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  1. James Roberts

    I am really looking forward to being here.

    I know someone from another Christian forum who used a very similar avatar. Probably a coincidence. I ran into two people on different Christian forums with the same unusual name who were polar opposites.
  2. James Roberts

    I am really looking forward to being here.

    I am having some tech problems which are going to restrict my writng somewhat. The new antivirus software installed on our network is blocking CB, while allowing access to all other sites I frequent. Anybody who has written me will be acknowledged as soon as I can outside of my company's network.
  3. James Roberts

    Gospel of Grace?

    created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. So the good works didn't originate with us. If they did and we could be saved because of them, Jesus died for no reason. Ha, I love the Bible too!
  4. James Roberts

    Gospel of Grace?

    Ephesians 2:8-10 (NASB) 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and [1] that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we...
  5. James Roberts

    I am really looking forward to being here.

    I take a hard stance on acronyms. Off and on throughout my engineering career of been a technical writer and illustrator. One thing I've learned about acronyms is that you have to write with your audience's comprehension in mind. So I only use acronyms when I know my audience will know what...
  6. James Roberts

    I am really looking forward to being here.

    Nice to meet you as well. I rarely use acronyms or emoticons. Working in Aerospace and our military, I'm bombarded with acronyms at work.
  7. James Roberts

    I am really looking forward to being here.

    My wife has been feeding the birds around the house this year on a regular basis. We have a lot of purple and yellow finches, and a lot of hummingbirds too. I suspect she'll be borrowing my camera on a regular basis. She likes to do simple point and shoot so I'll store the camera like that...
  8. James Roberts

    I am really looking forward to being here.

    I hope I am always teachable.
  9. James Roberts

    I am really looking forward to being here.

    I never realized that because of the overwhelming presence and work of the Holy Spirit. As soon as I was saved (in Jesus' name), I felt the need to be water baptized as Jesus tells His disciples to go into all the world and baptize: Matthew 28:19 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 19 Go...
  10. James Roberts

    I am really looking forward to being here.

    You will. To clarify what interactions I've had with Moderators, my last encounter with a Moderator was my complaint that someone rewrote part of my reply to indicate the opposite of what I actually said. The Moderator just didn't get my complaint although it was well documented. So after...
  11. James Roberts

    My film photography has now turned into a digital photography hobby.

    My film photography has now turned into a digital photography hobby.
  12. James Roberts

    I am really looking forward to being here.

    I've become distant from four previous forums for different reasons. One was for constant bickering among members; another for not being apart of a"closed clique" of members, I was on the outside looking in; another I am under a two year band for questioning the unbiased standards applied by a...
  13. James Roberts

    I am really looking forward to being here.

    I grew up in a lower middle class family in a urban city in the Midwest. From being a devout Roman Catholic in parochial grade school, I started drifting away from the Roman Catholic Church in parochial high school. By the time I started college, I had serious doubts of faith, and only a vague...
  14. James Roberts

    I am really looking forward to being here.

    To put my testimony in context will take a fairly lengthy reply. I will copy what I wrote from another Christian Forum and add to it as needed. I will start it in a new post.
  15. James Roberts

    I am really looking forward to being here.

    I have been an active member of at least four other Christian forums, but for one reason or another, I was led (by the Holy Spirit) to leave. I hope this is where I can put some roots down. I've been a non-Denominational Christian for about 36 years, agnostic for awhile, but I was brought up...