A CHRISTIAN THREAD

[tom_no.1]

Welcome to a place where Christ should be exalted and "Self" should be abased!!

Welcome to a place where the BIBLE can be discussed rationally, intelligently, and positively without unnecessary argument!!

Welcome to a place where prayer can be requested and encouraged!!

Welcome to a place where positive and encouraging thoughts from scripture can be shared in a caring and loving way!!

Welcome to a place away from all the arguments, recriminations, and negativity of the outside world!!

Welcome to a place of rest and safety!!

Welcome to a place where Philippians 2:3 is practiced: "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."

Welcome to this Christian thread.



(Please leave all aggression, bitterness, and philosophy outside the door and please wipe your feet before coming inside!!)


  

I live in my own little world. But it's OK... They know me Here!

[themagicoftime]

The old paths....
Yours and my understanding then would be very close...
Drop an email addy some time through ASQ if you are so inclined.

Did you know Matt 18:20 is in seven divine parts?
Would love to share thoughts with you on some things the Lord has shown over the years.

Anyway I know your weekend is going to be busy....enjoy and be refreshed....

[tough_old_bird]

Hope everyone has a blessed weekend. :-x
I'll be working all three!

[midlife*mom]

VIA DOLOROSA
Sung by Sandy Patti


Down the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem that day
The soldiers tried to clear the narrow street
But the crowd pressed in to see
The Man condemned to die on Calvary.

He was bleeding from a beating, there were stripes upon His back
And He wore a crown of thorns upon His head
And He bore with every step
The scorn of those who cried out for His death.

Down the Via Dolorosa called the way of suffering
Like a lamb came the Messiah, Christ the King,
But He chose to walk that road out of
His love for you and me.
Down the Via Dolorosa, all the way to Calvary.

Por la Via Dolorosa, triste dia en Jerusalem
Los saldados le abrian paso a Jesus
Mas la gente se acercaba
Para ver al que llevaba aquella cruz

Por la Via Dolorosa, que es la via del dolor
Como oveja vino Cristo, Rey, Senor
Y fue El quien quiso ir por su amor por ti y por mi
Por la Via Dolorosa al Calvario y a morir

The blood that would cleanse the souls of all men
Made its way through the heart of Jerusalem.

Down the Via Dolorosa called the way of suffering
Like a lamb came the Messiah, Christ the King
But He chose to walk that road out of His love for you and me
Down the Via Dolorosa, all the way to Calvary.








--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂

[survivornikki]

Wonderful, wonderful posts today everyone. Thank you. Thank you.:-x

[wattie515]

Sent to me by a friend.....




Boogie Through Life!

Don't cry because its over,
smile because it happened.

Pain and Suffering is inevitable
but Misery is optional.

Yesterday is history,
Tomorrow is a mystery,
Today is a gift.
That's why it's called: The Present.

A good exercise for the heart is to
bend down and help another up.

Life is what you make of it...
kinda like Play-Doh

The bubbling brook would lose its song
if you removed the rocks.

Happiness comes through doors
you didn't even know you left open.

Everything is always okay in the end,
if it's not, then it's not the end.


If all my friends jumped off a cliff,
I wouldn't jump with them.
I would be at the bottom to catch them.



A girl on the street is pointing up at the sky.
'Look, an Angel!' she yells.
Passerby laugh, 'You fool, that is only a cloud.'
How wonderful it would be to see Angels
where there are only clouds. How sad it would be
to see clouds where there are Angels.

Here is a test to find whether your
mission on earth is finished:
If you're alive, it isn't.


So be happy!
Don't let anything burst your balloon!
Boogie through life!

Have a real happy day today!

Enjoy it because you got up
this morning

[technotigercat]

Happy Easter to One and all!:-) <>
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*Prayers for my cousin*

[valve37]

From Jerry Falwell newsletter, Date: April 6, 2007

THE EASTER STORY

Have you ever pictured in your mind the morning of Jesus’ resurrection?
Picture it with me, if you will.
We see Mary, Jesus’ mother, Mary Magdalene, Joanna and other unnamed women walking toward the tomb where Jesus had been laid to rest three days earlier. The women are dismayed because they earlier witnessed the brutal crucifixion of Jesus and are unaware that He has already conquered death and arisen. While they had heard Jesus foretell of his sacrificial death and resurrection (Luke 9:22), they did not know the actuality of that claim.

And so they approach the stone, carrying spices and oils that are used to lessen the odor of decaying bodies. But as they arrive at the site, they discover the giant stone at the tomb has been rolled away. Imagine their astonishment as they cautiously creep into the tomb and observe that it is empty.
And as they are standing there “perplexed,” as Luke describes their demeanor, they are met with another astonishing sight: two angels adorned in shining garments. The women drop to their knees; it is almost too much to bear. But then the angels proclaim to them the message of the ages: “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen!”
It is then that they remember Jesus’ promise that He will arise from the tomb three days after His crucifixion. Their hearts burst with excitement as they realize that His promise was not a hollow claim. They now understand that Jesus truly is the Son of God. The women rush to the 11 Disciples to tell them what they have discovered: Jesus is alive!

But the Disciples greet their words with doubt, believing them to be “idle tales” (Luke 24:11). And then we see Peter. Ever tempestuous and unpredictable, Peter must see the tomb himself. He bursts from the room, racing to the tomb where he finds only the linen cloths that wrapped Jesus’ body.

What a scene, my friends. This was not a figurative resurrection, as some have recently suggested. He literally arose — bodily — from the grave. Later, Jesus appeared to the Disciples and invited them to touch the wounds of the crucifixion in His hands and feet. “Handle Me and see,” he said, “for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.”

This is the Easter story; but it’s not the end of the story. You see, Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection are the fulfillment of only two parts of God’s plan. The third part is yet to come. That part will be fulfilled when He returns and raptures unto Himself those living and dead who believe in Him.

And so that brings every person to a crossroads. Do you know Jesus Christ as your Savior? The great writer C.S. Lewis wrote: “You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse ... You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God.”

I would like to encourage readers who do not know Jesus as Savior to visit the Thomas Road Baptist Church website ( www.trbc.org ) to learn more about Him. Under “New to TRBC” click “Who is Jesus?” to understand who He is and how He wants everyone to follow Him.

[midlife*mom]

Nice post, Shirley. 🙂

Reminds me of one of my kids' favourite jokes...



Do you know how to make a tissue dance?

Put a little boogie in it.

:^O








--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂

[midlife*mom]

Happy Easter, Ramona! :)








--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂

[midlife*mom]

Aww...TOB. 😞 No fun working all weekend.
The Lord be with you.








--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂

[midlife*mom]

((TOM))
((ANDREW))
((S-NIKKERDOODLE))
((SHIRLEY))
((TOB))

Happy Easter! :-x








--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂

[squiddley_diddley]

Happy Easter everyone!

[midlife*mom]

(((((((((((((((((((((LULU))))))))))))))))))))))))

Hoppy Easter to you!! 🙂

Oh, almost forgot (((((((APRIL)))))))) and

(((((JESS))))), too.

My bad.








--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂

[squiddley_diddley]

Hey, I haven't been called "Lulu" since 1966-67 when the "To Sir With Love" movie came out (lol). Of course, there was also the "Little Lulu" comic book series. I liked it then and I still like it. :-x

[survivornikki]

TOB--I am so sorry you are working all the days. How mean. Hope your employers at least spoil you a little or pay you very, very well.

Popping by to say goodnight, I am closing down, making some dinner, and because tomorrow is the only day we can all be together, we will have our large family dinner tomorrow (not at my house) I am making a couple of things to take over that I have to start tonight.

Happy Easter to all here, all busy with other things, all in the balcony and all in the shadows.:-x

[themagicoftime]

Happy Easter to any and all. For many today is a day of rememberance. A few lines...

T’was not the nails of iron stone
With flesh laid bare on the spine of a tree
Nor Roman lash that opened His back
Not hidden from sight but for all to see

T’was not the mocking of ungrateful crowds
Not words so cruel so cruel as can be
Nor slander of untrue righteous ones
Could ever move heaven and angels to see.

In the depths of the garden beads of blood dropped down
As His soul breathed the darkness and felt its frown
And gripped in the midst of abandoned despair
He saw the pathway with agony that He would share

And yonder there in unspeakable light
Seraphim rose in unimagined might
Legions upon legions preparing for war
With angels and beasts all of heaven’s score.

Through the streets they dragged a man of a humble tone
Gentle as a lamb yet they mocked Him as a stone.
Not this, none of this could ever set me free
Roll back the blindness so that I could see.

T’was fire and darkness that veiled the sun
Which shrouded the earth and engulfed The Son.
As armies and legions held their place
As Seraphim bowed and fell on their face.
Justice fell in an awful wave
Piercing His soul for my soul to save.

[midlife*mom]

*goosebumps*
Thank you, Andrew. :)








--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂

[midlife*mom]

Lucie...LOL! Hope you don't mind me nicknaming you. One of my dearest childhood friend's name is Lucy with a "y" and I've called her Lulu for decades. I mean well, but sometimes peeps can be offended with nicknames, so consider it a friendly endearing thing. :)








--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂

[squiddley_diddley]

Oh I don't mind at all, it just brought back fond memories of my high school years because I hadn't been called that for a long time now. ;-)

[midlife*mom]

:-x








--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂