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  1. saami

    Advent Candles

    We are now entering the season of Advent, in the church year the beginning, and a season of waiting and preparation. Many people spend their lives waiting for life to happen and preparing, but not knowing what is coming, and that gives them reason to be afraid. We know that the coming King...
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    one blessing for each prayer posted here

    I do not ask for prayers for myself, but rather for those I love who are going through a time of emptiness in life and is beginning a process of reflection. When this thread closes I will distribute blessings, one for every prayer and 100 for the one who posts the most.
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    OBOB is up in arms over amendment of rules

    Erwin has amended the rules and the Roman Catholic and Orthodox (and the rest of us who might have tried it) cannot say, without Empirical Evidence, that our church is the One True Church. Of course some think it is Protestant conspiracy, others apostasy and some are ready to leave CF...
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    quotes " A man who lies to himself..."

    "A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. When he has no respect for anyone, he can no longer love, and in him, he yields to his impulses, indulges in...
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    Great Preaching

    requires great listening
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    In and Out

    Life is an everlasting struggle to keep money coming in and teeth and hair from coming out.
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    Who do you catch

    a unique rabbit? highlight this line to find out: U neek up on it a tame rabbit? highlight to reveal: tame way
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    An oldie but a goodie

    A new bride was cooking a ham for the first time. As she prepared the ham for the oven she cut off both ends. Her husband saw her do this and aked why she did that. "My momma always did it this way." was her reply. When visiting her parents he saw her mother preparing a ham for dinner and saw...
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    1000 blessings for the 999th

    post away - 100 blessings for those who post at 111, 222, 333, 444, 555, 666!, 777, and 888
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    50th post gets 50 blessings

    for the early birds
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    Thank you Pator Kerry

    Good morning. Welcome to Thursday, September 8th. “Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with...
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    It means all the world

    He came across a beach covered with stranded starfish. In the distance he saw an old man picking up starfish, one at a time, and throwing it back into the sea. “What are you doing, old man?” he laughed. “What difference can you possibly make?” “All the difference in the world to this one,”...
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    COCA COLA - not the "Really Right Thing"

    No wonder Coke tastes soooooo goooood! If you put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coca-cola (maybe other brands, too) the steak will be gone in two days. To clean a toilet: pour a can of Coke into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acis in the...
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    Water, water everywhere and we all need a drink

    We all know that water is important - look at this 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world pop.) In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much...
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    Guess My Favorite Movie for 200 blessings

    Second favorite 100 blessings; third favorite 50 blessings; fourth 25 blessings. I'll give hints from time to time, like pointing to a theme, an actor, a place... games ends at 500 posts whether or not the answers have been given.
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    Recall notice from God

    Subject: RECALL IMPORTANT RECALL NOTICE!! The Maker of all human beings, is recalling all units manufactured, regardless of make or year, due to a serious defect in the primary and central component of the heart. This is due to a malfunction in the original prototype units code...
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    Christ Lutheran Church&Schools Stoughton WI burned down

    Let us pray for the strength of heart and uplifted spirit for the people of Christ Lutheran Church and schools, Stoughton, WI which burned down WEDNESDAY August 17, and the damage to homes and businesses by the storms of August 18. My mother-in-law called to ask for prayers. It is one of many...
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    Te Deum Laudamus

    :crossrc: We praise thee, O God: We acknowledge Thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth acknowledge Thee: the Father everlasting. To Thee all angels cry aloud: the heavens and all the powers therein.:clap: To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim: continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy: Lord God of Sabaoth...
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    Hurricane victims

    Beautiful Savior, King of Creation, we have so taken You for granted, and called You buddy or friend. But we must fall upon our faces in awe of the power you display in creation - the force of wind and water that can not be stood up against. We are humbled in the face of it, may we be humbled in...
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    So new I don't know what to do!

    I am just getting started - and I hope I am doing this right!:prayer: What do I say about myself? Lutheran brand of Christian, born and raised in Minnesota between Duluth and Fargo ND, now in Florida next door to Mickey Mouse. :cool: I am the mother of one preteen girl :bow: and the wife of a...