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My wife is 56. She has had fibromyalgia for many years and the control of prescribed, necessary medications, is difficult to say the least. There is never a time when the scripts last out the month. That being said, a few days ago she was spending time on making the house shine. That went on for...

_______________________________________________________________ Whether you see it or not, your Dad needs a good man to man knock down. If parents can believe if you spare the rod you spoil the child, then I see no difference, regardless of age. Some people have to be shown physically where they...

______________________________________________________________ It is so easy to condemn, and it is especially easy to see within this thread. I found Robin Williams to be gifted, truly a man of wit and a sense of humor unlike just about everybody. I have very fond memories of him and the joy...

So much of the book is not mentioned in what I just read. The fact that tithing was intended to feed the poor, when food was the gift people brought to a fellowship, not money. That is as basic as a group of believers can get. There doesn't need to be so much concern over financing the church...

I'm now a non-believer in sermons. They are a waste of time and should not be permitted to allow one individual to own the fellowship. Sorry, Pagan Christianity speaks of it in-depth. Out with the old entirely. Unity of Spirit and "everyone hath a song, that is where we should be heading.

I've read it and love it. It has changed my way of thinking regarding the church, and I may never enter a man-made house of God ever again. Those buildings need to be taken down and true religion, undefiled begin.

It's difficult to find comfort anywhere these days when it comes to fellowship. Certainly, it is not found in man-made buildings, that I think we can all agree on. Does everyone have something to offer? The Bible says they do, yet I've read where many are being rejected in home churches because...

I don't know much about "cutting" other than what I learned when I watched a movie "Ordinary People." It taught me a lot about how people can blame themselves for something that is beyond their control. Things happen and they happen clearly when least expected. I don't think scripture in itself...

Continuing on with tithing, by Frank Viola in his book "Pagan Christianity." "This brings us back to that oft-quoted text in Malachi 3. What was God saying there? First, this passage was directed to ancient Israel when they were under the Mosiac Law. God's people were holding back their thithes...

From the book "Pagan Christianity" by Frank Viola."Does the Bible teach us to tithe? and .....are we spiritually obligated to fund the pastor and his staff? The answer to these two questions may shock you. IS TITHING BIBLICAL? Tithing does appear in the Bible. So, yes tithing is biblical. But...

I haven't read the entire thread, but I'm very interested in Andy Stanley's teachings. He is so down to earth and he demonstrates certain hard to understand issues with great ease. I highly recommend Andy. He will add comfort and contentment to your studies. I found his last teaching on grace vs...

PDX Christ Follower had a very good point about the importance of medical marajuana. I work for a hospital and I see pain on a daily basis. My wife suffers chronic pain, pain is everywhere. Tension is everywhere. Back during the early days of the use of weed things were calm, very mild. People...

I have to agree, Crosby over Sinatra when it comes to singing............. As it goes with acting however, always Sinatra over Crosby. Playing Father Flanigan wasn't enough to swing me over to Crosby for acting. Frank was a natural and allowed for the movie to flow more like a movie should flow...

Go to youtube, type in "vwbug1971" scroll down and you will see Denny and Dave duo. It is me and my identical twin brother on bass. We perform locally and have won one band contest about ten years ago, we were sent to Prescott, Arizona to perform for Bo Derek on stage in front of many hundreds...

I don't consider my God-given talent in music a necessity to evangelize. I see it simply as a gift to make people happy, to pull them away from their immediate troubles. It isn't noisy, it isn't full of jamming, it isn't outside of true melodic sounds..... It is however designed for casual...