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Apparently that had happened to their teen aged son. Hence the warning to house guests.

My cousin has a very exclusive home in the Sacramento valley. When we visited she warned us to inspect the toilet for rats before sitting.

1Ti 2:9 In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;

Our pastors oppose divorce but recommend separation in many cases of drug and/or alcohol addiction in an effort to protect the spouse and children as well as to convince the addict that they need to seek help to keep their family.

Check and see if the speaker is dressed in animal skins. They are the first blood sacrifice to cover sin that God provided for them to wear that is mentioned in the Bible. If they are not clothed in leather you should might point out to them that they are not dressed in the clothing that God first provided for Adam and Eve either. Not that their theory is worthy anything to begin with. We are neither under the law nor under such man made traditions as they have concocted. Gen 3:21 Yahweh God made garments of animal skins for Adam and for his wife, and clothed them.

The root of my unforgiveness (which caused my bitterness) was my self righteousness. God pointed those same Scriptures at me that I had pointed at others; this revealed my own hatred and self righteousness to me. This brought me to true repentance, seeing myself in all my ugliness. God also used this to show me the height and depth of His love. If He can love those horrible people, perhaps He could love me as well. He died for us all. In receiving His loving forgiveness for myself and being refilled with His Spirit, He enabled me to extend that grace to those I had once only held bitterness against.

My pastor of a Disciples of Christ (Christian) Church was a Freemason. I wanted to be baptized so my mom talked me into having that done in a Christian Church because they immerse. However that meant that I joined this particular church. Later I learned that the pastor was a Mason and did not believe in the Trinity because that word is not in the Bible. However, he didn't teach the concept of the Trinity either. I did leave that church as soon as I left home. I possess one of the Mason's secret books and have read others that were very high level. They were extremely mystical, stating that they shouldn't reveal everything to new Masons but only to higher degrees in the order. It also stated that no one can understand the Bible. In spite of this people must read the Bible as part of the requirement for induction into the order. The Holy Spirit moves in strange ways because He used this to plant seeds of saving faith in my Dad. Funerals of Masons reveal that they teach salvation by works and by achieving higher degrees in the order. My info comes from Scottish Rite and Shriners. They allow people of all religions to join except for Mormons with which they share many similarities. So no, I would not join a church that accepted pastors to the pulpit that were members of Masonic orders.

Strangely, none of my 3 grandsons have tats. They range in age from 21 to 24 and all are married and are committed Christians.

Joh 6:57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. Joh 6:58 This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate, and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever." Joh 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. As others have said, it is feeding on God's word that helps us to see Christ more clearly. The Holy Spirit uses the words of Christ to infuse us with His life. Through this route the living water of His Spirit then flows out to others. We see God's dealings with Israel as well as Christ weeping over Jerusalem, that He would have gathered her to Himself like a mother hen gathers her chicks. Such loving compassion for those who reject Him. We behold Christ and are conformed to His likeness as we perceive God's heart.

Oldest grand daughter is in her 30s and continues to get them. The other two have not. Husband of 24 year old has many and will probably get more. He is 28. I like his lion. Can't say I embrace any of the strategies. I just think the human body is more beautiful without them. Used to paint and draw portraits. My goal was to reveal the personality of the person in their expressions. I diminished the clothing by making it more impressionistic as well so that the emphasis was on the nuances of skin tones rather than being distracted by the detail in clothing. The same applies to tats. They to me are a distraction rather than an enhancement. That is just my values and my way of seeing people.

My pastor still thinks it is around Dec. 25th and he has studied the whole shlemiel, star alignment, Herod's facts as well. He has it a few years earlier but came back to Dec. as the date. As far as the cold, we warmed from 3 degrees Fahrenheit to 20 due to freezing rain. So celebrate, give thanks for Him and it will warm the cockles of you heart!

This usage was derived from historians of those days.

That is true of one but not the other.

Just because I really dislike tats doesn't mean I dislike the people who have them. Two favorite granddaughters have them as well as many friends. Granddaughters were 18 when they get theirs.

Can't remember what I posted about smoking. My husband and I quit together back in the 60s when cigarettes weren't as high in nicotine. Three. Yes, 3 different doctors advised me to quit. I call that a challenge. Hubby and I had each tried to quit separately at times but had failed. Finally we quit together and made it in July of 1967, the longest month of our lives. Smoke was irritating my asthma while I was pregnant and threatening the health of our baby. I had smoked a pack and a half a day for just under 4 years, hubby smoked 3 unfiltered packs a day and had for about 10 years. What do I remember most about smoking? Time after time hubby would be driving and accidentally drop a lit cigarette onto the seat. It would quickly roll under his crouch causing a real problem in traffic, not to mention his discomfort.

The expression Christian was originally a derogatory name the meant "little Christs". A Christian is a person who is indwell by His Spirit, the Holy Spirit. As such we should be loving the unlovable and forgiving the unforgivable just has Christ has loved and forgiven us. We are to walk in the Spirit.

It always ticked off Omega when I told him I am pan-trib, that it will all pan out in the end. Hey, when we have the Lord with us, all things work together for good. He gives us grace in time of need and not before. Our God is so good. It is a matter of trusting Him. Omega just couldn't understand my faith and thought I was being flip. It is the only thing I can remember him getting angry about. Now maybe he understands, now that he is with Jesus. Omega was a great teacher and the Holy Spirit used him on many occasions to open my eyes to the truth. I can't imagine Worthy without him, or life without him. I hope he will have a great reunion with Fresno Joe, Nigel and so many others that have helped to shape Worthy. It is a reminder that we all need to treasure each other here. Since I was diagnosed with CHF around the time that he was I understood some of what he was enduring and on many occasions prayed intensely for his relief. Relief came, but not in the way I selfishly had hoped.

Actually it is from north of the Spokane area and Kettle Falls in Eastern WA through Pasco and Kennewick, through eastern OR at Pendleton. I-5 goes through western WA and OR.

Yeah, about 30 miles south of where I live in WA I have watched a cutting horse work with a cattle dog to cut cattle from a herd. I pulled off the road to watch from about 40 feet away. They worked in sync, anticipating the movement of the steer and moving it. Fascinating and beautiful to watch. We have seen sheep being driven down the center of SR 395, a highway that extends from the Canadian border to the Mexican. It wouldn't seem that the "old west" could still be happening today. I love eastern OR and its pacific coast. The area between has gone to the dogs, esp. Portland where there is anarchy like Seattle.

Would love to see that. There is a "ghost town" in Oregon that has a barber shop from the mid 1800s next to an old saloon. The barber shop had old catalogs and cheese tins that I remember in particular. The saloon had a 15 foot mirror that made it there by ship going around the horn to the west coast, a miracle in itself. It had a dirt floor and the back opened up with a barn door. It wasn't a tourist trap--it was a surviving part of an old town in north central Oregon.

I need my car. In this area, smaller towns and suburban, we are several miles from grocery stores. Some of us are unable to walk that far any more. But I sure do whine when my computer doesn't work.

Loved Mr. Magoo. Hated the snow. We have several inches and 8 or 10 inches more are predicted during the next week. This time of year I want to see Mr. Magoo with you in Miami.

I concur. We told our kids the truth about Santa Clause, that someone's daddy was dressed up in the costume. I figured if I lied to my kids about Santa how would they believe me about the Christ. Today my kids are saved, their kids are saved and have married godly spouses. It is largely because I wanted my attitudes and values to always be about bringing them to know Christ. It was bringing them up in the way they should go.

These things are impossible for us to do in ourselves. It is possible to do through Christ in us. We will not be perfect, we may not be able to do it every time. However, it is possible by walking in the Holy Spirit.

It has been pointed out to me that a message to the church is in fact prophecy and in not the interpretation of a tongue. The latter is interpreting praise and adoration to God so that the congregation can agree with it. The people would not need to say amen to a prophecy.