The refugee issue is the talk of the town, country, and world. We can read reasonable arguments from all sides, as well as those more emotional and less reasonable.

In a post on Ed Stetzer’s article, SI participant (and a man I respect) Jim Peet argues well that what we are talking about are matters of degrees. Everyone is for some immigration and some limitation.

So where do you stand on the president’s recent orders about this matter? Is he right on, way off, or so-so.

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7th Day Adventists. 7th Day Baptists. Some forms of Replacement Theology. Many groups consider Sunday the “Christian Sabbath.”

Others of us believe the Sabbath is Saturday, but rest on the Sabbath is not a required practice for the church. We might argue that we meet on the Lord’s Day, Sunday, which is distinct from the Sabbath.

Still others would take the Hebrews argument that the reason we do not observe the Sabbath is because the entire church age is an age of entering into that Sabbath rest of God, and thus the command is fulfilled in the church.

It is one thing to say that a program is bad and needs to be scrapped, but, when you are in a position to do so, the rubber meets the roead.

There are problems in life people love to complain about, but really cannot solve. Healthcare seems to be one of those issues. It is a matter of least worse choices.

So, if you were President Trump or a member of Congress, what would you do beyond criticism and complaint?

We are taught about Elijah’s miracles (7 to 9, depending upon how we interpret the drought) in I Kings 17 through 2 Kings 2.

We read about Elisha in 2 Kings 2-13. Elisha worked approximately twice as many miracles as Elisha (14 if you count the miracle worked when a dead men had contact with his bones). He also had a “double portion” of the Spirit (or spirit, depending upon how you interpret his granted request).

New Year’s resolution — an old tradition some engage in and others not. What about you? Making a resolution this year? If so, what?

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Are You Making A New Year’s Resolution This Year?

Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s appointments are noted for their pro-Russian sympathies, and President-elect Trump has himself expresses a level of admiration for Vladimir Putin.

Should the U.S. work at creating a bond with Russia/Putin? Might we be more influential as friends than as adversaries?

Adding the discussion, you might comment on “should the US become less involved with NATO and the EU?”

Alcohol is in a lot of things: vanilla extract, cold medicines, etd. And it is used in cooking (I cook with a lot of it).

The poll today is not about technicalities, but about whether you drink alcohol as a beverage.

No one on Sharper Iron (I would think) would deny that drunkenness is a sin.

So what about you?

Please choose the answer that fits closest and try to avoid other, if you can. Drinking rarely can be defined as less that 10 drinks a year.

Our poll is not about the past, but the present.

The term “possession” is not really in the original language of Scripture. The word “demonized” is. So the idae of possession is to be demonically influenced (strongly) or even controlled.

Most of us probably believe that a demon can control a lost person under certain conditions.

We might disagree as to how much influence a demon can have on a believer, but most of us believe in the idea that we are under attack, at times, by the powers of darkness.

Will Rogers said, “…the government takes our taxes to build roads and the Baptists wear them out going to meetings!”

Church meetings, by and large, have become less, except in some of the “revival-driven” churches. But are we spending more time — or enough time — at home?

This is going to vary by time of year, phase of life, and numerous variables (many of us are bracing for a multitude of Christmas events). Most of us have weeks where we are gone or have something every single evening, but that is not the norm.

No two churches are the same, and variables abound: church size, church culture, heritage, economic zone, age distribution, competition from other churches, rural vs. urban vs. suburban vs. affluent suburban, blue collar vs. white collar vs. mixed collars, race, etc., etc., etc.