What's on your mind?

[sampa]

I spent much of this afternoon cleaning out old FB messages. Many were from people in groups I no longer participate in, some were folks whose accounts no longer existed or had blocked me for one reason or another, and even one person who had apparently since died. I think I should do more of the same with my standard e-mail or CF messages.

By the way I'm sorry for your friend that passed. How awful

 

[.Mikha'el.]

By the way I'm sorry for your friend that passed. How awful

Thank you. This was someone from one of those Facebook groups I mentioned in my post. Not someone I ever really messaged a lot, but it's sad for sure.

 

[sampa]

If I may ask for everyone's prayers that things follow through with work as I am hoping they will sometime soon. I had expressed interest to a supervisor in switching permanently to the other lab section I am trained in, in order to conceivably get away from some low-key anxiety inducers such as the loud radio next door, and because I was just starting to feel burnt out in general after being in my current section for over four years now, ever since I first came to this job.

When I got to work yesterday evening I found that some changes are set to be made around the lab this year, such that many positions will be switched around, thus (at least possibly, assuming everything goes through as the manager is foreseeing) opening up a position on another crew entirely in the lab section I was hoping to go. I can see a lot of beneficial value and future headaches avoided in my coming to this particular spot. Should the Lord be willing to make it so.

What happened with this?. I remember you asking for prayer before I left too. And do you go on any travels in 2023?

 

[Citanul]

The Singles forum could be in it's final days, if the current trends are anything to go by. Does anyone remember a time when there was a new post every few seconds? And when award evenings were hosted and attended by every member of the board?

In 2014 the posting frequency was overwhelming, you literally couldn't keep up. You'd be multi-quoting ten or twelve people at a time.

Singles carried CF virtually on its own.

This may have to do with the decline in popularity of Internet forums. Things like TikTok and Discord didn't exist ten years ago, but now I think younger people will tend to gravitate towards those rather than a place like CF, and the Singles forum in particular relies on young people in order to sustain it as they're obviously the ones most likely to be single.

 

[SarahsKnight]

What happened with this?. I remember you asking for prayer before I left too. And do you go on any travels in 2023?

Unfortunately still in the same spot. With the lab manager now demoted and no longer able to dictate these things, I should try asking again to go to the other lab section.

And no, no faraway adventures for this knight last year, I'm afraid. ^-^

 

[RileyG]

Happy 2024 all!

 

[RileyG]

And if nothing else, there is also the pleasant memory of simply having seen that person once.

I also met with TX_Matt - who went by Snowy Macie the last we saw of him - once. Cool guy.


I would have seen @LadyOfMystery - the one and only Jennie Amber - in person too had she not apparently gotten cold feet about dating.

Am I thinking of the same person? TX_Matt was actually transgendered and identified as a woman. IIRC.

 

[DragonFox91]

I find message boards the go-to for community. Other forms of social media are nice, & I use them as well, but you can’t really build a reputation or community in them. It's mostly just speaking into a void & hoping someone hears. Message boards you can have discussions & conversations

Earlier this year it occurred to me if this section wasn’t as negative as any other secular site, it might attract more people.

I'm just not much of a jokester either. I like productive conversation. That probably turns people off from posting here.

 

[RileyG]

I love the singles section. It’s a great community.

 

[sampa]

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[SarahsKnight]

Am I thinking of the same person? TX_Matt was actually transgendered and identified as a woman. IIRC.

Oh, right. Well, at the time I met him he was a guy. Must have been at least seven years ago, actually.

 

[SarahsKnight]

Well if you ever do decide to get adventurous, please let me know.

*narrows eyes coolly and slowly comes to a rest with his hands folded underneath his chin with a bemused smile*

... Are you flirting with me, Madam?

 

[SarahsKnight]

I love the singles section. It’s a great community.

I think so, too. I mean, it's why I have been here for 9.5 years now.

 

[RileyG]

I think so, too. I mean, it's why I have been here for 9.5 years now.

I'll be here for many years longer

 

[DragonFox91]

I grew up NIV & think it's still a great translation, but I've noticed problems in it as I've been exposed to other translations. For example the pocket NIV I have, in the introduction to Revelation, it says some things I disagree with. (it was written to encourage the Christians at the time they'll get thru Nero)

 

[RileyG]

I've never used the NIV and had a small pocket book New Testament (and psalms + proverbs) that was KJV. I prefer the NAB or New Jerusalem Bible.

 

[DragonFox91]

Sorry guys, I was out late the night before & kind of grumpy. I got home last night & went right to bed.

 

[sampa]

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[sampa]

I grew up NIV & think it's still a great translation, but I've noticed problems in it as I've been exposed to other translations. For example the pocket NIV I have, in the introduction to Revelation, it says some things I disagree with. (it was written to encourage the Christians at the time they'll get thru Nero)

When I first became a Christian, the NIV was my go-to. I was told by somebody else and NIV (early 90s)is one of the best for starters. Later I was told KJV was the best for witness, since even no trinitarians use it.

Later I went onto believe/heard NASB the most literal and I bought one at a Kay Arthur conference at Moody Bible (2006). I have used that one for years but later in 2009 I started speaking with a reformed guy that went onto become a missionary in Thailand who believes ESV one of the best. I have parallel bible since then to compare. I've heard sermons with the amplified that hammered home scripture in modern day words. After studying under a Jewish Rabbi in 2010, I bought a tanak. Unfortunately my in-depth Bible studies seemed to die down after 2011. Possibly since I'm not around the influence of scholarly people as I was in the past. And I have more house responsibilities .I miss it though. Only one person in 2020 that was into apologetics, but I was not ready for the in depth study at that time.

 

[sampa]

*narrows eyes coolly and slowly comes to a rest with his hands folded underneath his chin with a bemused smile*

... Are you flirting with me, Madam?

Nah, No worries, your safe with me.