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    Throwing myself into prayer ... The ferguson/ Michael brown indictment

    I am from this area and have participated in some of the peaceful protesting. It appears as though the indictment decision is coming down very soon. My heart is heavy and my soul is weary. Regardless of opinion, a man is dead. A community is more divided. Extreme racism is no longer dormant...
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    Just prayers for my family

    My marriage has been struggling for a few years. Lately, it's been really tense and awful and it was like my husband couldn't even speak to me. A few weeks ago he announced that he was miserable and thinking of leaving. I had a lot of reasons to suspect an affair but after 16 years of marriage...
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    Daily Devotion: Christians are Joyful Sinners

    Christians are Joyful Sinners Excerpt from Isaiah 6:1-5 "Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!" Reflection by Martin B. Copenhaver Does worship in your church include a prayer of...
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    Pieces of Heaven on Earth.....

    Today....6 kids sitting around the table chattering and eating homemade tortellini soup with fresh garlic bread.....while wearing pjs.
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    Twas the night before Christmas

    Merry Christmas!! I'm off to wrap last minute presents, clean the place up, bake and cook with the kiddos and turn into a wino by midnight. Tomorrow I'll spend the day dealing with a wine headache while listening to rock band(please santa...let the Ac/Dc game be under the tree) and eating more...
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    Christmas Eve Devotional from UCC

    "With what shall I come before God . . . Burnt offerings, calves a year old . . . Thousands of rams, ten thousands of rivers of oil?" Reflection by Anthony B. Robinson If you haven't found the right gift by now, you may be feeling desperate. Desperate, anxious and maybe a little irritated. Lot...
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    Oral Roberts passed on at the age of 91

    A posting on the Oral Roberts Ministries site Tuesday stated Roberts had been admitted to hospital on the weekend after a fall and had been suffering symptoms of pneumonia. Television evangelist Oral Roberts dies at 91 Godspeed
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    Thinking of Paxi

    Did anyone know her well? Did she leave any contact info with anyone? I was just wondering about her and hoping that all is well. Many prayers for Paxi.
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    Offspring?

    Flaunt them if you've got them! This is my firstborn, Grace Eleanor. She'll be 13 in just over a month. She is typical first born...determined, strong willed, over achiever...lol. She's our trumpet player...her instrument fits her personality, hard to ignore. She is determined to be a...
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    What's for dinner?

    I'm making mexicali rice and beans...trying to copy a dish from one of my fav local places. I'm a vegetarian, btw....so I make lots of rice and bean dishes. What's your favorite home cooked meal? I think mine is my stuffed peppers with mashed potatoes on the side.
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    Where's the fellowship here?

    The singles forum always catches my eye because they seem to have so much fun and post so many random items....fellowship. The married forum is all doom and gloom...lol, hard to believe they still want to get married when they read our forum. So...what happened to fellowship? Do you think this...
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    Lolz catz review New Moon...funny stuff!

    Pop Suede: The Twilight Saga: New Moon review
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    New Moon fans?? Meet LOLZ Catz review of New Moon!

    Pop Suede: The Twilight Saga: New Moon review funny stuff...promise.
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    Religious retreats

    I'm thinking I need/want one. Anyone have any experiences with that? I was going to take my own version of one...me, my Bible, my dog Scout, a tent, some great tunes and a box of wine......parking ourselves for a few days in the Ozarks. But I'd rather have a little guidance. TIA!
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    Finding lessons on God in the mall

    So I was at the mall with my girls.....God help me....I hate malls and I certainly hate them at Christmas but my oldest has two band performances and needs clothing. So we stopped so my daughter could play with a little fundraiser display they have there. I'm sure everyone has seen...
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    Hey Rev...name change?

    I get the 454 reference....supernaut? I think Black Sabbath when I read that,lol.
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    Why does the historical Jesus matter?

    I know this has been asked on CF before. I came across this in God In Search of Man: "If a plant is uprooted from its soil, removed from its native winds, sun-rays and terrestrial environment, and kept in a hothouse- will observations made of such a plant disclose its primordial nature?" People...
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    Sons of Anarchy....any fans?

    Ok...I don't watch much tv. I usually pick a series to watch with my spouse...he's a tv junkie...and count that towards bonding time,lol. I have a friend that insisted I would love this show. I blew it off....she kept hounding me...one weekend we watched the first season on netflix. I'm hooked...
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    You Baptists are like nailing jello to a wall!

    Impossible to peg! I have a very conservative aunt and uncle that are baptists. So my first view of baptists were the mean finger pointing non-drinking family members that told me I wouldn't see my beloved pet, Holly the fox terrier, in heaven because dogs don't have souls. Then I realized...
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    The book is better than the movie...

    That seems like a common expression...for me, the book always seems better than the movie. BUT....can you think of a movie that was better than the book? or almost as good?