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Father Art, essence of all life and form, create in us your image. Yet, better still, help each to see your brushstrokes painted before birth. And now, your name is keyboard.

She has a lovely voice and the message is a good one. Dutch gothic group, eh?

Sis, what you may not know about me is that I do quote EGW, I do believe in the 28 fundamentals and I happen to have embraced the plant-based life style, aka veganism, but I don't look at my fellow brothers and sisters through any judgemental template because of it. The key ingredients to being...

For myself I am so relieved! However, I loves them liberally conservative brothers and sisters, too and am happy to abide them even when they won't abide me.:)

I have found that there is great discord here from far left and far right. It creates a very unpleasant atmosphere. Would be so wonderful if we could see each other through our Savior's eyes and love as He loves - unconditionally. That means no matter what our theology, our particular...

Jim, Where do you find your verification for this? Is it your opinion or your experience? You've spoken to folks who use voodoo and know how important that certain beat is in ceremonies or you have participated, and therefore know? Or, are you citing the data from the rat study conducted, in...

I believe this statement would qualify as a rule of general applicability.

Perhaps there is a misconception that questioning the teachings of this church is viewed as akin to questioning God. Maybe that is, in fact the actual perception. That certainly makes it harder to deal with basic problems within the organization as well as allowing one's mind to be open to...

You would probably be right! I still enjoy everything form Del Delker to Casting Crowns, Newsboys, Jazz, Blues, Classical and some rock and roll. I might listen to them all a little loud but I never ask a rat to sit and listen to any of them.

I have heard reports of many such studies, even watched a Mythbuster's episode where they repeated a study to confirm or deny the effects of rock or classical music on pea plants. As I recall, it was busted. When I read your reference to this study you were told about in the seminar you...

All excellent points. Your final point, while definitely true to a degree, is not quite made. When did this become true of theology? Wasn't that a fairly modern trend, like after the first few centuries A.D. when those with ulterior motives got ahold of the scriptures and attempted to...

I was trying to read through the entire thread before I jumped in with my own observations and opinions but decided not to wait. I believe it is made very clear when God is speaking in symbols. Does the story of creation truly appear symbolic? Are Adam and Eve symbolic of mankind in general...

This would be a nice time to also understand the work of the high priest on the Day of Atonement. It was a bit different the all of the other day. It would also be a good time to remember that we have minutes, hours, days, months and years. Time was created for man's benefit. Remember what...

Night, I can see your overall point but don't strongly agree with it. I also don't strongly disagree with it. I listened to Vengence Rising and found that I have personally gotten a greater blessing out of the words from some of the Metallica songs I like. Why? Because the words were lost...

Perhaps that is where a modicum of faith comes in. We must test, prove, investigate and use all of the tools and clues that we have been given. But there is a Creator who is not the father of chaos and would not leave us without clear ways to know His truth.

Music styles have always been a hot-button issue in most denominations, most likely reaching as far back as the beginnings of the Christianity. In our "elder brother" frame of mind it is quite easy to come to a harsh judgement. In my own fairly liberal church, we have lost some of our members...

I accept that some of us have been careless in the past as to how we view what is written in the scriptures. I believe that in order develop a clear picture of what is written, one would need to understand the social times, the lives and personalities of each of the humans He used as penmen...

Jim, my great-grandparents raised sheep. Sheep like external direction and are wont to find their own way to anywhere but lost. They may rush around madly trying to get somewere, but still not find their way home. They will follow the crowd over a cliff. They need a shepherd or a well-trained...

Every person is given a measure of faith, and then there is also that organic connection we have to the Creator, so while I agree that humans are deceived and born into the home of their captor, we have always had the opportunity to know the Master, if even on the smallest of levels. We are in...

The coin and the sheep did not make any move to return, the prodigal did. The father ran to him while he was still a long way off, so he did, indeed go to him and embraced him as the Shepherd did the lost sheep. All three parables also speak to the precious nature of each human in God's eyes...