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Aibrean

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That's a great book idea. Given that I work for a non-profit I know how hard it is, especially when people would rather put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads. You've got to be very inventive these days.
 
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That's a great book idea. Given that I work for a non-profit I know how hard it is, especially when people would rather put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads. You've got to be very inventive these days.

I'm just glad that she wrote something useful like that instead of a liberal-feminazi manifesto. Even though I don't work for a not for profit, I might actually read this one just because my cousin wrote it.

I love her, she's my 2nd favorite cousin (When you have 16 cousins on one side and they all live within a few hours drive, you tend to know who your favorites are.) I've known her for my whole life, and I'm proud of her accomplishments...

But she's very liberal.

The good news is that she seems to be fairly accepting of the fact that other people have different views then her. Several years ago when I was more liberal then I am now... she didn't seem overly disturbed or upset that I don't agree in legalized abortions.

And she was on the board of directors for NOW. (I'm not sure if she's still serving in that capacity or not.)

Little off topic but I also have to say its a night and day difference on my mom's side and my dad's side. Dad's side all aunts, uncles, and cousins are a few hours away from here at most... See them all pretty regularly.

Mom's side. . . I have 5 cousins and I've never met 2 of them. The other 3 I havn't seen in like 10 years.
 
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My dad's side is all around here but my mom's is all over (IL, SD, Ontario).

That just gave me an idea.

In September we (My mom, my wife and I) are going to Iowa for a football game.

My cousin Vicky whom I've never met in my life lives only about an hour away from where we are staying. I wonder if I could have my mom contact her about meeting up for dinner or something the night before.

I think I'm going to ask my mom about that. At least then I could narrow it down to 1 cousin that I've never met. Not sure if I ever will meet him though. . . he's been dis-owned.
 
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My mom's family meets a couple times a year in Lafayette since it's 3 hours from Chicago and Dayton. It's a pretty good medium for most of us. Now that 3 of my cousins are in the military and one has a contract job, they are all over the world (Hawaii, Afghanistan, and South Korea). The closest one is in the Old Guard, stationed in DC.
 
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My mom's family meets a couple times a year in Lafayette since it's 3 hours from Chicago and Dayton. It's a pretty good medium for most of us. Now that 3 of my cousins are in the military and one has a contract job, they are all over the world (Hawaii, Afghanistan, and South Korea). The closest one is in the Old Guard, stationed in DC.

You know when you said "Old Guard" I thought of this...

Old Guard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

But I figured out that you where actually talking about this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
 
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Hubby's father side of the family is trying to get together in November in Louisiana, we usually take a trip to the mountains in October. Hubby said something about doing one or the other this year, I wish he would do both but I got to choose and he's no help
 
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A person who is a recent convert and asked a question about how to observe the Sabbath at work. He was going to tell his employer (hospital) that he couldn't work on Saturdays because he was a Christian. Then, after some progress, someone comes in and lays the "law" down on how to properly observe the Sabbath and now he thinks he is sinning if he is not observing the Sabbath the way they said.
 
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A person who is a recent convert and asked a question about how to observe the Sabbath at work. He was going to tell his employer (hospital) that he couldn't work on Saturdays because he was a Christian. Then, after some progress, someone comes in and lays the "law" down on how to properly observe the Sabbath and now he thinks he is sinning if he is not observing the Sabbath the way they said.

:doh:

The damage is always the greatest when people do that to recent converts.
 
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I'm not sure where this is, perhaps Romans or Corinthians, but it goes something like this; "we are not saved by sabaths, holy days, or festivals of the moon, we are saved by faith, and that in Jesus Christ." I'm sure I have it wrong. Perhaps someone can correct me here? All the same, I find using that one will work for the new Christian who is enamoured with the Law.

Is your friend an SDA? If so, you have no hope in this argument. They are enslaved with the Law and refuse to listen to what Scripture says about that. If he is Lutheran, then I would suggest discussing with his source that what they are telling him is Heterodox. In fact, I would suggest having the Pastor speak to both parties. You just might have a wolf in your sheepfold.

Luther, I love the Lincoln quote. What is the context of it, wherever did you find it? It often amazes me that Academia insists that so many of our Presidents weren't Christians. Yet, if one studies their collected works, that's exposed as a lie. Then again, where is that a surprise?
 
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I'm not sure where this is, perhaps Romans or Corinthians, but it goes something like this; "we are not saved by sabaths, holy days, or festivals of the moon, we are saved by faith, and that in Jesus Christ." I'm sure I have it wrong. Perhaps someone can correct me here? All the same, I find using that one will work for the new Christian who is enamoured with the Law.

Is your friend an SDA? If so, you have no hope in this argument. They are enslaved with the Law and refuse to listen to what Scripture says about that. If he is Lutheran, then I would suggest discussing with his source that what they are telling him is Heterodox. In fact, I would suggest having the Pastor speak to both parties. You just might have a wolf in your sheepfold.

Luther, I love the Lincoln quote. What is the context of it, wherever did you find it? It often amazes me that Academia insists that so many of our Presidents weren't Christians. Yet, if one studies their collected works, that's exposed as a lie. Then again, where is that a surprise?

Actually I didn't read it that way. For the most part I felt it had to do with slavery and the civil war.

The wolf was the Southern traitors (not all southerners where traitors many fought for the union)
The Shepard was the Union
And she Sheep where the African slaves. . .

The southern traitors accused Lincoln and the Union of destroying their liberty.

Although it was immediatly clear to me his preference for biblical language. And I can see the difference in the interpretation. Yours would be

Shepard. . . Jesus/God
Wolf . . . Satan or the World
Sheep . . . Christians

And the world often accuses the Christian faith as being a destroyer of liberty...

In terms of our presidents, this may bug you a bit but I think we often as Christians try to attribute any statements they make about God as being statements that they where Christians...

There is no doubt that all of them belived in God. But many of them also had some diest tendencies.

Anyways I found it on Brainy Quote.
 
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I have been away for a few days and I see that this place has been very busy.

We are on vacation, traveling on our own time schedule with certain places in mind. Only definite time we need to be anywhere is the day we get home. Kind of nice taking a relaxing trip this way.
 
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UGH! The dogs found a skunk and STINK!! The stench is enough to make one's eyes water.:argh: I'll have to contact my friend at the Vet's and find out if there is anything that will get rid of it. I know tomato juice will help, but a sufficient amount is bound to be very expensive.
 
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UGH! The dogs found a skunk and STINK!! The stench is enough to make one's eyes water.:argh: I'll have to contact my friend at the Vet's and find out if there is anything that will get rid of it. I know tomato juice will help, but a sufficient amount is bound to be very expensive.

I used spaghetti sauce on my dog once. That is all I had in the house. It worked. He loved it, and thought it a real treat. :)
 
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I used spaghetti sauce on my dog once. That is all I had in the house. It worked. He loved it, and thought it a real treat. :)

LOL, must have thought he smelled and tasted great! Wouldn't even have to rinse, he'd love licking it off!:p;) I have a gallon or so of vinegar. I'm considering sponging that on them for starters. What I'm afraid of is that it might burn them a bit. I'll definately have to burn their couch. It reeks! I might just drag it out to the dump for the time being. Ugh!
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