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Dull and wet today...

You clearly didn't get into inhaling (ask @Acolyte, @Heart2Soul , etc.), so not pursuing it obviously made sense!

FYI, https://www.christianityboard.com/threads/your-favorite-psalm.27082/page-17

Romans 8 has a wonderful account of those who indeed walk after the Spirit now, and not after the flesh.

Great you managed never to start seriously... :)

Great he achieved the aim that you said he was pressing for! :) Years ago, smoking cigarettes was something family and friends and work colleagues just did automatically, without a second thought.

A pity about his bullying, years ago. Hope your son is doing well now. Yes, I can see how his inking - and body building - was some kind of response to his real impression of being marginalized. In addition, a lot of women feel marginalized and overwhelmed also; although these days not a few...

PS: So has dh managed to become nicotine free with his vaping yet? I think it was his aim, right? Years ago the whole smoking thing was vastly different.

There are one or two songs with similar wording...

We do indeed need to approach God's Word in an attitude of faith and trust; if denying its central contents is how we come to make a profession, it's not a Biblical profession. "What think ye of Christ? Whose Son is He?" (Matthew 22.42)

The Lord Jesus said: 'In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.' (John 16.33)

Hebrews 1: '...upholding all things by the word of His power...'

Philippians 4.8 - all those whatsoevers :) - provide so much that we can indeed concentrate on to profit, for God's glory.

Must have been impressive...

It's just something that's there, if they want it, for young men to do. It's all good. :)

Sometimes if discussions become fruitless, then it's best just to move on...

@Pearl: Yes, we should indeed be thankful for 'the day that the LORD hath made'.

Was there really an eclipse? I don't think it was visible over here in North America...

Well I drink lots of tea, but it's been so many decades ago that I gave up coffee that even the smell of it now seems strange...

I'm so out of the coffee scene now (a tea person) that I don't even like the smell of coffee beans...