http://thenewstalkers.com/feed/group_discuss Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:58:52 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/25336/pope-leo-closing-catholic-holy-year-urges-kindness-to-foreigners-reuters http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/25336 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:22:51 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/25334/moore-to-the-point-1-7-2026-christianity-today http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/25334 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 02:18:52 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/21359/black-church-leaders-say-harris-is-perfect-warrior-to-help-them-take-on-christian-nationalism http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/21359 Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:56:08 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17857/the-search-beyond-science-how-an-inquisitive-atheist-found-god-through-astrophysics-article-unbelievable http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17857
I don't have any particular or personal incites into who Hugh Ross is.
This is a continuation of my series on atheist conversions.
Let's see how it 'registers' - if it does!
]]> Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:48:21 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17690/death-has-lost-its-sting-how-becoming-a-christian-eradicated-a-humanists-overwhelming-fear-of-dying-article-unbelievable http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17690 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:52:05 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17658/fighting-against-god-a-staunch-atheist-encounters-god-after-a-suicide-attempt-article-unbelievable http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17658 Sun, 19 Mar 2023 23:54:34 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17504/why-are-conservatives-so-afraid-of-critical-race-theory-time http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17504 Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:50:58 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17305/should-christians-favour-creation-or-evolution-4-different-perspectives-article-unbelievable http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17305 Fri, 03 Feb 2023 01:37:47 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17186/woke-or-awake-youtube http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17186
I watched this religious lecture on Sunday on Trinity Broadcast Network while looking over the shoulder of a family member.  Should you watch it, you will hear some of the buzz words coming from some conservatives on NT. And while they pretend it is their own thoughts, this is evidence that it is being taught in sermons from pulpits and other conservative forms of media platforms.
See if you recognize the 'attitude' of the speaker and compare it to what you read from conservatives on the subject/opinion of: Woke; CRT, Social gospel; Sexuality.
]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:17:05 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17078/genesis-9-niv-bible-then-god-blessed-noah-and-his-sons-saying-to-them http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/17078
Are Black People the Result of the Curse of Ham? (Genesis 9) The operative question: How is it possible for HAM to give birth to "children of color"? As it is sometimes uttered: How is Ham being cursed by Noah indicative of Ham being 'cursed black'? There is something profound to be considered in the biblical telling of Noah cursing his son Ham. ]]> Mon, 26 Dec 2022 15:10:15 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/16888/torah-if-a-man-lies-with-a-male-verse-must-be-put-in-context-j http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/16888 Sat, 26 Nov 2022 21:49:57 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/16786/unapologetic-26-clare-williams-why-young-black-people-are-leaving-christianity-shows-unbelievable http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/16786 Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:49:39 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/16769/whats-the-difference-between-being-transgender-and-transsexual http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/16769
Definitions! These can clarify some of the misunderstanding about Trans-people. I admit I have not been closely 'following' the changes and increases in terms either.
After reading through this article, will you be better informed? Time will tell.
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Note: I found this article just 'now,' November 1, 2022 after an ongoing discussion with a fellow NT member. I find this article 'opens' up some issues we were discussing prior.
And, it also touches on several other items I had not considered and may even not agree to be the case, nevertheless!
So it can be a 'hot topic' piece. One in which I will trade back and forth accordingly.
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Note: I found this article just 'now,' November 1, 2022 after an ongoing discussion with a fellow NT member. I find this article 'opens' up some issues we were discussing prior.
And, it also touches on several other items I had not considered and may even not agree to be the case, nevertheless!
So it can be a 'hot topic' piece. One in which I will trade back and forth accordingly.
]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:05:26 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/16583/doctrine-of-god-norman-geisler http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/16583
Definition:
Impassable 

ĭm-păs′ə-bəl



adjective
Impossible to pass, cross, or overcome.




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I have known of Ravi Zacharias' ministry to the world since the early 90's.  Perhaps some or many of you all have as well. First and sadly I did not know Mr. Zacharias had passed away.  Lastly, I did not hear anything about these sexual scandals involving him and his enterprises.
Personal note: Thank you to whosoever got my proper article image to post!

]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:36:48 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/16202/christian-couples-engaging-in-kinky-sex-including-anal-play-say-its-ok-if-its-in-heterosexual-marriage-researcher-finds http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/16202 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 02:41:42 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/16044/how-overturning-roe-threatens-lgbtq-rights-faith-leaders-need-to-defend-them-the-hill http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/16044 Sun, 10 Jul 2022 17:33:23 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/15941/a-white-supremacist-group-is-fighting-for-ukraine-can-we-trust-them-by-rebecca-stevens-a-illumination-curated-medium http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/15941 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 02:23:43 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/15739/the-doctrine-of-discovery-why-it-still-matters-today-united-church-of-christ http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/15739
Within fifteen years of Columbus' first voyage, the Spaniards who continued to cross the Atlantic in search of new lands to subdue had worked out to their own satisfaction a little ritual for assuaging whatever dim objection their strangled consciences might have voiced about adventures in exploitation. As they reached new shores, the sailors would plant the standards of the Catholic Monarchs, . . . and would read the following notice to the curious natives, whether naked or clothed, who invariably ventured forth from the canopy of trees: 
[Natives who did not speak the native tongue of the Spaniards!]

In the stead of the King, Don Fernando and Dona Juana, his daughter, Queen of Castile and León, subduers of the barbarous nations, we their servants do notify and make known to you as best we can that the Lord our God, Living and Eternal, created the Heaven and the Earth, and one man and one woman, of whom you and we, and all of the men of the world, were and are all descendants, and all those who come after us.
Of all these nations God our Lord gave charge to one man, called Saint Peter, that he should be lord and superior of all the men in the world, that all should obey him, and that he should be the head of the whole human race, wherever men should live and under whatever law, sect, or belief they should be; and he gave him the world for his kingdom and jurisdiction.
Wherefore, as best we can, we ask and require that you consider what we have said to you, and that you take the time that shall be necessary to understand and deliberate upon it, and that you acknowledge the Church as the Ruler and Superior of the whole world.
But if you do not do this, and maliciously make delay in it, I certify to you, that with the help of God, we shall powerfully enter into your country, and shall make war against you in all manners that we can, and shall subject you to the yoke and obedience of the Church and of their Highnesses; we shall take you, and your wives, and your children, and shall make slaves of them, and as such shall sell and dispose of them as their Highnesses may command; and we shall take away your goods, and shall do you all the mischief and damage that we can, as to vassals who do not obey, and refuse to receive their lord, ad resist and contradict him: and we protest that the deaths and losses which shall accrue from this are your fault, and not that of their Highnesses, nor ours, nor of these cavaliers who accompany us.

Heretics and Heroes, Volume V, How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created our World, by Thomas Cahill, DoubleDay, 2013, pages 58 and 59.

]]> Mon, 09 May 2022 23:08:40 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/15698/calvin-robinson-robyn-henderson-espinoza-has-woke-theology-gone-too-far-youtube http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/15698
This video is very useful, and very long. For myself, I got i through it by upping the "speed" in (wheel) setting. It reminds me of a recent 'discussion' I had with an NT member that went 'nowhere.' But, here is the topic and the message.
I hope you join and tell me what you think about any small or large part of it. Cheers.
]]> Mon, 02 May 2022 01:20:09 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/15078/civil-rights-songs-and-speeches-2022 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/15078 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:02:39 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/15067/billionaire-quits-mormon-church-will-donate-600k-to-lgbtq-group http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/15067 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:28:43 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/12850/blasphemous-rumors http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/12850
How does this song speak to you?
How is this song blasphemous?
Can a 'creature' call its (supposed) Creator sick?

 I don’t know what it is I believe in, but I know that I feel a sense of some kind of higher power, for lack of better words.
[Dave Gahan -lead Singer Depeche Mode 2008.]



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Please come in. Please pray for your family. Pray for a friend. Pray for your community. Pray for a region. Pray for our nation. Pray for our world.
 Please reflect on your family. Reflect for a friend. Reflect for a community. Reflect for a region. Reflect for our nation. Reflect for our world.
Whatever your solemn persuasion.
Whatever is in your heart. Feel free to share.

This room is a place for sincerity. Let it become our solemn spot during the Coronavirus-19 onslaught.

* Image credit:  THE ENIGMA GREATEST HITS 2019 SHINNOBU
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]]> Wed, 15 May 2019 19:54:47 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/5901/word-study-khata-sin http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/5901
Sin is the most widely used "bad word" in the Bible, but it's also the most varied. In its most basic form, Sin simply means to miss the mark, or fall short of a goal. Explore the concept of “moral failure” that underlies this important biblical word. Discover a profound and realistic portrait of the human condition. ]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2019 21:12:22 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/5897/the-book-of-leviticus http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/5897




In order to heal the damage from Israel's rebellion against His instructions, God established a way for people's sins to be covered through a system of sacrifices in the laws of the covenant. These laws described in the Book of Leviticus serve a three-fold purpose: forgive acts of sin and spare people's lives, show the world that Israel was God's holy ambassador to the earth, and define standards of right and wrong that will fortify immense value to Christ's sacrifice for humanity.
Since God's nature is absolutely good, no evil can ever be present near him - including humans tainted with the sin of Adam's fall. Unfortunately, some individuals learn this the hard way as the Israelites adjust themselves to correctly performing these laws. Still, God blesses them in His continual mercy as Abraham's descendants of The Blessing.

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After God delivers the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, He leads them through the wilderness back to Mt. Sinai where Moses first met Him in the second half of the Book of Exodus. There, the Israelites prepare themselves for a miraculous encounter with the Lord - God Himself will come down to the top of the mountain, where He will fellowship and establish Abraham's covenant with them! Moses spends 40 days with Him on the mountain, but the Israelites are afraid and stay at the bottom. The story takes a tragic twist when Aaron helps the Israelites fashion a golden idol and worship it - right at the foot of the mountain - while Moses is away. God considers wiping them out for the atrocity and making a new nation from Moses instead, but changes His mind when Moses intercedes and reminds Him of Abraham's Covenant, further showing us God's character of love and justice.



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Filled with memorable miracles, Chapters 1-18 in the Book of Exodus hold much more purpose than simple entertainment. They contain historical accounts with tangible truths that still apply to the present. The story begins in Egypt where Genesis leaves off but reveals a much darker picture: Abraham's descendants have indeed grown as numerous as the stars, but are now oppressed in slavery by a Pharaoh who has forgotten the kindness his predecessor showed to Joseph's family. Hearing their prayers, God confronts Pharaoh's stubbornness and delivers the Israelites from bondage. He sends Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh as agents that usher in a multitude of signs and wonders, and display God's glory in a land of idols. God also establishes the first Passover, a turnkey event for the founding of Israel and Christ's sacrifice. Themes of redemption, rebellion and The Blessing continue to play out for individuals and nations in this section.



]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2019 01:06:19 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/5784/read-scripture-genesis-ch-12-50 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/5784
DISCLAIMER: The purposes of this sharing is purely informational. We, do not care about your religious or irreligious standing in life.  Also, these videos are free to you. - CB.





While Chapters 1 through 11 describe God's relationship with the entire world in the Book of Genesis, Chapters 12 through 50 transition to God's focus with one particular family. As Abraham and Sarah learn to trust in God and believe His promises, their lineage brings about the Nation of Israel, Jesus Christ, and the Church many centuries later, ushering in a heavenly kingdom that is established by faith and love. Plenty of mistakes and wrong choices are made along the way, but God continually delivers them through His grace and kindness in the Book of Genesis. Note the importance of God's covenant with Abraham, a special contract sealed by blood that comes full circle with the Messiah's sacrifice on the cross.


]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2019 18:02:32 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/5783/read-scripture-tanak-old-testament http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/5783
The Hebrew canon, or Old Testament, refers to the collection of Hebrew (and some Aramaic) books that were recognized as Scripture in ancient Israel. The traditional order we're talking about is referred to as “TaNaK.” The TaNaK is an acronym for the names of the three large subcollections of the Hebrew Bible: Torah, Nevi’im, and Ketuvim. See how the whole order of the Old testament is actually much different than you may think, and is the same order Jesus would have read them in. ]]> Sat, 09 Feb 2019 19:02:28 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/5782/read-scripture-genesis-ch-1-11 http://thenewstalkers.com/cb/group_discuss/5782
DISCLAIMER: The purposes of this sharing is purely informational. We, do not care about your religious or irreligious standing in life.  Also, these videos are free to you. - CB.

I find I could not decide which video is best for 'airing' today. Both accounts, while similar and created by The Bible Project Series, have nuanced differences. These are a telling of the Genesis story Chapter 1 -11. The 'attention to detail' is quite, quite amazing. I think you will agree!

The artwork in these productions are interesting, stimulating, and high quality (awesome) in my opinion. This version is enhanced with more Jewish "expression" by its end: In addition, these videos are free to you. -CB ]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2019 20:09:39 -0500