RonD1120

This morning's news reports a female who was harassed for texting in this theater by C. Reeves a short time ago. She also stated that after admonishing her he followed her to the rest room. Hmmm.... My wife and I plan to see Lone Survivor tomorrow afternoon. I plan to keep my phone turned off and my gun holstered. Of course, circumstances may require a change of plans. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Amen brother, well stated. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Not really biased, I was raised Church of Christ, and because of my parent's hardcore methods of ramming it down mine and my sister's throats, neither me or my sisters have hardly anything to do with the church now, not from resentment, just no interest in being like those kind of people. I have been exposed to people over the years that display the characteristics that I posted, and having known Christians of different religions, almost all of them in/from Tennessee, they all seem like miserable people, and they always have seem to something negative to say about someone, or try to place judgement on someone. You said that the lost ones are the ones that you are most interested in associating with, I 100% respect that answer, and that's what I would think that someone should to if they want to convey their message, but here in Tn, the attitude that is often prevalent is that those are bad people who will only bring you down! Don't associate with them! Hence a big part of me posting this thread in the first place! I recently introduced my GF to the family over the Christmas holidays, and my kids and sisters love her, but the parents had a very different attitude, the first question they asked her was not something like "Where are you from?" or "how long have y'all been dating", or even, "has he taken you skydiving yet?", Their first question was "What church do you go to?" I spoke up and answered for her, and said she don't go to any church, and from there, the whole subject has gone to crap from there. The most recent communication between me and the parents was how she's going to drag me down to hell with her, and I reminded them that I haven't been to church in almost 10 years, and that by them relentlessly ramming it down our throats only pushes us further away,,, well, the conversation declined from there til I finally just hung up the phone after telling them that when they can quit being religious zealots and open up a bit, just forget my phone number! Again, as I said up front, I'm not anti-religious, nor do I hate it, I do believe and I do not hate God, so don't anyone go off the deep end by thinking I'm an Atheist, Agnostic or Pagan, I'm not that at all, just stating that the way that some people approach it or act about it is totally unacceptable. Your response makes good sense. I understand your position. Let me be clear about the terms biased and prejudiced. Everyone with an opinion is biased a prejudiced. It means your life experience has guided you to a prejudgment at your current juncture. My experience with the Church of Christ is limited, biased and prejudiced. They are what we refer to as legalistic church. They are a very legalistic church. And, I agree with you in that they are difficult to hang with. Over the past 30+ years I have worked with many denominations and independent community churches. Right now we are members of the Church of God, Cleveland TN. They have some legalistic points but we overlook them. The people in our particular congregation are very loving, supportive and community oriented. Look around for a church with folks you like, a pastor that makes sense and preaches from Scripture. I suggest starting with the non-denominational independent churches. Frequently, they meet in the small strip malls in the community. The purpose of being a Christian is to have an eternal relationship with Jesus Christ not belonging to a "church." Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Did Clinton actually say that, or was Limbaugh going off on a wild, ludicrous tangent? Well as it turns out I did not listen well enough. Rush was tying two separate points together in one monologue. But, I wasn't too far off. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Professor Kallend, Now that the talking has gone on for the while, heres questions I didn't see anyone ask yet, what observations do you make and what conclusions do you draw from this map? Jan I wondered why kallend was posting this topic. Then today I heard Rush Limbaugh discussing Hillary Clinton's declaration on how women in America are in severe distress and abuse. Guess what the premise is connected to. It is Anthropological Global Warming. Yep it all makes sense now. AGW is one on kallend's rabid subjects. The thinking is this, as the earth warms up the economy suffers. The economic depression forces women into prostitution and other hazardous work. Therefore, AGW increase the mortality of women. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Bottom line, your description of the Christian is biased, prejudiced and not correct. I believe quade had the first and best respose. I've been busy and it took me a long time to get here. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I guess the truth doesnt count huh? Out of respect for DanG I attempted to read the NYT story. I made it into the third segment and lost interest. Too much fluff for me. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

My old stomping grounds. http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2014/1/14/curtis_reeves_movie_.html Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Dear Mr. Progressive Liberal, As a member of the SPECOPS community I am greatly troubled by the lies and non-accountability for the tragic loss of four Americans in Benghazi. Dear Concerned, Have you signed up for Obamacare? You are going to be fined by the IRS if you have not. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

And yet the progressive liberal BHO supporters believe this is OK. Look around here. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

See, now there's an excellent straight line. No pun intended. What a mind! Only you would have grabbed that. Grabbed what?? Stop it! The turgid double entendre.

Does using the term "marriage" to describe a union automatically include people in your church community and give you jurisdiction to intervene? Interesting question. I have no jurisdiction to intervene but my pastor has indicated he will take action. I do not know what he has decided he will do. He has stated that the world church government of our denomination will revoke the license of any minister who performs a homosexual marriage. It really is not a big concern in my community. We are more focused on the day to day survival necessities, leading people to Jesus Christ and planning our new church development. We have the property, twenty acres, and need to build the structure. If your pastor acts on behalf of the church community then he acts on behalf of its members. It pays to pay attention to those who do things claiming they have your support. If, in fact, they don't... say something. (that's a general comment.) The motive behind me asking the question was the idea you bring up of one's church community, and it being the last boundary in your list beyond which you observe "folks are free." I think a healthy understanding of what constitutes one's church community, if theyone chooses to have one, and what does not is very important. That is, more important than people being free to pursue sexual outlets if they are outside your church community, theypeople are free to declare themselves completely and entirely outside of your church community and any opinions, standards, regulations, or restrictions thereof. Everyone has free will. Within my church community some choices may come under extreme scrutiny and criticism. Sexual sin, substance use, homicide, robbery are some examples of bad choices. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

See, now there's an excellent straight line. No pun intended. What a mind! Only you would have grabbed that. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Perhaps you can tell how old you were when you made your choice? Perhaps tour decision process is an ongoing affair, I'm willing to bet, if your honest with yourself, it never was really much of a choice at all. I love this type of thinking. It is so clever. I can tell you with all honesty, I never got laid accidently. I always chose to participate. I have no doubt that you never had straight sex on accident, so I'm assuming you not having gay sex was no accident either, so what made you not have gay sex? I know you have previously discussed your alcohol and drug use when you were younger, even if you were heavily under the influence, you still did not choose men, why? You know you never had to make choice. The principle from a Christian perspective, at least mine, is sexual sin or sex apart from marriage. God provided a path through His son Jesus Christ to be forgiven of sin. Do you want forgiveness or to wallow in sin? See, it is a choice. It seems to me that you and others are trying to get me to choose the better sin. I cannot do that. Sin is sin, it separates you from God and it risks your eternal salvation. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I absolutely agree. The spiritual struggle centers on sin which separates the sinner from God. The spirit desires union with God while the body seeks personal satisfaction. What is a stake is the eternal soul. We must crucify the flesh to grow spiritually. The path of course is through Jesus Christ. "No man cometh unto the Father except by Me." When we accept Him we receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to guide us on our path. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Does using the term "marriage" to describe a union automatically include people in your church community and give you jurisdiction to intervene? Interesting question. I have no jurisdiction to intervene but my pastor has indicated he will take action. I do not know what he has decided he will do. He has stated that the world church government of our denomination will revoke the license of any minister who performs a homosexual marriage. It really is not a big concern in my community. We are more focused on the day to day survival necessities, leading people to Jesus Christ and planning our new church development. We have the property, twenty acres, and need to build the structure. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Perhaps you can tell how old you were when you made your choice? Perhaps tour decision process is an ongoing affair, I'm willing to bet, if your honest with yourself, it never was really much of a choice at all. I love this type of thinking. It is so clever. I can tell you with all honesty, I never got laid accidently. I always chose to participate. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

What would be your response if someone in your family or church community announced they were gay? In my family, we would have an intervention. In my church, my pastor would deal with the individual first and then determine the proper course of action. The situation would be similar if someone announced they were addicted to meth or committing adultery. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Do you think being gay is a choice? Sexual behavior in human beings is a choice. It is not mandatory. Therefore, who or what you choose to have sex with is a personal decision. Sexual abstinence is a viable choice as well. Folks are free to pursue whatever sexual outlet they want. That is as long as it is not with me, my family or my church community. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Great to see you have a sense of humor after all. That video remind you of your hometown? Some. Were your parents related before they got married? No, Mom was from Wilmore, KY and Dad from Cincinnati, OH. To my knowledge we did not have any cousin marriages on either side of the family. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

So you're a progressive? Not in the political sense. Yes, in the spiritual sense. I have only scratched the surface and there is certainly much, much more to learn on this journey. Of all the things I have done and accomplished, the spiritual path is the most exciting and rewarding. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Only in my case? If that means you agree that for everyone else he insults Ron is simply raging against his own childishness then I'll take it. We all have/had aspects of our personalities that are adolescent. It is the rebelliousness of our nature. The quest of adulthood is or, should be, to grow and mature and leave those character traits behind. Some of us have made more progress than others. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Holy thread resurrection Batman. The OP's long gone. Yes, but God hasn't gone anywhere. Another +1 Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

No. Here, YOU are making it one. That Article cites several possible causes. Obesity is never named in the article. Lots of thin, poorly educated, high sodium/highly processed/low nutritive value food eating Women also die young. Has domestic violence been considered? Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Great to see you have a sense of humor after all. That video remind you of your hometown? Some, I haven't seen the A&E show "Moonshiners" but, the local radio station has described it as accurate for the area. Don't forget Eric Rudolph evaded law enforcement for a lengthy period of time in these mountains. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.