Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

Thanks agricola. Interesting info.

Oh my goodness. That is a lot of work. Why do you avoid lamb?

Wishing you a Happy Passover!

There were some CoC preachers that I knew about that had a much kinder approach to divorce and re-marriage. They did not see it as the unbreakable bond or unforgiveable sin. But of course they were considered to be false teachers by the "faithful". The Baptist Church I went to for a few ye...

In a traditional haggadah (the book used to lead through the seder), that story is told four different times in different ways,

That's interesting. What a good idea.

What kinds of things do you need to do to prepare?

Remember the Catholic Church does not grant divorces. But it does grant annulments, if the marriage partners didn't really plan to commit to the relationship -- or something like that. I think the Catholic Church can't simply announce a change in doctrine, because that would undercut their authorit...

And I wonder how the former CoC University professors are able to explain away how after fighting instrumental music for their lives now that it is fine. Also they have to think this involvement of children has to smack of practices of the Catholic Church like infant baptism. I suspect that the for...

Thank you, Ivy. I try. My husband might disagree with you. LOL.

Some Jehovah Witness ladies knocked on my door yesterday. I was polite to them.

I am an avid tea drinker. Earl Grey, hot, in the morning. Unsweetened iced tea the rest of the day. Used to drink sweet tea when I lived down south, but changed when I moved north. And I do not like herbal tea. that is just grass and weeds in hot water. Earl Grey is flavored with Bergamot, which is...

Another method that has been used in the CoC is mailing out a brochure to all the houses in the area. " Problems? Confused? Jesus is the Way. " In one congregation, there was maybe 1 response for every 500 brochures mailed out. This led to in-home studies. What the CoC preacher discovered ...