Dear LFTP: is dinner with friends my church?
- Is it okay to have church in my home, since I experience God better over dinner with friends?
A host reads a Dear LFTP letter from Mark, who feels God moving him toward a home-church vibe and asks whether having church at home is okay, since he experiences God better over dinner with friends. The hosts agree no gathering size is inherently wrong; the decisive question is motivation, whether Mark is running from accountability and fellowship or genuinely following God's leading. They argue both megachurches and tiny home groups carry risks, that hiding is possible in a crowd of 5,000 or a living room of five, and that the first-century church met in homes, large groups, and everything in between.
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Do accountability partners actually work?
- Do accountability partners actually do anything?
Mike raises his accountability-partners question: the standard dude-circle advice to get a buddy to hold you accountable for Bible reading, porn, church attendance, and drinking.
From No. 598 · Emphasis | Accountability, Worship and Praying with Strangers
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Telling your spouse about past sin: pornography, the granola bar, and the Holy Spirit
- If you have repented of a sin your spouse never knew about, do you have to tell them?
The hosts work through whether a repented-of sin a spouse never knew about must be confessed: a pornography habit versus a stolen granola bar from fifteen years ago.
From No. 579 · Wanted: Paul and Hope | Paul’s Persecution of Christians and Radical Redemption
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Feeling spiritually meh: causes, experiences, and ways through
- Have you ever felt spiritually meh, what does it feel like, and how do you get out of it?
The main discussion: what it means to feel "spiritually meh" — not rebelling against God, but not wanting to do the prayer, Bible reading, and other connecting practices you know are good.
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What does it mean to make disciples
- What does it mean to make disciples — is it just giving information, or does it involve accountability and structure?
The hosts take up the third topic: two extremes of disciple-making. On one side, being only an information provider and leaving everything to the Spirit; on the other, running…
From No. 545 · By Invitation Only