In our little villages in Devon at some time or another in the Summer months there will be village fetes usually used to raise money for the church of England churches. All large denominations have a big financial problem, a building to maintain. The Church of England has an added problem in that its buildings are ancient and particularly costly to maintain. I'm sure our Lord never intended for His children to be burdened with this problem. When He said,"Go you into all the world and preach the gospel." He didn't say, "And build huge buildings to lumber future generations with onerous problems." No we did that all by ourselves. People purporting to bring glory to God by building ornate buildings were really wanting the glory for themselves. They were thinking,"Look what I have done, what a good chap I am." I attend a small Baptist church most Sunday mornings and they do have a building, but in the evening I meet with a few friends in the house of two of them to learn from the Bible and we never have to spend money on a building. Instead we can give to people we know, who are working hard to spread the gospel to people near them. We are trying to get back to what Jesus really wants us to do and where he wants us to go.
When we lose a loved one it is natural to wonder how they are faring in the next life. I would warn against going to a medium to find out. At worst these people are charlatans after your money, the rest misguided or worse. We are told in the Bible not to try to reach the dead. The best person to call on in this situation is Jesus. That's right, go to the top. He is always available through prayer and doesn't make a charge. All he requires is that you look for him with all your heart. He has the answers to all of life's difficult questions.
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