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Welcome, Blu! I hope you will have some time to share your testimony. It is a great joy to read those.

Dear Looking, I hope that you have divested yourself at least of the idea that God doesn't want you! All of us here who dwell with the Lord hope that we will hear from you, and that it will be as our brother in the Lord because you have freely come to him because he offers himself to all--"Come...

Yes, that does sound familiar, but can't place it on a map just now. I want to say the exit for it is off 81 near Maryland or West Virginia (that's where I'm wanting to recall seeing exit signs for that place).

What are your plans for doing that? Something which I've been thinking about is--why would those who do not believe that God exists, at the least, or at the other end of the spectrum vehemently deny him, want to spend any time with him at all? When I read what you wrote it sounds to me like...

I was about the say about the say-- we hope for things unseen for what is hoped for that is seen? That is the Christian faith--to hope. I also often use the phrase "I know by faith"; many times by the grace of God my faith is so strong that I *know* these things to be true; but not by my...

I'd say just that when we do sin, we are turning from Jesus--pushing him off the throne and asserting ourselves there. We are acting out of character, not like the children of God that we are (at that time, *we* have essentially emancipated us from himself and said I am not yours--though God...

Thank you! That's why I never heard of it--I've never driven around that area before. Mainly south-central PA and then areas around Pittsburgh and somewhat near Philadelphia.

Here's my testimony: Was raised nominally Catholic (no strong religious upbringing in my home). We stopped going to church when I was in high school. My father studied the Bible under a non-denominational pastor and I tried that for a little while; I found it very interesting (nearly got through...

It sure is. A couple of "good" things (and I say good like that because I know they are good, and certainly so for my faith; but, my physical self is just not so partial to them as what I would prefer, sadly. Very sadly, but I feel it may be common. I am talking to someone who lost his spouse...

I was about to say the same thing! Knowing Jesus is everything to me; I can't imagine just like doing things to check off a check list or something but not knowing Him as a person as the motivation for doing anything at all. Jesus makes the things in the world look very bleak. On another forum I...

Oh, how neat. Where is that at? I'm right by Gettysburg. It is definitely beautiful here.

No, not at all. Defiling oneself by writing the word of God on you... my that is really something. What about defiling oneself by doing something morally wrong instead. No, that would be too logically consistent. Yeah, I get really annoyed by such nonsense. (I edited my original post into...

No, thank you for directing me to it. I have no issues with tattoos, just don't care for them myself but to each their own (in this instance; I see nothing against God's commandments with it. And I do not understand were a Christian to condemn it as morally wrong--would it be due to the...

Never! I couldn't stand that place. Totally not my climate. I like greenery and thunderstorms. Knew it would be tough out there; didn't expect to stay for 9 years, but employment opportunity drove us out there and a good job offer had me staying longer. So glad I'm back on the east coast though...

Well, I didn't trust it the first time. I recognized right from the start that it was a ply for power, as it obviously is. Anyone who does trust this government is sorely deceived. No one in the upper echelons of authority in the United States government cares a whit about the citizens of that...

Very much. My husband and I were married until he died. Not sure why you would think it isn't realistic; would you explain the reasoning behind the question?? I see where you're going with the question after reading the replies; however, it does happen all the time. Not everyone is divorced...

Praise God! That's an amazing way to advance the Kingdom and his Spirit is blessing the word that is preached. It's great to see an ecumenical effort too, but still keeping the denominations separate. Yeah, really. Hope the rest will adhere to this.

Weclome, E! I joined a couple months ago from Pennsylvania (really Pennsylvania now too--just moved back from just below the border in Maryland and my am I sooooooo glad I moved back!). Hope to chat with you on here. (I had lived in Southern Nevada before, not too far from California. Visited...

Yes, there should be none of that--it is all a work of God who gave life to our dead spirits.

Part of why I love reciting the Nicene Creed---"I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life". Thank you for your edifying words.