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    Diet recipes

    in Fellowship Hall

    Posted

    My LOW FAT LOW CARB PIZZA:

    1 WHOLE WHEAT PITA BREAD

    Pizza Sauce

    1/4 Cup of Non-Fat Mozzerralla Cheese

    Italian Seasoning

    I place this Pita in the Microwave for 48 seconds.

    Total calories -- 200 calories -- 0 GRAMS of FAT!

    Sorry it took me so long to send this to you Traveller.  I'll place some more of my substitutes favorites here.

    Take care and God bless,

    George

    2 Samuel 24:13

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hello Josko,

    This will answer your question.

    2 Samuel 24:13 mentions that there will be seven years of famine whereas 1 Chronicles 21:12 mentions only three.

    (Category: misunderstood the author's intent, and misunderstood the wording)

    There are two ways to look at this. The first is to assume that the author of 1 Chronicles emphasized the three-year period in which the famine was to be most intense, whereas the author of 2 Samuel includes the two years prior to and after this period, during which the famine worsened and lessened respectively.

    Another solution can be noticed by observing the usage of words in each passage. When you compare the two passages you will note that the wording is significantly different in 1 Chronicles 21 from that found in a 2 Samuel 24. In 2 Samuel 24:13 the question is "shell seven years of famine come to you?" In 1 Chronicles 21:12 we find an alternative imperative, "take for yourself either three years of famine..." From this we may reasonably conclude that 2 Samuel records the first approach of the prophet Gad to David, in which the alternative prospect was seven years; whereas the Chronicles account gives us the second and final approach of Nathan to the King, in which the Lord (doubtless in response to David's earnest entreaty in private prayer) reduced the severity of that grim alternative to three years rather than an entire span of seven. As it turned out, however, David opted for God's third preference, and thereby received three days of severe pestilence, resulting in the deaths of 70,000 men in Israel.

    (Archer 1982:189-190 and Light of Life II 1992:190)

    Your brother in Christ with much agape love,

    George

    How do YOU read the Bible?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    How I do my personal devotional time?

    2-3 chapters in the New Testament.

    2-3 chapters in the books from Genesis - Job.

    2 chapters in Psalms - Proverbs.

    2 chapters Eccl - Malachi.

    That's how I break down my daily devotional reading time.

    Your brother in Christ with much agape love,

    George

    There are teachers and then there are educators

    in Humor! Need a good laugh?

    Posted

    Teachers and Educators

    According to a news report, a certain private school in Birmingham recently was faced with a unique problem. A number of 12 year old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom.

    After they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of lip prints.  Every night, the maintenance man would remove them and the next day, the girls would put them back.  

    Finally the  principal decided that something had to be done.  She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had  to clean the mirrors every night.  To demonstrate how difficult it had been  to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how  much effort was required.  He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it.

    Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.

    There are teachers, and then there are educators...

    Powerball Winner??

    in Theology

    Posted

    Hello all,

    This is what I did as far as these "lottery tickets" given to me roughly 5 years ago as part of my "Christmas" present.  I merely told my mom that I would appreciate it if she didn't buy me lottery tickets but rather cash or a gift certificate.  That's basically how I left it.  I didn't tell my mom -- it's wrong to give me lottery tickets -- I didn't judge my mom but I believe my mom believes that I believe it's wrong and so this situation has never happened again.

    Take care and God bless,

    Your brother in Christ with much agape love,

    George

    Is it too late?

    in Theology

    Posted

    Hello Missy,

    That's great that he realizes he needs Christ -- and his fear of not having Christ is the biggest indication that he has come to Christ.  Let me relate a story that is in Church history and I am not sure where I read it but this story was one of those stories you can never forget when you read it.

    The Apostle John had led a young man to the Lord and entrusted this man to the church leader in Ephesus.  He had gone away for a period of time (it's been a while since I read this story but I believe this is when he was exiled to Patmos) and when he returned to Ephesus he went to the church leader and said -- How is the fruit that I entrusted into your hands?  The church leader had told the apostle -- Oh the young man has totally turned away from the Lord and now is leading a criminal group of theives and robbers.  The apostle directly asks the church leader -- where is he so that I can find him?  The church leader and the people of Ephesus didn't want John to go and find him -- at the time John was approaching 100 years old.  John persisted and went looking for this young man.  On his way searching for this man he found him and his gang of theives.  Upon seeing John he wept and cried -- for he thought he had lost his salvation and could never return.  The apostle John then brought him back into the fold and many of the theives who were part of this gang became believers as well.  

    So I hope this story helps.

    Take care and God bless,

    Your brother in Christ with much agape love,

    George

    Speeding ...

    in Humor! Need a good laugh?

    Posted

    A police officer pulled a guy over for speeding and had

    the following exchange:

    Officer: May I see your driver's license?

    Driver: I don't have one. I had it suspended when I got my

    5th DUI. (Driving Under the Influence)

    Officer: May I see the owner's card for this vehicle?

    Driver: It's not my car. I stole it.

    Officer: The car is stolen?

    Driver: That's right. But come to think of it, I think I

    saw the owner's card in the glove box when I was putting

    my gun in there.

    Officer: There's a gun in the glove box?

    Driver: Yes sir. That's where I put it after I shot and

    killed the woman who owns this car and stuffed her in the

    trunk.

    Officer: There's a BODY in the TRUNK?!?!?

    Driver: Yes, sir.

    Hearing this, the officer immediately called his captain.

    The car was quickly surrounded by police, and the captain

    approached the driver to handle the tense situation:

    Captain: Sir, can I see your license?

    Driver: Sure. Here it is.

    It was valid.

    Captain: Who's car is this?

    Driver: It's mine, officer. Here's the registration.

    Captain: Could you slowly open your glove box so I can see

    if there's a gun in it?

    Driver: Yes, sir, but there's no gun in it.

    Sure enough, there was nothing in the glove box.

    Captain: Would you mind opening your trunk? I was told you

    said there's a body in it.

    Driver: No problem.

    The trunk was opened; no body.

    Captain: I don't understand it. The officer who stopped

    you said you told him you didn't have a license, stole the

    car, had a gun in the glovebox, and that there was a dead

    body in the trunk.

    Driver: Yeah, I'll bet he told you I was speeding, too.

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