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In all seriousness, it's sad how many men do not have basic cooking skills because they were never properly taught. Myself included. I can use the microwave. lol
It's so true. I remember one friend's mom was in the hospital or something and he was at a loss as to how to heat a frozen lasagna in the oven, ha, ha.

I'm so thankful my mother taught me to cook and can from a (relatively) young age. Over the last couple weeks, I canned 13 quarts of ground beef and I made the rest into a soup that's on the stove right now. :)
 
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I'm looking for a good microphone for my YouTube channel and for podcasts that won't break the bank.
I've been looking too. I want a better Mic when I play games and voice chat. And also, I've been kicking around the idea of starting some kind of streaming, but I need camera, sound stuff, and some editing expertise, and probably some photography skills-- none of which I have XD
Please pray for my mother and myself. I am having to do a lot of overtime lately, and she is having to undergo major dental surgery on Monday, upon which she says she will be out of commission for a few days, and, I imagine, even with prescribed painkillers she will be dealing with a bit of recurring pain for a while, too.
Praying!
 
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A man knowing how to cook - that's attractive.

I rarely cook. Either someone else cooks it, or it's a quick meal (microwave or oven heating something frozen), or take out.
Speaking of food and cooking, I'm making Bourbon Pork Carnitas for dinner.
 
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I can do the basics when it comes to cooking, but I have very little interest in spending ages in the kitchen. So I'm very much into stuff which requires minimal preparation/cooking time.
 
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The Christian Forums Blog is an odd place to be; it's just page after page of "is so and so a Christian band?" - To save you some time, the answer is always no.

They're not small posts either, they're dissertations. Who's writing them?
It seems to be the same person who's writing them, so maybe on the one hand you have to admire their dedication. But the blurb for all of them reads "We scoured the web to look at the hard evidence to determine the question you’re asking…Is x a Christian Band?". Who's asking that question?
 
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It seems to be the same person who's writing them, so maybe on the one hand you have to admire their dedication. But the blurb for all of them reads "We scoured the web to look at the hard evidence to determine the question you’re asking…Is x a Christian Band?". Who's asking that question?

Well... This is the thing. Whom asked the question in the first place - and *who* decides WHAT constitutes 'hard' evidence?

If I had to guess, then the op of the blog is the answer to both questions. When in which case, it's double dedication.


Very odd.
 
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Saddened to hear Dr. Michael Heiser passed away today. He taught me a lot about the unseen realm, which he is witnessing right now!
May the Lord have mercy on his soul. I was wondering after him only the other day. We really owe a lot to his popular reintroduction of divine council theology. He will be missed.
 
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For sure! A lot of that stuff is NEVER taught in church. I was blessed to be able to share it to my church a few years ago and it opened a lot of people's eyes.
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Getting a little tired of this "As Christians, we need to defend religious freedom for everyone because if they go after the [insert group here], they could come after us next" foolishness. Imagine being a Christian in first-century Rome and saying, "It's diametrically-opposed to everything we believe in, but we really need to defend the civic cult so they'll come to our cause when we're facing persecution." Sorry to say, any non-Christian religion is antichrist; they won't come to our aid. Nor should we, as subjects of the Great King of the Cosmos commit high treason by aiding and abetting adverse powers opposed to the Lord Jesus Christ, by coming to theirs. I realise a couple of my examples may seem absurd on first blush. It's flat batty this has become a controversial opinion.
 
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Getting a little tired of this "As Christians, we need to defend religious freedom for everyone because if they go after the [insert group here], they could come after us next" foolishness. Imagine being a Christian in first-century Rome and saying, "It's diametrically-opposed to everything we believe in, but we really need to defend the civic cult so they'll come to our cause when we're facing persecution." Sorry to say, any non-Christian religion is antichrist; they won't come to our aid. Nor should we, as subjects of the Great King of the Cosmos commit high treason by aiding and abetting adverse powers opposed to the Lord Jesus Christ, by coming to theirs. I realise a couple of my examples may seem absurd on first blush. It's flat batty this has become a controversial opinion.
You are right. I can't imagine the Muslims defending us when we need help. The Satanists and atheists are trying very hard to get rid of us.
 
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I think it’s more ‘laws against Muslims & atheists can also be used against Christians when Christians lose power’ but it’s a pretty dumb argument anyways b/c it stems from a persecution complex Muslims & atheists have, & Christians lost power a long time ago.
 
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LGBTQIA+ stuff seems to be universally condemned on this board, so I hope I’m safe posting this: A friend posted a trans & rainbow flag on his profile. I know he’s very serious about his faith, Biblical inherency, etc. So I was surprised to see him post it. He thinks it’s a way of showing love. But if I want to show solidarity with people who are struggling with porn addiction or other heterosexual deviancies, & yes heterosexual deviances are just as sinful as homosexuality, I don’t post a picture of a naked woman.

I’d say how this is how this stuff starts but we are well beyond that. Our current culture will be unrecognizable in 50 years, & unfortunately most of us here WILL BE on the losing end.

I think Christians need to be firmer on heterosexual deviances. We look hypocritical being harsh on homosexuality but letting heterosexuality deviancies slide. Which is pretty much classified as anything sexual outside of a marriage relationship. So repent!
 
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LGBTQIA+ stuff seems to be universally condemned on this board, so I hope I’m safe posting this: A friend posted a trans & rainbow flag on his profile. I know he’s very serious about his faith, Biblical inherency, etc. So I was surprised to see him post it. He thinks it’s a way of showing love. But if I want to show solidarity with people who are struggling with inappropriate content addiction or other heterosexual deviancies, & yes heterosexual deviances are just as sinful as homosexuality, I don’t post a picture of a naked woman.

I’d say how this is how this stuff starts but we are well beyond that. Our current culture will be unrecognizable in 50 years, & unfortunately most of us here WILL BE on the losing end.

I think Christians need to be firmer on heterosexual deviances. We look hypocritical being harsh on homosexuality but letting heterosexuality deviancies slide. Which is pretty much classified as anything sexual outside of a marriage relationship. So repent!

Heterosexual sins is one of the things gays bring up when they defend their lifestyle. Years ago, I had a gay friend. I remember him saying once "Kim Kardashian can get married multiple times but we [gays] can't!"

Then on a social media website last decade, I remember one of the gays pointing out sexual sins that "straight Christians" apparently commit (like bestiality) but now the gays are committing said sin, so I don't see how they're better than anyone else.
 
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