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She describes the horrors, but she also acknowledges her dependence on God and His being there all of the time that made the difference!

Hope this is not too far off topic, but indeed as it is written: "...The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head." Matt 8:20 But then consider what David wrote about a thousand years earlier: "Surely I will not come into the...

I never had the pleasure. Probably by the first time I read her book she had already passed from this life. But... I still recall when I read it the first time. I knew really almost nothing about scripture and God, but her words and experiences overwhelmed me. I was thinking she was so much and...

Indeed what they had was man's knowledge as when a person studies the Encyclopedia Britannica thoroughly until his brain contains all of the information it contained, but what does he "know" really about anything? Does he have more than superficial knowledge according to men? Do people not...

It has been many years since I last opened that book, Mere Christianity. I still have my old copy, but in my most recent rereading of old books I chose Corrie Ten Boom's "The Hiding Place". It seems like even though I don't work at a secular job any more I have less time available than...

"And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much...

Where to draw the line? God always knows!

And then for the Canadians in the group: WHAT TO DO?.... One winter morning a husband and wife in central Saskatchewan were listening to the radio during breakfast. They heard the announcer Say, "We are going to have 8 to 10 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the even-numbered...

And then for the other side there was this one: Flying on Air Force One, Obama looked at Oprah, chuckled and said, “You know, I could throw a $1,000 bill out of the window right now and make somebody very happy. Oprah shrugged her shoulder and replied, “I could throw ten $100 bills out of the...

Here's one saved from a few years ago: An airplane was about to crash; there were 5 passengers on board, but only 4 parachutes. The first passenger, Holly Madison said, “I have my own reality show and I am the smartest and prettiest woman at Playboy, so Americans don’t want me to die.” She...

It can be an easy thing to separate the things of God from our secular activities. Lots of people do that. I have done that. Our secular government apparently somewhere decided that that was the proper way to go so they went with this idea of separating church [or Church] and State. It was the...

That alert system is quite useful when it works like we believe that it should, but at times it is quite temperamental [can such a systme be temperamental?]. The very first thing I do each time I come on the forum is go through all my alerts, one at a time. Still, too often later when I am...

I have always enjoyed reading Jeremiah. He stood strong in the Lord in the face of the people's deaf ears. He spoke God's Word, but the people would not hear nor repent. My little complaints are nothing next to that. Maybe with what is happening around us today some men will find themselves in...

We are in agreement here. Parables and more than parables. A history, yet not a comprehensive history. The history is there to set the scene for God's message in way to which men may relate. Offended? No, my problem in part anyway comes with my age. I am tired in my flesh. Last night I woke up...

I was just going on the face of what you said in your post. It reminded me of the parable I cited. If it doesn't fit your real situation then it may be as you suggested at the end that you were talking to yourself and no one was able to understand. Have a care!

@Josho Thanks for the heads up. I already knew that God is continuing to work. As for the testimonies, I am glad that some good is found in even the worst of circumstances although I only listened to a small segment of the video. "And we know that all things work together for good to them that...

I am both tired and retired everyday... but it is always day and time to work until the night comes when no man can work [see John 9:4]

Untethered from the world and its ways is a good thing, but it is not the end of what is needed. Consider this parable: When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came...

The Interpreter is needed to really understand and separate truth from fiction. People have learned things from studies and from listening to preachers and from science and other supposedly secular areas and applied them to their walk with God. It is very mixed up but when no one ever provokes...

Thank you for the renewed explanation. Now I understand. Sorry but this old man is kind of slow with some things.