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Prayer and the Scriptures are the best of foundations to build on if one is going to meet in due course with those who are like-minded, aren't they?

It just goes to show that, whether or not Hislop is absolutely correct in every detail, there is a deep need to get to grips with what the Bible really teaches in so many areas of doctrine, right?

Walking lends itself to day trips across the border at Niagara Falls, but when you have an onward journey it doesn't really work so well.

@Acolyte Before, you said You can see how for some ppl they can feel really good experiences, can't you? And also for young ppl, who really love God's Word, getting a Bible quote or phrase or reference can be very joyous, don't you think?

Good simply to feed on God's precious Word directly, without any ecclesiastical intermediary. The Spirit of God helps and guides us to see the Lord Jesus and His work at the Cross in Scripture, in all their wonder. PS: The New Testament dates from Apostolic times; no popes had anything to do...

Godly contentment is a lesson that may take years to learn, but brings its rich rewards in Christ.

It has been said that the Lord Jesus held truth without legalism and grace without compromise. "Full of grace and truth".

Often the context of Scripture passages provides a lot of interpretation help.

I've spent hours at a local Starbucks reading. They even have a well appointed bookshelf there, and lounge seats. There is even a private garden for Starbucks customers, where ppl can sit at tables in the sun. (There was a news item a while ago about a barista at Starbucks who claimed she had...

Sounds like it's about just right...

@Mayflower I think you talked about both your and your husband getting tattooed; so was it you that first encouraged him to do it? or maybe it was he that first introduced it to you? (I guess doing it for the first time is all about not simply teenage enthusiasm but moving to receive ink...

I gave up coffee decades ago... :) (Must be almost on my own in North America...) If it's not too noisy, Starbucks can be a good place for tea and for reading a book...

Paul in Romans - where justification by faith is very strongly asserted - also speaks of the 'obedience of faith' and 'obedience to the faith' at the beginning and end of the Epistle. In other words, if their is no evidence of faith, one can assume that it does not truly exist, whatever the...

There's also a footbridge in Niagara Falls, I think, apart from the Rainbow Bridge.

Oh we get lots of those calls! And years ago when booking a flight in pounds Sterling from England to Scotland, the sales operator for British Airways was actually in the US.

...or the Lewiston bridge...

Yes, I can see that with your dh it would be highly unlikely now (of course your son is younger!) If I may say so, it's a tribute to your adaptability and open mindedness that it wouldn't bother you.

A pity when the environment ceases to be that of worship 'in spirit and in truth' (John 4).

The principle enumerated in this verse in Amos has so many apt applications.

In some parts of the world it seems the weather is always prone to change...(metaphorically, like the human heart...)