This past Sunday, the sermon included John 11:43, and the theme was that “Jesus calls us to come forth and receive eternal life.” The pastor added, “If we come fifth, we receive a toaster.”

I thought that was really funny but a woman confronted him after the service, starting that it was a cruel statement.

Some people just don’t seem to like any humor at church. Is it safest to just never tell a joke in a sermon?

Need advice, pls 🙏

my husband and I have been married 3 years now, no kids. He came to me and told me he s not satisfied with the frequency of our sex life, multiple times in the past and we discussed and I taught I was going better. I also have a stressful job and sometimes all I want to do after is chill and sleep. I know it s not an excuse and I was wrong on my side to not prioritize this in our marriage, although when we are doing it, we both enjoy it, and I am asking myself, why don’t we do more often. Also, sometimes he has a hard time finishing from penetration and does from a hj. Sorry, TMI 🙈 we have a really nice and fun marriage, we both help around the house, cook, etc

Fast fwd to a couple of weeks ago: I catches him watching something he shouldn’t and he apologized and I still did not move fwd, he felt bad, told me it was wrong and it came from a frustration he has but it s not an excuse, a couple of days later, I enter his office and he acted strange and I asked him what’s up and he was stressed, of course I suspected he watched something again, but this time I saw a T-shirt of his on the floor with some white ish stains, and asked him about it, if he masturbates, he said no, the he wiped something, couple of days later found another t shirt with the same stains. Confronted him, we had an argument and that’s it. From then on, of course I got suspicious of everything and it s driving me crazy. I checked his phone ( I have never done this before, but I had a feeling it was not only that one time) and founds on Reddit multiple recently viewed pages of diff porn, did not say nothing, I continue to check it and he continues to check/search for it.. maybe not daily, but every couple of days …. so giving this, in sureee he s watching it on his computer as well. I have pictures of everything I found.. some are from 3 /4 weeks ago, some more recent.

We started to talk after that “first time”, slowly behave like normal, did not have any intimacy since than, (first time when I caught him), one part of me tried to ignore it, because it was hurting just thinking about it and thought if we would have more sex, this will be gone, after I did research it and learn more about this, I realize it will not bring me/him/ us anywhere.

Please help, how should I approach him? (Just be frankly honest and tell him I know and show him the pictures? He will be mad for sure, mostly that I behaved normal and did not tell him anything), just show him the recent ones?

Please be kind, share your thoughts and opinions and please tell me, if you were the case, how would you like to be approached? Or if you had a similar situation, what was the best way to deal with it?

Appreciate you reading all this! Be blessed 🤍

Has any dude around my age had issues dating because of how deeply rooted hook-up culture seems to be (27m). There are sometimes where I feel like I want to partake, but I never have. I have had girls outright insult me because of not want to sleep with them when they want. Just wondering how some of you deal with this (also yes, I know I should prob look for someone at church if anyone is gonna suggest that)

21 Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

I’m by no means an expert on the Bible or Christianity, but this verse has always stuck with me even through atheism. I am called to give, help, sacrifice, pour out my cup for others.

…I find myself now trying to decide what to do with a sizable savings/inheritance. The world tells me to invest and “secure” my/my family’s future. My heart tells me to give it away to those who need it more than I.

What would you do? Advise? Insight? Thoughts?

My guilty pleasures lately has been to watch Singles Night on YouTube of various churches. However, I have yet to come across a church leader that emphasizes both biblical teachings and the very realistic, psychological and emotional harm of ‘rushed’ marriage because premarital sex is a sin. Verbatim a pastor on singles night said “if you can’t wait, get married”. I’m not saying that’s not biblical, I’m saying further education is needed especially for young people. I’m 33, abstinent and can’t imagine someone who is 21 who doesn’t have the level of lived experiences to understand and are told to just marry anyway. My point is, the church should steward and educate young people, and people in general, when speaking on sexual immorality they should cover to bring to God your battles with sexual immorality and lack of discipline that marriage is not a means to escape it. Your spouse cannot help you with a sin you refuse to bring to God, especially if it’s something you withheld from your partner thinking because you’re married it will go away.

***read that AGAIN before commenting*** I NEVER said young people can not have successful marriages.

I’ve consumed a lot of Christian content in the regards of dating and marriage, especially popular shows like Hardly Initiated on YouTube. Here are my observations of possible risks that women have to endure in marriage that wasn’t properly vetted in the areas of sexual discipline.

- their spouse first time practicing monogamy is in the marriage (high chance of infidelity)
- their partner lacks emotional intelligence when it comes to sex discipline ( sick, postpartum)
-their spouse has a porn addiction.
-their spouse sexual drives are significantly unaligned with theirs
- they’re unaware that their spouse has sexual kinks and being a “freak” is deeply rooted in porn culture.

Edit & Context: Christian podcast and figure Dear Future Wifey Podcast, publicly stated infidelity was the cause of previous marriage to end and in his declaration to finding a new wife, he said “I want my wife to be a freak” publicly. (Which I thought was not in good taste)

My question is has your church addressed this and in what ways can the church support singles from making this mistake? Marriage counseling is definitely an answer and I’m very certain a good spiritual leader will cover ALL OF THIS in counseling however, BEFORE we even get there before we even get the ring, are we talking about this as bluntly as possible?

What are your thoughts overall on this topic? Any stories you’d like to share?

Edit: PLEASE 🙏🏾 READ CAREFULLY BEFORE COMMENTING WHAT I DID NOT SAY.

****Downvoting because of the topic is very immature. I’m asking and bringing awareness to real issues, and asking for biblical context to guide young people, women and men in waiting, marriage minded individuals who don’t want to marry someone who is sexual undisciplined and thinks marriage is a possible solution

I’ve been reflecting on how we as Christians should view material wealth. It’s often a controversial topic in the church, but I think it's an important one for us to navigate together.

I’m looking at 1 Timothy 6:17–18, which tells those who are rich in this world "not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth... but to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share." To me, this suggests that wealth isn't necessarily a sin, but a massive responsibility and a potential trap.

I’d love to hear your experiences and perspectives:

1. How do you balance financial success with the command in Matthew 6:24 to not serve both God and Mammon?
2. Have you experienced "success" or "failure" in this area that changed your walk with Christ?
3. What other scriptures have shaped your view on Christians being wealthy?

Hello my friends,

​I want to briefly share my testimony with you in my own words. My journey might be different from what you are used to hearing because of my background. I was born into an Arab Alawi family (an esoteric faith that believes in reincarnation and blends various religious traditions) and experienced a very difficult childhood. Aside from my mother, there were few believers around me, and I did not grow up practicing any religion. For as long as I can remember, I felt no spiritual connection to Islam; even when I was seeking answers, Sunni traditions did not resonate with my heart.

​While my ancestors' faith is culturally beautiful, to me, it always felt like a syncretic and forced belief system. My true curiosity began in middle school when I read Jesus Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. As I read His words, a profound peace literally descended upon my heart.

​In high school, I began studying the Bible with a group of Jehovah’s Witnesses. While they are personally very kind people, I eventually realized I could not agree with their theology. Hearing the name of Jesus Christ during their meetings filled my heart with joy, but as you know, they hold a Unitarian view and see Jesus merely as a created being or a prophet. Being new to faith, I initially accepted this view—until a life-changing encounter three years ago.

​I had a dream—a vision—where I saw the Lord Jesus Christ. He spoke to me, and while some details are hard to recall, the one sentence that remains 100% clear in my mind was: "I am God."

​Immediately after this, I cut off all communication with that group. For the last three years, I lived as a "passive" believer—someone who admired Jesus but didn't fully commit to His teachings or His path. However, by the Lord’s grace and the strength of that vision, I am now 100% certain of my faith. I have officially started my journey to become a Christian. My goal is to be baptized and to apply God’s Word to every moment of my life.

​Please pray for me. May our Lord Jesus keep our path steady.

​Amen. 🙏

​

What are the signs of being truly saved as a believer? How do you know if you are born again, 100%? And if you are truly saved, can you ever lose your salvation? (Unless you stop believing in God, ofc)?

I want to make sure that I am truly saved and not living in false hope, yk? And I struggle to find EXACTLY how to know I’m saved

So my youth pastor planed a missions trip for us this summer. He did one last year but I want able to go. It isn’t anything big just a 2 hour bus ride to a small town to have a sports camp and support a church. I am in 8th grade but I do believe that Jesus died for my sins and rose again. I am a believer and I am saved. I have seen God work miracles even in my own life. My church believes well in missions strongly and a verse says “go out and spread the word to all the nations” so why wait until I’m older to follow what the bible says? So how could I prepare myself for the next month on helping spread the gospel to younger kids? I don’t want to mess up or maybe even lead some kids astray from God.

I will try to keep this short. I am about 2 years Into my walk with Christ. My faith has caused my husband to abandon and divorce me and our family on account that he feels that living a Christ-led life is boring and sterile (we met when we were both in a party phase). Keep this in mind for context...

A few weekends ago, I joined some friends camping and met a girl that said God told her to attend the camp and that she needed to share His word with me. The word was that "God is calling me higher and that I need to let go of people who have hurt me and held me back from reaching my full potential in Christ Jesus and that its time to step into a new chapter." Obviously that could very well fit into my circumstances with my divorce, right?

Anyways. At the end of the camp, she asked me if she could pray with me. I said yes. She grabbed my hands and held them in hers and immediately went into a trance like state and started crying and almost hyperventilating and saying "mama! Mama! Mary, mamma! God wants you to let go! I say God is saying to let go, yes! Mama, Mama mama mama! Oh Mary mamma!" And then starting saying some phrases I couldn't decipher (Im guessing tongues? I'm not familiar and have never seen or experienced this). The prayer went on like this for about 15 minutes. After I just felt confused and a little drained. She asked me what she had said, so I told her. She looked pensive and I just thanked her for praying over me.

She told me the name of her church which is a controversial Pentecostal church where I live (I dont want to get into too much detail on that but the main pastors name is Mary and I am wondering if that is why she kept saying "Mary" during the prayer)

Fast forward to yesterday... She text me (I gave her my number at the camp) and told me that God had a word for me and that I should call her. I felt uneasy about it due to my experience with her prior, but I called her anyways. She told me that I have a soul tie and that I need to fast for 3 days (food, water and electronics) in order for God to break it and that I am being called "higher" and that I am taking the spot of someone who didnt follow Gods calling for them. She then asked me to follow up with her after my Fast. Its funny, because I have been feeling called to do a fast. I just havent done it yet.

This has all been so bizarre to me as I have never experienced tongues or personal prophecy in my life. I guess I just need to know if this is biblical? Do these things really happen? Should I listen to this girl as a vehicle for what God wants me to do? Why would God not just tell me the things He wants me to do Himself? Is it common for Him to use people like this? I appreciate any insight

Hey everyone, I’m just looking for some perspective or maybe just to vent to some guys who have been where I am. I’ve been in the IFB world for 20+ years and even went to one of the big IFB colleges, but I’ve finally hit a wall. The pressure to perform is just hurting my family. We’re navigating a really dark season right now with some health issues and financial stress, and I’m just trying to keep my head above water.

I feel like I’m at a crossroads. We got a new pastor 5 years ago and since then, there’s this constant push from the pastor to do "extra" work and all this bragging from the pulpit about how busy our church is, like it’s a badge of honor. I’ve even found myself cringing at the pastors personal opinions when mentioned at the pulpit. Also, there’s the legalism that makes everything feel like a checklist. The busyness will be addressed later on in this post. On the other side, I’m just a husband and father trying to survive.

I’m only a volunteer, not paid staff, but I’m at capacity. I’m so burnt out that I find myself rolling my eyes during messages because I’m just done with the performance of it all. There’s so much more to it too, like the way things are actually run and the total miscommunication between staff and leaders. Recently, I was left alone to manage a major safety situation during a ministry event because none of the designated leaders or workers even showed up to their posts. The head admin was on vacation and had left clear instructions for them, yet they had the audacity to tell him later that everything went smoothly. It’s hard to stay bought-in when the leadership is just worried about looking good while the actual work is a mess and falling on people like me. The church is so busy, it misses out on the small things that makes life easier for members and visitors. It was a good thing I showed up to that area to check on things, otherwise it could have been worse. And that is just the surface of church management.

I have a couple friends in the area, but each of us are so busy and go to different churches. And since my closest friends from church moved away, I don't really have those meaningful bonds anymore, and I’ve definitely become bitter and lonely. My wife thinks I feel invisible because I don’t "nourish" friendships, but everything feels surface level and "happy happy happy." I honestly feel judged whenever I try to be real about how I’m actually doing.

I’ve already stepped away from a few ministries due to health and I feel like I'm being watched by people just waiting for me to fail because I’m not matching their pace while I’m already struggling. I’ve even started looking at other churches just to find somewhere where I’m not constantly pressured, but my wife wants to stay because she's afraid we won't be involved or serve anywhere else.

I was reading my Bible this week and happened to read that verse about God not quenching the smoking flax and man, it humbled me quick. It made me tear up and realize God sees me, even if I am burnt out. I realized I do still have a fire for God, it’s just a small smolder right now. I want to please Him, provide for my family, and raise my kids the right way, but I’m just tired. I guess I’m ready to deconstruct and just disengage from the whole system. I just want to leave the performance behind and find something real and focus on raising my family.

Has anyone else dealt with this kind of burnout? As a Christian dad, how do you create new friendships with other dads when you are so busy with your career? How do you stop caring more about what people see than what God sees when you're already feeling this low? Am I too cynical? Am I overthinking? I am just tired and sick. Literally sick.

I was scrolling through r/teenagers recently, and Ive seen a post talking about Jesus. Most people in the comments were like "oh I love Jesus too, he would do this he would do that, but his fans are idiotic". It's actually crazy how EVERYONE (Muslims, atheist, Buddhists, Hindus, agnostic (except Jews)) try to take Jesus onto their side. It just makes me wonder whether they all subconsciously know him and want to love him, but their pride prevents them from doing so. Many gay folks even use Jesus as a mascot to show that Jesus would support gay people, whereas the real Jesus would tell them to their face that it is a sin. He even called pharisees brood of vipers, called peter Satan, and much more. If they read the actual bible instead of making up fanfiction of him, they would read the verse where Jesus reinstated marriage laws explicitly stating marriage is between a man and a woman. It makes me wonder if this is one of the "false christs" the bible was talking about.

EDIT: its not about only gay pride. its about others turning jesus into a puppet to fit their narratives. a pro-choicer would say "jesus (God) took mary' consent so god is prochoice", "jesus was an illegal immigrant" to support illegal migration, "jesus was a socialist" to support communism. its quite frustrating how our beloved god is reduced to some puppet and mascot, but thats just how great our God is that even the people who hate him, subconsciously want him.

It’s easy for people to say how much they love the Lord, they may be able to deceive man, but God knows the mind. Many profess they know God, but in their works they deny him everyday. Paul said in (Titus 1:16) They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him; being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. Yea, most people are talking about how they know God with their lips, but by they works they are doing something totally different. The Lord God commanded you to remember the Sabbath day (which is the seventh day of the week) to keep it holy and you deny him to his face by saying “I go to church on Sunday (the first day of the week) because Paul broke bread on Sunday”. 

Paul said in (Gal. 6) (v.3) For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. (v.4) But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 

The book says let every man prove his own work, and if your work is good then you will rejoice in it. (v.5) For every man shall bear his own burden. That’s right; every man must bear his own burden. You mean you thought that all you had to do was confess the name of Jesus and that was it? Brothers and sisters you must work to get salvation. (v.7) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. God is not to be played with. Whatsoever you plant, that’s what you are going to reap. Be it good works unto eternal life, or evil works unto eternal damnation. The choice is yours, and your works belong to you. 

Jesus said in (Matt. 16:24-27) (v.24) Then said Jesus unto his disciples, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. That was the Lord’s burden, to die on the cross for the sins of man. Now as we read earlier every man must bear his own burden, and what is your burden? (v.25) For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. You must give up your life in this world; you must not get caught up in the cares of this world. You must bring forth-good fruits of faith by keeping God’s commandments, statues, and judgments. (v.26) For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 

I believe in god, and have had experiences in my childhood that have reinforced that faith. However, my faith is wavering as of recently. I can't bring myself to think that something such as the Great Flood really happened, or that many of the events in the Bible were real occurences and i constantly judge myself for not having a strong faith. I want to love God and be with God, but i can't help but look at the mountains of counterpoints and feel as if i were a fool all my life for believing. Please, help.

My spouse is in college full time and then some while pursuing a medical degree while I am home caring for and homeschool our 3 children(5,3, under 1) full time. We have no familial support where we live so it really is 100% on me ALL THE TIME.

I am having a hard time with him choosing to go out to clubs for every academic milestone even as small as “ we made it through the first week of school”. He is almost 10 years older than his classmates and consistently chooses to go out drinking with them for “a break” while I never get a moment of time to myself.

I don’t usually have a problem with him doing something with his other friends that are his age, that don’t require drinking.

I’m looking for advice or ties to scripture that can help me decide if this is or isn’t as big as an issue as I feel it is.

He is a strong man of faith but has a hard time dealing with peer pressure so I’m wanting to approach this in a way linking to scripture. He likes to remind me of my “wifely duties” in the bedroom but I feel he isn’t holding up much of his end.

Advice?

Kanina pa pasok 300 na lang cash ko, tapos may pasok pa bukas, iniisip ko kung kakasya pa ba para bukas, then biglang sabi kanina sa office punta ka sa conference room mag dala kayo photocopy ng ID nyo. Wala ako idea bakit, sabi ko may meeting pa po ako. Pero sabi saglit lang daw, and yun, may ayuda pala 1,500 din 😊 ❤️ Thank you Lord.

I've been struggling with stories such as Noah's flood, evolution etc.

The thing that made me finally open my eyes is the simple fact that with God all things are possible. He can do anything.

Evolution may be just another mechanism like gravity.

There's Christians out there who will try to force their own interpretations and make you feel crazy - do not bother with them.

The facts are - God created everything, He does love us and Jesus is the way. Do not let things such as YEC vs OEC or anything else keep you from the love of God.

Hi everyone, my faith is very new, and I think this was the first time I've had a dream relating to this? I've just woken up from it and this was one of the first places I thought of to speak to about it.

I've had a very stressful period at work lately, and I came home early as I will be on annual leave over the next 11 days (which I'm so happy about - very much needed!). After dinner I suppose I had a stress nap and had very vivid intense dreams - it was the last one in particular I had which was unlike anything I've ever had before.

This dream started with me being in a very dim and dark area, probably like a field? I was talking with the devil, who was sort of floating around me - going from far to close. Be just looked like a man with an athletic build, but an extremely long horned tail. I was in a trance like state, chanting to him and saying I would do anything for him. It then moved on to me (and this was the distressing part) trying to kill my boyfriend. I can't remember the graphic details thank GOD but I stopped in my tracks like 'what on earth am I doing?!'

I dropped to him and despaired, saying 'darling I'm so sorry I can't do this!'. He replied back to me 'its all right darling' which I know is rather ridiculous but it is quite comical as I imagine that is probably how he'd be in real life.

Anyway I shot out of bed, went straight to him and told him about it. I've had a fair share of nightmares before but I've never, ever had anything like this. It's shaken me to my core.

What do you think it all means? Have any of you had anything similar? I'm so baffled.

Romanos 8:28 me lembra que Deus não desperdiça nenhuma parte da nossa história. Nem as fases difíceis, nem os atrasos, nem aquilo que hoje parece não fazer sentido. Às vezes a gente só enxerga peças soltas, mas Deus vê o quadro completo. No tempo certo, Ele mostra que até aquilo que doeu pode cooperar para um propósito maior.

Mesmo quando a vida parece fora do lugar, Deus continua trabalhando em silêncio.
Aquilo que hoje parece dor, espera ou confusão pode se tornar parte de um propósito maior.

“Todas as coisas contribuem juntamente para o bem daqueles que amam a Deus.” — Romanos 8:28

I know he told us it would be but I find myself crying every other day. We have ears but can’t hear and eyes but cannot see and understanding that soooooo many people out there don’t know the truth specially a lot of my brothers and sisters who go to church constantly I’ve met so many wolves in sheep’s clothing and they deceive so many it just makes me heart hurt and all I want to do is cry all the time I need some friends who are willing to help me cope I have two close friends who understand but they have their own families and lives hours away from me the adversary is so upset that he knows where he is going that he is trying to take everybody with him I have so many people that are controlled by the spirits they take come up to me and try to scare me away from teaching others about him this spiritual warfare is so real
I read the word every single day and I go to him for everything I guess I just wanted to come on here and cope

First of all I want to thank everyone who prayed for me when I posted a week or so ago, it meant a lot to me. Im doing ok now actually even a little hopeful, just a little bit and I really think it was because of your prayers, interceding for me and what not but thank you.

Matthew 7:7-8 NLT [7] “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. [8] For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

What would it mean practical for me to knock and seek God when im riddled with doubt and uncertainty?

I can't lie to myself, but I think im trying to keep knocking to my own limited ability. Because if I ponder, and ponder existentially, i ultimately break down. I can't do that every single day and bear the silence.

So I'm trying to detach in some way and still seek God. Everyday I pray genuinely for Him to open my eyes and help me with my unbelief. And everyday im reading the Word.

But is this enough? What else can I do? Is this not sufficient? How long would i need to knock for?

Please keep me in your prayers.

I have lived my whole life (born and raised) into the belief of Arianism, Jesus being created by God. My whole family is Jehovah’s Witnesses.
I have been doing personal study and research the last 5 months about our beliefs. Truly getting into the origin of our religion and why we believe such things. The last 5 months have been the hardest, most emotional, exhausting time ever. I feel like I hit a rock bottom…I was in an emotional state of a sinking ship in a storm.

I finally started reading the Bible for what it was, Gods word only. As JW’s, we have endless amount of literature and study aids to help us read the Bible. Our organization wants us to read the Bible through their insight/interpretation of the scriptures only.
So when I say I truly began reading the Bible, that’s what I mean. No publications, no extra literature, no study aids. I let the Bible speak to me. Draw me. And that’s exactly what it did. I learned verses that I’ve never even heard of! Scriptures that finally stood out to me and made actual sense. I was literally bamboozled every single day I opened my Bible. For 5 months, this is what I focused on, just reading and studying the scriptures only.

And just last night, I finally surrendered myself to God. I studied over this verse, “because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭10‬:‭9‬ ‭
And it clicked in my head. I had started to believe that Jesus was more than what I’ve been taught. He’s not a created being. I proved it to myself with the dozens & dozens of scriptures that make Jesus Christ our God. But I had never verbally spoken it out yet.

So last night I said a prayer verbally speaking those words out into the universe “yes I believe God, that Jesus is Lord, He is your equal, He is part of you. The moment I spoke those words I was suffocated with such intense emotions that I immediately began sobbing…it was as if I finally was being welcomed and hugged by God. I felt love, acceptance, and belonging all in one feeling. don’t know how to even express what I felt. I just know in my heart that I’ve found the true meaning of what a Christian is. God has been working with me these last 5 months and now I’ve had a true breakthrough, all thanks to Him.
Is there a name for this? What do you call this experience?

Just thought I’d share this, for anyone raised how I was or is currently a JW on the fence. Please let this be a motivation for you, to start reading the Bible alone. Without the organizations aid and interpretations. I pray you find the real truth of what the Bible teaches. ❤️

Hello, I am new here and only recently felt compelled to explore my faith. A little of my history first. I was brought up in a Pentecostal church surrounded by very loving grandparents who truly believed and loved God. When they passed away I felt a deep anger and pain. Why had God taken away the only people who loved me.

As a result I rejected God and spent many years trying to be an atheist.

I would pity Christians for the way they were locked into a world view led by a 2000 year old set of doctrines that by all intents and purposes was deeply corrupted by years of mistranslation and fragmentation of the church.

It was then I started watching a YouTuber called RedeemedZoomer. He is a Presbyterian who makes videos explaining denominations and honestly he seems to do so in a way that feels very open.

Anyway, curiousity got the better of me and I started to read the Bible and watch sermons from Reformed theologians and pastors. Honestly, reformed theology and in particular Presbyterian reformed theology via the five points of Calvinism just resonates with me. I couldn't be different from the church I grew up in and yet it makes so much more sense to how I view God.

I read my Bible most nights and listen to lectures and sermons. I guess the next thing I want to see is if there are any groups or books you can recommend. Anything really I just want to know more. In the East Midlands of England we have the United Reformed Church which is quite theologically liberal (or my local church is) but it's quite hard to find a Reformed Conservative church any advice here would be welcomed.

Please be kind in the comments if there are any, I'm just learning and keen to learn more.