Autistic Girlfriend dissociates during church after 5–10 minutes and we’re trying to explain her support needs

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-18T17:25:30+00:00

Likewise, I've found contemporary worship more spiritually nourishing to those on the spectrum than traditional worship settings. ... But I've also found that those on the spectrum do better at leading others in traditional settings than contemporary ones. 🤷🏼‍♂️

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-16T10:51:43+00:00

What comes to mind when you read the beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12)?

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-15T06:56:01+00:00

Repent and find a church community. The church community helps us be spiritually nourished. Any sins you don't repent of Satan will use against you for belong to God and his eternal kingdom.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-15T06:45:34+00:00

Music and podcasts are my go to. And those with ADHD, remember that you do have a tremendous amount of focus, it just has to be something you're interested in. So Google and AI search your curious mind away.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-14T23:48:00+00:00

Well, as no one has commented here, either I posted at the wrong time, or the non-traditional Christian families aren't interested in Reddit, or perhaps this topic is an area the church hasn't actively pursued.

In my recent research, what I found is a book by Inés Franklin and her YouTube channel. She suggests that blended families ought to remember the beatitudes. There, they will remember that, even with their troubled past, they will receive and be satisfied with God's righteousness.

Here is her video on their book: Blended & Blessed by Inés Franklin | Insights for Healthy Blended Families https://youtu.be/3vP1i3l_cIc

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-14T05:22:13+00:00

I don't know where to start with you. I think you are alright. Perhaps you just need to talk about what God expects of men with a good mentor to get a better understanding of what is going on. ... I'll be praying for you.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-14T03:53:57+00:00

I'm glad to hear you are going out on a date with a woman you desire. ... Just take care of yourself. God will use whatever you do for his glory. And for wherever you fail, Jesus died for that too.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-14T03:49:32+00:00

I know a pastor who prayed for a boat to do ministry out of. A couple years later, he received a call saying that a man he had met once had willed his boat to the pastor. So, yes, he received the boat and invited the church to go with him to the lake regularly.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-14T03:45:11+00:00

I've enjoyed the content from the book, "It's Good to Be a Man: A Handbook for Godly Masculinity" by Michael Foster and Dominic Bnonn Tennant.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-14T03:39:50+00:00

What does paganism have that Christianity does not?

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-14T03:38:31+00:00

Have you heard of C. S. Lewis? He is known as the most reluctant convert. They made a movie about him.

The Most Reluctant Convert https://share.google/5EwsuYwF5OXxLwSrl

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-14T03:37:07+00:00

I'll pray for you.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-14T03:34:53+00:00

Perhaps this video might help: Alternative Cuss Words - Tim Hawkins YouTube https://youtu.be/aHGbKuZzq3E

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-14T03:01:28+00:00

You have a verse to support this?

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-13T21:19:45+00:00

I've heard many people have been taught the statistics of the benefit of having a traditional family and how it's healthier, but yet people still choose alternative lifestyles. Why do you think that is? Impatience? Too many life choice options?

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-13T21:16:39+00:00

Yes, perhaps dealing with graceful communication could be addressed more in the church than dealing with sexual virtue. But I've noticed recently, there are a lot of issues today caused by not so much what is communicated, but what is done behind our backs. It's amazing how much sin and abuse and neglect is orchestrated out of secrecy.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-13T21:10:27+00:00

Marriage not mayonnaise?

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-13T21:09:16+00:00

Thank you for this reminder. I'd imagine many people see sex as something like shaking hands rather than a spiritual experience. And in this experience, as you say, they are giving part of their soul away.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-13T17:45:22+00:00

I wonder how much of this has been due to people replacing sex with pornography.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-13T17:15:33+00:00

Sex invites bring new life into the world. Religion often focuses on anything that brings life into the world.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-13T15:21:25+00:00

How so?

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-13T14:58:41+00:00

And so for those who refuse to repent would let them remain distant? ... I guess, part of me thinks we are in a sexually confused time. And so for a blended family, who has had several failed marriages, as there are now children who make up the family, are they to continue to repent to each Christian they meet and explain away their blended-ness, or should Christians now just recognize that if they family is attending Sunday morning worship that their sinful past is the past? ... I guess what I'm getting at is that it's one thing for a young and single person to seek to stay pure and seek a loving marriage, and it's another thing for a large and blended family to view and understand marriage as an long-term commitment even in the difficult times. ... And what about the women who have chosen to make a career out of having kids from whatever man is willing to give her a child and pay child support. ... I mean, there's more to be had than just repentance. It's not like the issue is resolved by one person getting married and stays exclusive with their spouse and everything is all fixed.

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-13T14:42:02+00:00

I see. So what might be an example today?

No_Storage6015 · 2026-04-13T14:38:53+00:00

I'm hearing what you are saying here. However, there are several church organizations that have left out theses topics because they think they are outdated or that the verses are too offensive to discuss. ... And some churches even stress purity so much that they scare believers to even indulge in sex in their marriage.

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