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@Riven the story of how I became a theological engineer has a point related to our conversation -> I was innocent and helpless, a sheep led to the slaughter, but was able to defend myself without resorting to violence. I’ll go to the grave believing that God and Messiah had my back. What those...

“Every time we forgive, we set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was us.” - Henri Nouwen

“Brethren, some of us have lived in warfare so long, that we should be half afraid if we were long free from assault. We have been called pretty nearly every name now; and if there remain any other forms of abuse, we are waiting for their filthiness to be poured on our head. Yet our slanderers...

@Riven have you ever watched the old Western TV Series Have Gun - Will Travel? The lead character (played by Richard Boone) is a sophisticated gunman for hire. His business card appears early in every episode - - accompanied with a short burst of dramatic music. (Always the same.) I...

Okay. Thanks. Now my turn. Because that’s how personal relationships are formed and forged. You probably aren’t going to believe this but I’m an introvert. (Many engineers are.) I don’t like talking about myself. It’s hard for me to do.

I’ve explained several times why I don’t accept or communicate with members - other than moderators and admin - by pm. It’s nothing personal. I learned a lesson the hard way, on another forum, many years ago. Not that it will likely matter to you, but I discussed it with the ministerial Board...

That’s a fair question and it deserves an answer. I’ll tell you, but I’d like for you to tell me why you do first.

* I am the library? I kind of like that. *

@Riven why do you discuss “personal stuff” on forums?

@Riven I shared a personal story with you about a work experience a few days ago. I’ll share a bit more of that story with you now. You’ll recall that due to my supervisor being inept, I narrowly avoided having my employmemt by the government terminated. Two weeks later, my transfer came...

I asked him the same thing a couple of days ago. He told me why he does.

He has been. You haven’t been listening. I’ve been listening to him since the day he registered. He’s telling you the truth. I’ve been trying to enlist the aid of “Christian” members to speak with him about this but that effort has not been successful.

“You are not following Jesus if you aren’t armed, ready to kill.” That’s not the teaching of Jesus and the apostles. That’s the teaching of the devil. As I typed those words, the faint thunder of weapons being fired at Fort Knox reached my ears.

Christian strength. ”One of the twenty-six asked leave to speak. … Dying well was tremendously important for samurai, and they often met death with a jisei no uta, or farewell song. Miki’s strong voice reached the edges of the crowd: ’I am a Japanese and a brother of the Society of Jesus. I...