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The ones who got punished aren't always the worst offenders...the complainers are usually the worst offenders IMO.

I hope and pray your prayer is answered as well as mine :-D

^^^^ Very well put!!!

I use to consider this my home site where I would share my daily thoughts. There was a lot of conflict, but it didn't push me away. Then they shut it down for a month or so to revamp it. Nothing was the same since then. The banning of certain people and not their foes doesn't do justice or help resolve the problem. It only enables one side to ...

I still haven't gotten use to the format. I liked the older web design much better. Not being able to edit is a major bummer. Expecting people who are having marriage problems to act civil is kind of far fetched. It's not acting civil that causes the marriage problems in the first place and it takes a lot to change that in people who are in the ...

Hugs and prayers from here pooh

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This is certainly a good topic, so I look forward to seeing in BHL :-D

We need to learn to figure out who we are listening to. There are several ''voices'' to distinguish from. There is the Holy Spirit, who we should be listening to, but satan and his cohorts are also trying to decive us as well as our own thoughts, feelings and emotions, (which are a result of our perceptions, which may or may not be ...

Chaz, because feelings are fickle I make a distinction form being ''in'' love and loving someone. To love someone means to me. at least, how you treat them. Being in love with someone is how you feel about them. Yes, feelings are fickle and they come and go, but love remains the same.

As far I'm concerned, love is a set of actions found in 1 Cor 13. From my experience, that really bothers people. Here's why. When you're in love, or have the feelings and emotions accociated with love, you seem to automatically do the things in 1 Cor 13. The challenge, though, is loving (a la 1 Cor 13) someone who has hurt you. Lately I have been

Tubalcain: Zogi:In what way? The exercise of power and control over others.  Are you familiar with Jefferson's Credo:  ''I have sworn upon the Altar of Almighty God eternal hostility toward every form of tyranny over the mind of man.''  So have I. Admitedly, there's a fine balance between rightfully warning people ...

In what way?

...and as if you're the final word sheesh lol

damage to what?

Absolutely part of the 'entitlement'' mindset that started in the 60's and has really shown up in our kids IMO

Tubalcain: Zogi: Biblical Literacism was a minority view Remember: Matthew 7:13-14 (NASB77) 13 ''Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it. 14 ''For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and few are those who find it. Going with ...

It's just that ding dang coveting and wanting to fit in that keeps us running after THAT carrot...when Jesus said He would provide food and clothes if we would just seek first His Kingdom and Paul said we should lear to be satisfied with just food and clothes, it wasn't to keep us down, it was to free us up.

Biblical Literacism was a minority view Remember: Matthew 7:13-14 (NASB77) 13 ''Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter by it. 14 ''For the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and few are those who find it. Going with the flow is ...

Tubalcain: Zogi:Tubalcain, the reason you don't believe the written Word as it is written is what? The Bible is fairly clear as to when it is prophetic and when it is literal. To try and say it is all subjective or all literal is wrong. It is mostly very specific and hard to dismiss unless you have a preconceived agenda to do so which still ...