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  1. OnceDust

    See you at the Pole??

    Howdy all. I've been away from youth ministry for a while, but about a decade or more ago we used to gather the kids at the flag pole on the See you at the Pole Day of Prayer in late September. I'm sure this still goes on, but are youth pastors allowed on school grounds for prayer with thier...
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    2+ youth groups working together??

    Howdy all. It's been a while since I posted. I am currently involved with a small church. We graduated 3 Seniors this year, 3 last year, and school is starting up with a very small youth group. I have talked to several churches along our main street and many churches are in the same boat...
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    Greetings from Macedonia

    I'll be sure and watch the Macedonia headlines for the results of that game. I'm currently living in the US in Arkansas. I have family here. Did you visit Macedonia? Where are you from? Send me a Private message (PM) if you want. Blessings...Dusty
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    Greetings from Macedonia

    Hi Dariya. Thank you for the greetings. Enjoy Macedonia if that's where you are...Funny that I'm on the other side of the fence now. Blessings.
  5. OnceDust

    Greetings from Macedonia

    Hi Heron, Sorry Im posting this a month after you posted to me. Funny thing now. Our tables are reversed. As you wrote your last post to me, I was on my way back to the US from Macedonia. I arrived in early June and got a chance to visit Kosovo. I must say, I agree with much of your former...
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    Greetings from Macedonia

    Feta is more Greek white cheese. The White cheese in Macedonia is called Sirenje (Seerenyey--j's sound like y's, i's like ee) It's sharper and more solid, kinda like a white cheeder, but more crumbly and tasty, like Goat's cheese, which is actually what it is. Most salads are mixed vegtables...
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    Greetings from Macedonia

    Food is the cheapest and best thing about Macedonia. Try to find a kilo of tomatos for $.40 anywhere else. And the taste is garden fresh. Everything from the market is right off the fields. My favorite salad is Shopska, mixed tomatos and cucumbers with shreaded white cheese on top...
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    Greetings from Macedonia

    No problem. Thanks for being interested. By all means, enjoy your visits to Greece and Macedonia. Both have a lot to see and enjoy. There's a daily van that goes to Thessaoniki early in the morning and returns in the evening from the Holiday Inn in Skopje. I think it's about 40ish Euros...
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    Greetings from Macedonia

    Well, jury's still out on that. More research in linguistics is needed. But, for the origin of the modern Macedonian language, might I suggest Ohrid, the city of 365 churches, one for every day of the year, along the beautiful lake of the same name. There, scholars and missionaries St. Cyril...
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    Greetings from Macedonia

    Dear heron, I don't think you have anything to worry about. The only thing about walking into a religious building, no matter what it is, keep your shoulders covered and wear long pants. Mosques sometimes require head covering, and you have to remove your shoes, but I don't see many women in...
  11. OnceDust

    does running shirtless carry the same disdain as shirtless internet pics?

    Been biking shirtless most of my life. Don't run too much. If people do scream at me to put a shirt on, they're already out of earshot. Shirtless is so common in Europe, especially during the sunny weather. Been to Egypt where many men wear the long robes and such. Dry hot climates and long...
  12. OnceDust

    I want need a pen-pal

    Your PM box was full, so I'll tell you here: I have AIM and my name is oncedust1. I use MSN sometimes, but I'd rather not give my name on CF on a public board. Can I send it to you by email? Or, maybe you can post me your MSN name and I'll add you. I don't use ICQ. Let me know...
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    Greetings from Macedonia

    Sure, bro, no problem. PM anytime. Blessings.
  14. OnceDust

    I want need a pen-pal

    I'll be your pen pal :) Thanks for making me a friend. PM any time. Blessings.
  15. OnceDust

    Macedonia is Greek !!!!!

    How can you NOT know the number of ethnic minorities in your own country? Don't you take census data? And, as for the treatment of what you refer to as the "Macedonian Slavs", why was there report--80 pages of it on their mis-treatment by the Helsinki Watch in 1994...
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    Macedonia is Greek !!!!!

    Already addressed this earlier in the thread. Interpretation is a matter of understanding, and the Bible is not the only source. It is a rather small part of a bigger historical picture, from that standpoint. There was a Roman city called Skupi. I have no clue where you are getting the...
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    Macedonia is Greek !!!!!

    Exactly what it says, that Macedonia was cut off culturally from southern Greece. Macedonians were, for a long time, forbidden to participate in the Olympics. I quoted source on that too. It was not out of context, and was concise enough to make the point that the Macedonians were not considered...
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    Macedonia is Greek !!!!!

    And they say Macedonians are nationalist...This nonsense is what keeps the issue at hand a stand still. The Romans called this territory Macedonia, and more maps than you can shake a stick at prove that. I was in Rome and saw many of them, iron clad on the brick walls of ancient buildings...
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    Macedonia is Greek !!!!!

    No, my purpose is as I said, to give the other side of the coin. I think it's obvious I am the only one in this thread with that view point, but I will give an earfull to those who would try and deface a national identity and ethnicity. Especially when, at one time, the identity of "Slavic...