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Hello everyone,

I'm from Seattle, and yes it's wet here, no I don't own an umbrella, and yes I can see three Starbucks from any street corner I'm at.  :D

Now that we've got that out of the way, I'm 28, my wife is 22, and we have a little girl who is turning 1 this week.  She's walking around really good so you can imagine our workload just tripled.   ;D

We are currently looking for a church in our area, we moved and had to leave our home church which was very difficult.  Finding a church is the hardest thing to do, especially since I've had a lot of dissappointments in this process.  I will be honest with you all, I do tend to cause waves sometimes, but that's just because I tend to ask questions and challenge people to think.  I do so in an attempt to learn and understand people and their beliefs.  I'm looking forward to talking to you.  God bless.

 Hello & Welcome! Seattle! WOW...Brrr! lol. Im from Florida~Nice to "meet" Ya!:) :):):):)[/b]

Hello Everyday Newborn

Welcome to CU!

Grace and Peace!

Ooooooh! Starbucks! Good stuff!  ;D

Come on in and splash around!  ;)

Oklahoma Howdy to Everyday Newborn,

I sincerely hope you enjoy Christians Unite. I really can't imagine how difficult it would be to change churches since I've attended the same little church for 54 years. I remember having 1 year-olds running around the house. It's a precious time to be treasured.


Jump in and have fun.

Love In Christ,
Tom

"I do tend to cause waves sometimes, but that's just because I tend to ask questions and challenge people to think."
 You dont happen to be a preachers kid do ya?  Welcome to the forums plenty of views here. So 'wave' away hehe

"I do tend to cause waves sometimes, but that's just because I tend to ask questions and challenge people to think."
 You dont happen to be a preachers kid do ya?  Welcome to the forums plenty of views here. So 'wave' away hehe

LOL!  No I'm not a preachers kid, directly anyway.  I'll explain.  When I came to know Christ and attend church, I got involved in a group of youths from all different churches that gathered once a week.  I became good friends with a guy there, and his dad used to pastor a church.  He also taught in (and helped start) one of the Bible colleges here in Seattle.  He has since retired from those positions, but never felt his duties were over.  So he started a Bible study once a week, and I've attended those studies for most of my Christian life (which has been 7 years).  He teaches on all the subjects my pastor at my church wants to avoid bringing up or talking about.  So over the years I've received my fellowship, encouragement, and work in the body of Christ at my church, but I've received my teaching from the Bible study.  So I'm not a preachers kid per say, but I've become like a son to him because he along with other Godly men have brought me up in my Christianity.  I'm sure that was more then what you were asking for.... :D

OKAY!![/b]  I am NOT[/b][/u] going to get along with you!!  Starbucks?  I hate coffee!!!   ;D  Ok.  So I fib and have made a bad first impression...

Actually you've presented two things that will make me like you right off the bat.  You mentioned Starbucks, which sells coffee, which I intake intravenously, and that you ask alot of questions which gets you into trouble!  I like trouble!  

Seriously though Brother, you will never learn unless you question what God shows you.  In so doing, He takes you by the hand and walks you step by step through each situation in His grace, and perfects you along the way.  Questioning is good.  Coffee is even better!   ;)

Welcome aboard my friend.

Christ's,

Kevin

LOL!!  I love your Avatar Allinall, that cracks me up.  And it totally fits the people here in Seattle.  If they're not swimming in the rain, they're swimming in their coffee.

I think asking questions is how we grow, because it causes us to expand our understanding of things.  I don't mean asking questions like the Pharisees asked Jesus in attempts to trap him, but rather like Nicodemus did in effort to understand exactly what Jesus was trying to say.  Some people don't like being challenged, and that's where I get the waves.  I've had a lot of remarks said to me like, "You're taking that out of context." "That's your interpretation."  "That verse doesn't apply to me."  "I don't need to read the Bible, I have the love of God in my heart."  Trouble is not what I look for, but it's what I get sometimes.  And I've certainly been wrong in a lot of discussions, but that's also how we mature and grow.  Anyone agree/disagree?

Amen!  And I absolutely agree.  My question has become, "Am I humble enough to be wrong?"   :)  We ask that we might know God, and understand Him and His word better.  Amen!

Oklahoma Howdy to Everyday Newborn,

I think that you will find numerous debates here, some fairly hot and some maybe too hot. Some folks enjoy a good debate and others don't like them at all. If they are done in Christian love and don't get too hot, I think that everyone can benefit from the various views and the requirement to spend more time in the Holy Bible to participate.

I agree that questions, answers, and discussions are a good way to grow and mature. However, I would also say that the far too hot debates don't do anything except hurt feelings and make folks angry. I'm hoping the majority of what you see here is NOT in the "far too hot" category.

I look forward to reading your posts.

Love In Christ,
Tom

Oklahoma Howdy to Allinall,

Brother, I absolutely love coffee, but you've had me swimming in that cup for over a week now. Is it possible you could give someone else a turn?   ;D

If you let me out, I promise to stay out of trouble.   ;D

Love In Christ,
Tom

Gray hair and a pot belly?  Sheesh BEPS  your a bit out of shape.....

 ;D  I resemble that remark. I went on that television show where they do all of the make-overs. They stamped "REJECT" on my forehead and sent me home.   ;D

LOL ;)

LOL

*Frowns* Oooooooook.  I'll let ya out.  So.  Who's next?   ;D

Nice to meet you. I would like to go to washington but havent been there yet. I know how one yr olds are i have two kids myself and im 25. I have a 5yr old girl and a 17month old boy. We live in oklahoma. My hubby has live in washington state though. I know how it is about churches i usually dont go to one by myself unless i know someone there that im good friends with. My hubby doesnt like going to churches he likes going to bible studies. Glad you joined our group.

Hi,

And welcome.

Ollie

I don't find it hard to attend a new church, after all we're all supposed to be brothers and sisters in Christ and share that common ground.  That and we're pretty sociable when it comes to meeting new people.  But what I do find difficult is finding a church that does not preach what I call "half truths".  What I mean by that is so far most of the churches I've been to teach mostly on Grace, Mercy, and Love.  And I absolutely agree with those and will preach those til' I'm blue in the face.  However, that's only half of who and what God is.  They don't talk about his wrath, his judgement, importance of obedience to his word.  Jesus is the one who talks about Hell more then anyone in the bible combined.  So I'd think it be important to warn people of the consequences of sin, and why repentance is needed and what that is.  I know there are churches out there full of the Holy Spirit, and teach all of God's word.  I just have to find them.

How come your hubby doesn't attend church?

Hello! I am Mirjam. Nice to meet you.