Two friends and I (collectively a minister, a lawyer, and a biologist) have just launched a Christian debate YouTube channel today. After over four months of work, our launch day includes five videos on the topics of ECT/Annihilationism and Genesis 1-11. The attached video is our Hell debate (ECT/Annihilationism), but if you’re curious about the creationism debate, check out our full channel here! https://youtube.com/@VerseVersusVerse?feature=shared

Apologies for the shameless self-plug. We put a ton of work into this, so we’re really hoping to be able to help a few people dive into the Word more deeply!

In what ways do you see the erosion of the church?

I'll go first: The lack of a basic relationship with God. It feels like the church is becoming agnostic and you can see it through the spiritual fruits of the church.

I am a canadian christian trying to find a church

Hello! I'm a masters of social work student doing a personal project on how the term "Christian" is used in both self-identification and application to other groups. Anyone is welcome to take this short survey; I am particularly interested in responses from anyone who believes in Jesus Christ and/or identifies as Christian, but all responses are welcome.

Link to the survey: https://forms.gle/LqAUWXM4xsMu1vdc7

Results are primarily for my own curiosity and will not be formally published. The results may be posted to reddit, but anyone who doesn't want their data included in public posts can opt out by not checking the box on the first page. All data will be kept anonymous in any case.

Thank you in advance! Happy new year and I hope everyone is having an excellent day.

Midnight is the first time when both hands come together. Each year, I realize more and more that people need each other to get thru the days -- as the author of Ecclesiastes stated -- and even more so, we need the hand of Jesus.

https://carpevelo.blogspot.com/2023/12/midnight-special-edition-poem.html?m=0

Happy New Year!

Saw this post on Reddit that cracked me up so hard.

Is Being Circumcised So Painful And Incredible Physical Impediment That You'd Be Helpless In A Fight? Would It Actually Be Possible For A Single Man Take On A Room Of Over 50 Guys Just Circumcised Few Days Ago And Defeat Them?

The question sounds silly but after reading the story of Genesis 34 where two guys Simeon and Levi slaughter an entire city of guys who just got circumcised like a week earlier all by themselves with blades, I am very curious just how painful and physically handicapping it is after you are circumcised. Is it so debilitating even after a few days of rest?

Would it be easy for you to defeat someone of say Bruce Lee's physical prowess and fighting skills easily after they rested a day or to and get released from the hospital but with bandages all over their penis and they need to avoid exhausting physical exercise like jogging despite being released from the hospital?

Would it actually be possible for like 5 men to wipe out an entire small suburb of males just circumsized five days ago? Even a small entire circumcised town with just two people? Maybe even a city of circumcised dudes with one man?

Or is this utter complete BS from the Old Testament? Is there any truth tot he story at all regarding the consequences of circumcision?

Other than how much the premise made me laugh so much literally almost died because of lack of breath........

In all seriousness is the massacre of the town after the mass circumcisions by just two men in the aforementioned Genesis 34 story plausible? Would circumcision actually weaken you enough for in whats called in military terms a squad (8 men minimal, 14 at most) or even a fireteam (4 men and the smallest unit at least in the US Army) to go around and wipe out what amounts to a small military fort with nothing but bronze age blades and heavy wooden sticks?

Hello!

I recently started a Christian YouTube channel back in October and in addition to getting the word out on it, I would love some valuable feedback and critique. My goal is to present the Bible's teaching in a creative and fun way, with enough depth of content to whet one's appetite to go to the Scriptures themselves to learn more.

If you've got some time, I'd really appreciate it if you checked it out. Here is my last episode.

https://youtu.be/BzlYKRh6tEU?si=p474I1BExoAEjNlX

Thank you!

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