issue. One inspiration for us is Frank Capra,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (150+ words) When I was younger, I heard an expert say that conflict was essential in all stories: “Without conflict you just have a diary entry or a shopping list.” “No way!” I thought. “Isn’t Heaven a world without conflict?” I’m sold on…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (619+ words) By David J. Butler As we prepare for Rosh Hashanah, the High Holy Days invite us to take stock of ourselves. We think about the year that is ending and the one about to begin. We reflect on the kind of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (98+ words) Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those…...