But you know that not every church.. or every pastor.. or ever christian is like that.

I think its hard when you have a bad experience as a child..it sticks with you the rest of your life.

Just like.. one Grocery store.. in your town can be dirty.. never stocked..managers are jerks.. cashiers lazy.. but the one across the street.. it the complete opposite. We are very flawed people.

I meant no disrespect, but have a little residue from that and some of the others that use it for personal benefit.
Agreed. All must be independently assessed for their character.

Yes a lot use things for their own benefit

I would agree with you that it happens

Maybe I wanted to self guide thru all of that.

I understand

@kreskin1 I understand where you're coming from. I have been on both sides of the fence. There were churches I wound up running from. Then, just stayed away for awhile. But when I found a great church finally, there's just nothing like it. You feel at home. You have good fellowship with like-minded believers, and you get lotsa support when you have troubles and need the extra prayers of a congregation.

as you said.. your relationship with the Lord is what matters above all else

Tough to challenge a pastor if you don’t see it the same way. If you get my drift.

@KLATU that made me a little emotional. lol I miss having that kind of church. AZ really needs some good churches.

I do @kreskin1

I like THIS church!

@kreskin1 Cool !

Well.. I appreciate you.. @kreskin1 and happy you are here.. you have so much to offer.

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lol

This helps me to make my way and develop a lifestyle that I feel good about and will reflect well when I see St. Peter.

God loves every single one of us.. even the deepstate. That is one amazing God.

He does do that forgiveness thing.

He does

and the Grace thing...

Thank goodness for me!

and a little Saving..

Being an engineer with a big science & logic background I shyed away from the church thing and needed verification. I’ve been on a personal quest to find truth. In that I’ve discovered that much cannot be explained by science (at least what we know) and that something greater is going on. This sponge is discovering as much as I can to generate an understanding and mental model of how all this fits together and works.

I’m getting there and am probably more spiritual now than ever.

You are seeking truth.. and that is what matters.

God will show you what you seek if you let Him

Your background really makes sense

with the way you think

You are a super smart guy

And in that search, I found out things (red pills) and ended up here.

Thank you. You’re too kind.

You are here for a reason 🙂

God has His hand on your life .. of that I am sure

all that you have been thru in the last year

More than that to be honest.

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The premonitions are what freak me out the most.

Nothing huge and likely coincidental. But as Q said, “at what point does it quit being coincidental?”