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What are your thoughts on tipping, specifically at a dine-in restaurant? 1. How much do you tip for average service? 2. What do you consider to constitute "average service"? 3. How much do you tip for less than acceptable service? 4. Is it ever okay to tip nothing to your server, and if so...

I own a house, and I have a roommate who pays me a small amount for rent each month. Do I need to tithe 10% of that? My initial thought is no, because it's just a reimbursement for the money I have to pay to the bank for my mortgage. Similarly, my roommate pays me part of the utility bill. Do...

Just so we're all working from the same verses here... These are four key verses talking about marriage and divorce. It's clear that God laid out standards for us; that if we decide to get married, we are bound by it, and if divorce must happen, the consequence is that you can't marry someone...

and why? Or if you already have kids, what kind of school do they go to? I personally would prefer for my kids to go to public school. I think if they are strong in their faith, it's good to expose them to the mission field that they will likely be working in their whole life. And it's...

Colossians 3:23 says "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men," So here is my situation; I work in a small office with three others: the president (my boss) and two other people. I started here a few months ago and my boss told me I just have to stay until I finish my...

What are people's thoughts on tipping your server at a sit-down restaurant? I've heard the argument that you must tip, because most restaurants (legally) pay their servers below minimum wage, assuming they will make up more than the difference in tips. The law is posted here on the...

I'm also curious to see if anyone has done this and the dad said no, and what happened after that?

Today we put a lot of emphasis on the fact that Jesus is God, but throughout the NT it is barely mentioned, and always in a roundabout way. More often, Jesus is referred to as Gods son. You'd think they would emphasize this fact more or mention it more often, since the average non-Jewish reader...

So I spoke my opinion on something in another thread and suddenly nobody in the chat wants to talk to me! Surprise surprise. I've noticed that in the churches I've gone to, people expect you to be on "church behavior" aka act like you're perfect, and then they go and hit the party scene the...

I'm starting a Christian rock band called Brian Aired to glorify God through music. My album, titled Baggage May Shift, is designed to relate to people with emotional issues and show them it's ok to have issues and still be a Christian. I really need prayer more than anything right now. Please...

I live with four other Christian guys in a house. We didn't all know each other when we moved in, but we're starting to get along pretty well. One of my roommates plays video games. A lot. He used to come straight home from work and play video games, and all he would do is work, play, and...

I just wanted to be the first to post in the forum=) So how often?