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OldShep

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OldShep last won the day on November 22 2012

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  • Birthday 02/12/1950

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    Portland, Maine, USA
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    Amateur volcanologis, part time thrill seeker, hang gliding, photography, climbing mountains, taking long walks in the jungles/woods and talking to God, ie Jesus Christ plus flying. World traveler, Retired Engineer, learning from others, and helping others. Good with my hands and fixing things that need fixing.

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  1. Not sure that this would mean the next step in total tolerance. Interdenominational acceptance of other believers in Jesus Christ may be an area that would cause some people to set aside the traditions of man for those that trust and believe in the Son of God. The Knights do some very good things up here in Maine, and it is shame that one can not become a member because they happen to be Baptist, or Protestant, because there can be no doubt that Jesus is loved by each denomination. Dennis
  2. Hmmm! Seems to me that their leader is playing a risky game of Russian Roulette with the lives of his people. Let us pray that some level headed people enter the game before a bunch of people pay for the wrong choices of the misguided. Lord Jesus please hear our prayers. Dennis
  3. I have. US Army---MI/ASA/NSA. I like your guide lines. My oldest son is in, he is a Forward observer.
  4. Hope they got the little girl her gum ball machine!
  5. Hmmmm< what do you feed a Biological computer, to keep those living organisms alive? Be it plant, or human that is used? Sounds like a vorloon space ship.
  6. Your welcome. I'm retired now, and for most part always worked, at times working as a field hand and also a Janitor for my local church during a slow down in the electrical construction trades. As a field hand I stayed in a bunk house area of a 1800 farm house, unheated, owned by Christians friends from Church. Paying rent and helping run the 80 acre farm, even after I found work in my field, Electrical, Industrial Engineering. The Church I go to help those that really need help, some what like yours does. My Grandfather was a man of means and worked as a farmer, an Captain and engineer of a tug boat, and held better then 500 areas of land in Northern Maine. As a child I think I was about 5, He told me a story about honest men and lazy men who would not care for even members of their own family. During this time, the phase "if a man does not work a man should not eat" came into my teaching. Logging was often done and the wood soled to support the family back in the early 1900's and the 1800's as well from the land once owed by my family. Self supporting is not a easy task and at times there are those that need help do to illness or injury, and that was an accepted fact in my family and we were often turned to, to provide help, through the Church. My Grandfather and Great-grandfather kept diaries for most part these diaries were the daily log of events that took place in and around the household and the town they lived in. Granddad was also an elected Selectman of the town for many years. Hard to read, these dated back to mid 1700. One of the things I noticed while reading these daily logs, was that my Grandmother and Great Grandmother worked just as hard to support that family as the men did. What do you think of these words form the Bible? In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is idle and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone's food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves a model for you to follow. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat." We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread they eat. (2Th 3:6-12) Who provides support to the mother of a women who deserted her children and divorced her husband? Dennis
  7. I agree with the pastor teaching on 1 Timothy 5:3-16 Widows into the numbers as I understand it was the employment and maintenance from the church: of "true windows" . In days long gone there was an office in the church in which widows were employed, and given assignments from the deacons, to tend the sick and the aged. You can read about the early days in Christian church (Act_6:1). 1Ti 5:4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God. { wonder if my son has read this}. Paul recommending of Phoebe, has nothing to do with being placed in the numbers, but to be accepted as sister in Chirst, she was infact a a servant of the church in Cenchrea, a seaport a few miles east of Corinth see( Act_18:18 ) and Paul was asking the Roman Christains to give her any help she may need. Kind of like a letter of introduction today commending the person for favorable regards and attentions. see ( 2Co_3:1; Act_18:27) Phebe seems to have been a person of some account; and yet it was no problem for her to be a servant to the church. That is my take on it. Hope it helps you, Dennis
  8. Sounds to me that your friend has a problem with self and has looked toward you as a guide and a mentor in life to be like. Your way of talking and looking at things now become her's. She has no real self ID and is looking outward to others to complete her self. Very, very sad, I would cry for her and pray for her, for I feel something very large is missing from her life, Jesus can help.
  9. Luk_9:60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
  10. As long as most believe peace is unreachable, it will be. Wouldn't it be great if most chose to live in peace, with everyone anyway.
  11. When Jesus walked the face of the earth, did He teach the Word in numbered Bible verses? To focus in on such a small part of an idea often causes the loss of what was meant during the whole of the conversion. The idea that comforts me most is this one: As for you(Dennis), you(Dennis) were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you(Dennis) used to live when you(Dennis) followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you (Dennis) have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you (Dennis, has) have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can (Dennis can not) boast. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Eph 2:1-10) Sorry I just could not list just ONE verse...Hope you understand... ICL__Dennis
  12. No sarcasm Mom, I just shared with you what the Lord Lead me to do.....in my country, some of those people caused a great amount of anger within me, later they became close friends.. May the Lord Bless you....good bye.
  13. Praying for Peace and for the burdens you carry to be lightened. Share your burden with Christ: Mat 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Mat 11:30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." No! you are not the only one. There are others that understand your lost for they to have suffered greatly and some are still carrying the burden of watching loved ones slowly died, powerless to make them well. I can not help you, I can cry with you, if near by I could sit with you and we could hug each other and cry together. It may seem like God is not there, but He really is there. God is with you and your son, and God is with the people that made the choice to give your son a place to stay for awhile. God Loves you and will never leave you alone, we may suffer losses in our lives but we are never really alone. ICL~~~Dennis....
  14. I Pray that a lot more men have a dream like this and come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
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