--pet Peeves--

[Time2BCounted]

K, MEN do this. lol

Hey!

..umm so? lol

 

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

This actually happened to me here a year ago - me & another person got along great and talked back & forth in Emails --
then one day on a thread we disagreed on an issue of mental illness and spiritual oppression & she just stopped talking to me and that was that.

One other thing about disagreement, it's my opinion that women are more guilty of this than men. Men can easily ignore petty disagreements, women take them more to heart as if it's betrayal or something!
We don't have to be siamese twins & think exactly alike on every subject to be close. That's always been my experience w/ females in all my past, and that's one reason why I had more male friends than female; the claws just came out at the slightest, silly things.

Yep...this is sooo true.

 

[DerSchweik]

Ok, I have a pet peeve to share.

I realize the modern church is really into instrumental music in worship services these days - and I am not opposed to instrumental music per se, BUT...

It peeves me (putting on my "hat of petulance") when the instruments take over the worship service - to the point of making it difficult to even hear myself sing. Sometimes the amplification is so loud my ears hurt.

I like participating in worship - I NEED to participate in worship - but when the instruments and amplifiers drown the congregation out, I no longer feel like I'm participating. "Rock concert" worship services I don't find uplifting, being essentially non-participative, and primarily entertaining.

IMHO - I could be wrong. I know many like these services, but I find them distracting.

 

[Nadiine]

Yep...this is sooo true.

I'm so glad I"m not the only one that's noticed that Lady Trekki -- I'd always feel like I was having to walk on eggshells with everything I said. If I didn't agree with how they felt or thought, LOOK OUT - the cold shoulder will show up for about a week.

Sometimes I wonder if we don't carry a spirit of offense with us that needs to be gotten rid of? Whatever it is, it's hindered too many friendships than I care to count.
It's hard to let yourself go and "be yourself" when you're always having to guard your every word.

 

[DerSchweik]

I'm so glad I"m not the only one that's noticed that Lady Trekki -- I'd always feel like I was having to walk on eggshells with everything I said. If I didn't agree with how they felt or thought, LOOK OUT - the cold shoulder will show up for about a week.

Sometimes I wonder if we don't carry a spirit of offense with us that needs to be gotten rid of? Whatever it is, it's hindered too many friendships than I care to count.
It's hard to let yourself go and "be yourself" when you're always having to guard your every word.

It is kind of wierd that guys tend to "bond" after we've had it out with each other whereas women tend to do just the opposite.

 

[Nadiine]

It is kind of wierd that guys tend to "bond" after we've had it out with each other whereas women tend to do just the opposite.

That's so true - most guys just get over things and move on... even bigger issues they seem to be able to put behind them.

I don't get it.

 

[DerSchweik]

That's so true - most guys just get over things and move on... even bigger issues they seem to be able to put behind them.

I don't get it.

I think what some of it is is the medium - it's hard to effectively communicate your feelings in the written word - especially in emails or like what we do here in forums posts. Often something someone intends to say gets misconstrued when the "black and white" is read on the screen. We forget that communication is so much more than just the written word; there is eye contact, body language, tone and tenor of voice, etc. that ALL contribute to the total message being communicated.

Given that, I find God's Word that much more amazing and impressive inasmuch as God seems to communicate much more effectively in His inspired word than we ever would.

God bless you much!!!

 

[MrJim]

I was just at my local Christian bookstore, it got taken over by Lifeway, some Southern Baptist thing, and all the Catholic stuff is gone...and lots more Jesus junk on the shelves.

 

[DerSchweik]

I was just at my local Christian bookstore, it got taken over by Lifeway, some Southern Baptist thing, and all the Catholic stuff is gone...and lots more Jesus junk on the shelves.

Ok brother - I have to ask - "Jesus junk?" LOL

I think I understand what you're saying... but, Jesus junk?

I need to get to my bookstore again - not sure what this "Lifeway" thing is.

If I've a pet peeve about the bookstores, it is their lack of stock of NASB bibles (the ONLY bible, btw, ha!)

God bless,

 

[MrJim]

Ok brother - I have to ask - "Jesus junk?" LOL

I think I understand what you're saying... but, Jesus junk?

I need to get to my bookstore again - not sure what this "Lifeway" thing is.

If I've a pet peeve about the bookstores, it is their lack of stock of NASB bibles (the ONLY bible, btw, ha!)

God bless,

You know, Jesus junk:

You know, Jesus junk~exploitation of the Name for profit, whether mints, tshirts, or even pencil toppers

 

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

Ok, I have a pet peeve to share.

I realize the modern church is really into instrumental music in worship services these days - and I am not opposed to instrumental music per se, BUT...

It peeves me (putting on my "hat of petulance") when the instruments take over the worship service - to the point of making it difficult to even hear myself sing. Sometimes the amplification is so loud my ears hurt.

I like participating in worship - I NEED to participate in worship - but when the instruments and amplifiers drown the congregation out, I no longer feel like I'm participating. "Rock concert" worship services I don't find uplifting, being essentially non-participative, and primarily entertaining.

IMHO - I could be wrong. I know many like these services, but I find them distracting.

I hear ya! I'm a worship leader and it really is a pet peeve of mine when the instruments are too loud. What's the point? I too enjoy hearing the voices sing together in harmonies and as a body. It's music to my ears to hear the voices like that. These days the instruments (especially the drums! :o) seem to want to take over. I play piano too so it is nice when I can control the sound of at least THAT instrument.

Funny...I thought it was just in MY church this was happening. Kinda good to know its not.

 

[MrJim]

I hear ya! I'm a worship leader and it really is a pet peeve of mine when the instruments are too loud. What's the point? I too enjoy hearing the voices sing together in harmonies and as a body. It's music to my ears to hear the voices like that. These days the instruments (especially the drums! :o) seem to want to take over. I play piano too so it is nice when I can control the sound of at least THAT instrument.

Funny...I thought it was just in MY church this was happening. Kinda good to know its not.

my fave worship times have been in a capella congregations (mennonite)...though maybe I'll find a worship service where someone has a banjo

 

[Nadiine]

errr, not to be the oddball out here, but I kinda like loud worship music drowning us out sometimes... every once in awhile I get some people crooning behind me that I'd just as soon like instruments playing over...

I'm self conscious about my singing anyways, I sing praises to God from my heart and belt it out in the car when I'm alone

 

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

errr, not to be the oddball out here, but I kinda like loud worship music drowning us out sometimes... every once in awhile I get some people crooning behind me that I'd just as soon like instruments playing over...

I'm self conscious about my singing anyways, I sing praises to God from my heart and belt it out in the car when I'm alone

Well, that would be the exception of course...hate it when somebody behind me is bellowing.

 

[GreenMunchkin]

Trying to open a can of Diet Coke Loveliness and having the ring-pull come off

 

[drstevej]

I asked for PET PEEVE from CF Pets ans was not successful, ditto for the PET BUZZARD request.

 

[Nadiine]

Trying to open a can of Diet Coke Loveliness and having the ring-pull come off

dont you HATE that?!

I ran across one today - emptying bagless vacuum cleaner containers...... not fun kids.

 

[Time2BCounted]

Fish that wont stay on the hook, and deer that get up and run 10 miles after you shoot them

 

[CFfosterangel32]

How 'bout fish that won't come off the hook!

 

[Time2BCounted]

How 'bout fish that won't come off the hook!

THATS a good one too... or a fish that has 1000 teeth and swollowed your last hook


Or a bear that thinks youre infringing when you do business in the woods


Thursday evenings that feel like friday evenings