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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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    Ted Haggard, alledged homosexual relationship...

    Ted Haggard and his wife are like thousands of Mixed Orientation Couples who exist because in parts of our society it is not acceptable to be gay or bi-sexual, and so gays cannot marry gays so they marry straight people. . But they cannot change being gay. When will we learn this? So they will...
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    one blessing for each prayer posted here

    there is no family members involved and no sins to confess -- but rather people I know and love who are in distress and need guidance. Please pray and do not discuss
  4. saami

    one blessing for each prayer posted here

    this is not a debate thread or discussion thread, so these willnot be counted for blessings
  5. saami

    one blessing for each prayer posted here

    These two people are not related to me but my humanity They are both Christians
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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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    Yet Another "Gay" Thread

    And heterosexual sex isn't gross and messy? And if done well strainghts uses all sorts of the same actions and same ins and outs (except women have an extra one)? Those who are very much used by male to female sex (m2f) and my husband loves the prostrate massaged inside and out for a much...
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    Gay cowboy film rides into Venice

    Its about two shepherds who fall in love, have sex and then go one with life trying to act "Straight" like they are expected to do. But they cannot stop loving each other. There are about 2 million such marriages in America between straight and gay people - they are call Mixed Orientation...
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    Does anyone here actually believe in "THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS" garbage.

    not PC- I have antique Christmas cards that say "Season's Greetings" and "Happy Holidays" Some folks just want to fell important - and by being persecuted "in their minds" that makes them important. They should go out and feed the poor and be anonymous instead.
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    Ye Olde Ice Cream Parlour

    Here's a humorous review http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10342237/
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    Ye Olde Ice Cream Parlour

    Brokeback Mountain a new location for us? http://www.brokebackmountain.com/ We have seen it - a beautiful - heartwarming, heartbreaking love story, for the guy who is looing for the perfect "one" or has found him, and the women who loved their men, and lost them.
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    Why LCC/LCMS?

    Not all German Lutherans are Missouri Synod - the Texas and Iowa Synods that joined in making the ALC - were German. LCMS Lutherans were those that left Germany to avoifthe Prussian Union - the making of a state church that was Evangelical and Reformed. Thus to this day LCMS is against mergers...
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    Virginia pastor stops doing marriages

    When you are in the pulpit do you speak as a car sales person ant try to sell cars? NO - when you are in the pulpit/doing pastoral work you are not the other. Likewise, when you are on the other job your boss is not going to appreciate you spending his time doing evangelism or counseling. In...
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    Virginia pastor stops doing marriages

    Yes. You are not forced by law = more like by social convention/expectations to get a license - but then according to the state you are not married and do not get the legal benefits of marriage. Some states - like Texas have "Common law" marriages where you live together for 7 years and then...
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    Any Adivise - Husband not "in love" yet won't leave

    Perhaps you do need time apart, so that the present irritations do not pile up and cloud your thinking about what is good. It seems to be getting darker for you - just the change in your posts shows that. If this is the case, although I try to help people stay in relationships, yet there does...
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    Were you "saved" before you were saved?

    Salvation is not dependent on our feelings, if a person believed that Jesus Christ had died to pay for your sins before a "born again" experience then they were saved. We all experience renewals; in some Churches those have rituals attacted to them like study for and finally being part of...
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    What are the best things about your marriage?

    The best things of marriage just keep getting better like a fine wine or a good stew that is better with the second serving. Sex is definiately better since my husband took the time to learn how to turn me on - and that take communication. Best friend, practiced lover, co-maker of a home...
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    So, I was talking to my wife about rainbows...

    Don't confuse movies with the Bible. What verse says that people laughed and didn't know what rain was? How many pairs did Noah bring on board? Two of every kind or 7 of every kind that is ritually clean (goats, sheep, ...) and two of every kind that is ritually unclean (rabbits, owls, eagles...
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    Any Adivise - Husband not "in love" yet won't leave

    What does it mean to be "in love?" Is it some adolescent infatuation? Energetic romantic courting? Is it sex? Ask the couples in my parish - the majority who have been married 20 years - 10% have been married 50 years of longer - and they will say their love is stronger now than ever - deeper...