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!

[survivornikki]

Valve--thanks for the link. Great strength in that family, Rest in peace, little Chance.

Hi April! Hi Nellie!

T-O-B--home you and your Mom find treasures at Value Village-you must so relieved that she is feeling better.

[ms_lady_bug]

HI:)

[themagicoftime]

Good evening everyone. Just popping in to say hello and to wish all a most pleasant day.

Family is out and about at various places this evening. So home alone for a bit.

Was relecting on the goodness of our God. I have been dealing with an aquaintance of ours whose family is going through trying times. He stopped in today in a very upbeat mood and in great peace to show me some verses that God used to speak to him last evening. As I knew the details of his trial I realized that the verses were most special to him and contained very special promises that apply to his situation. My heart bowed in thanksgiving as I read the verses and understood the reason for his joy. Our God is One who answers prayer in the most marvelous ways and gives great assurance to those who seek His promises and blessings. Several prayer circles between here and Alberta have been holding his family up before God on a continious basis and now God is beginning to answer and move in definite ways.

DD is out to a gospel meeting this evening with some young folks. Some young christians have come up from the southern states to do a bit of work here over the next while. Please pray for fruit to be seen in their efforts.

As always I hope everyone's day is going well. God does truly love us. Continue to pray for all mankind. There is so much pain and sorrow in the world and much prayer is needed. Yet above all know that He is in control and continues to answer the prayers of His people.

Take care
Andrew

[themagicoftime]

Gary
I read that link you provided. Thank you so much for providing it. Very inspiring. And yes I agree with you. A special family indeed.
Andrew

[themagicoftime]

Nellie, I just checked out your link thewonderofit all.
Thank you. Very nice.
Andrew

[midlife*mom]

Hi Everyone! 🙂

Long time no post. 🙂 😉

TOB....so uplfting to read of your mom's courage and your love for her. What a special family you have there. What a special daughter you are. 🙂

Nikki....((hugs)). Thanks for thinking of my on Independence Day! I hung my Yankee flag and my neighbours saluted. LOL! They are characters, but they sincerely understand what it means to me.

Hi April! Wedding's coming up soon! I'm excited for you! Oh, and feel free to post whatever you like here. You won't get any judgemental tone from (most of) us.

*waves at Debbie* - good to see you here, luv. 🙂

(HUGS) Gary! It's been too long. Next time I'm up north, we really must do coffee. 🙂

Back to work...got a deadline today...editors schmeditors. LOL!

Enjoy the day! As Andy said, reach out and touch someone. (But don't be creepy about it...hehehe...lol)

[tough_old_bird]

My mum went home yesterday. My sister and hubby and family arrived Saturday afternoon to pick mum up as their vacation was over. (She lives with them). They were heading west as I was heading for work yesterday morning. This past week has given me a new sense of admiration for my sister as I just had a miniscule taste of what my sister deals with daily. I love my mum dearly but found the week quite exhausting. I am a nurse by profession but my work stays at work. I really do admire those who are caregivers 24/7.

It sounds as though everyone is enjoying the summer so far. Praises be to God for that :-x

I've booked my flight to Barkyville. I used airmiles this time and so my holiday has actually been cut down to 2 weeks to accomodate flights, and I end up flying to Montreal both ways only to end up flying west again to reach my final destinations. Sounds a bit cockeyed to me but heck....life is an adventure ;-). Never been to Montreal (even though this time it's only the airport). MLM, Barky and I are both pretty laid back and so I don't expect a full schedule of activities when I am there. I know for sure of a couple of days where we have plans but I think coffee anytime would be okay. I'll talk to him and then email you.

Have a great week!

[o*pillar]

Sounds like you have a trooper for a Mom Birdie 🙂

MLM...Did I read/see/hear that you make a quick 'puff' trip every now and then? Me too 🙂 About 45 mins for me.

Let me know the next time you do.

Have a nice evening everyone!

Cheers ________
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Life is short..screw typos :0|~~~
Life isn't a dress rehearsal.

[midlife*mom]

TOB...Awww. 🙂 I bet you and your mom had a wonderful time, but now you are missing her, so I will ((squishie)) you and hope it helps. Great news re: Barkyville! Will await your e/m to set the coffee date! 🙂

Deb...yep. Wanna meet at Casino Rama next time I go?

[valve37]

From: Jonathan Falwell
Date: July 10, 2007

A Significant Meeting Between Muslims and Christians.

On Monday, July 2, I attended what I can only pray may become a historic meeting. Several weeks ago, I received a call about attending a meeting at the Egyptian Embassy in Washington, D.C. I was told that this meeting would be hosted by the Ambassador from Egypt and might be attended by representatives of other Arab nations, as well as by 10-15 pastors, evangelists and Christian media representatives.

My interest stirred, I agreed to attend the meeting even though I was not quite sure of its purpose. I asked Dr. Ron Godwin, Liberty University’s Executive Vice President to attend with me. When we arrived at the Embassy, we were greeted by Evangelist Benny Hinn and introduced to several other pastors, evangelists, Christian TV producers and representatives of Christian organizations. Among them were Gordon Robertson of the 700 Club, Paul Crouch Jr. of Trinity Broadcasting Network, Christian lobbyist Ralph Reed, Richard Cizik of the National Association of Evangelicals, Vernon Brewer of WorldHelp and several others.

Within a period of no more than 10 minutes, the Ambassadors from Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Kuwait, Yemen, Iraq, Bahrain, and the Ambassador from the Arab League of Nations all arrived. I now realized that this meeting was far more than a social gathering. Soon thereafter, we sat down at a large table, Evangelicals all on one side and Arab representatives on the other, about 24 of us, for lunch.

The Egyptian Ambassador began the meeting by graciously saying that we should not worry about diplomacy at this meeting. He went on to emphasize that we should have an open, honest conversation about what is necessary for bridges to be built between Islam and American Christians. At that moment, I realized that the meeting might, indeed, offer far greater potential than I had imagined.

Over the course of several hours, a great deal of candid conversation took place. Conversation, on the Americans’ part that just might begin to crack open the doors to religious freedom in nations where it is now practically forbidden.

One of the Ambassadors mentioned that American Christians seemed to always favor Israel in all situations, even when Israel was wrong. He asked if it might be possible that Christians become more “balanced” in our support of Israel.

The answer to this question came from the former head of the Christian Coalition, Ralph Reed. Ralph said that we, as Christians, do take our support of Israel very seriously. Ralph went on to say that our support of Israel comes from our belief in the Scriptures and that this rendered our support for Israel largely nonnegotiable. However, with that understood, Ralph went on to say that we would also love to build far more positive relationships with Arab nations.

We told the ambassadors that we loved the Arab people no more, but certainly no less, than the Israelis. We shared the Scriptural truth that God loves the entire world and sent His Son to die for all, regardless of their nationality. Thus, we stated that our love for Arabs was just as important a priority to us as is our love for Israel.

The conversation then turned to the perception among American Christians of the Arab world. I shared that as Christians, we are strongly pro-life. And, that while the vast majority of Christians in America speak out against the horrors of abortion, we never condone or tolerate violence against those who disagree with us on this issue. I went on to say that there is a very small minority in the pro-life community who do resort to violence, and that when they do, the rest of us strongly and publicly condemn their actions. We make it known that we do not support any such violence and we do everything possible to stop it.

I then told the Ambassadors that, likewise, they should strongly condemn the violent actions of their radicals as well. I shared that this would amount to a huge step towards changing perceptions of Muslims in our country. While I may never know if these words will be heeded, I do know they heard these words loud and clear.

We went on to discuss humanitarian and educational assistance. We told them that, as Christians, we welcome the opportunity to work with them to offer humanitarian aid in their countries. And, while we take the Great Commission very seriously, we understand that humanitarian aid only offered with proselytizing strings attached generates great distrust.

We also offered Liberty University to bring fully accredited, American education to their countries through our Distance Learning Program. We shared how that any student in their countries could receive a fully accredited American university degree online. We also offered to allow students from their country to attend LU in our resident program. Throughout this portion of the discussion, we made it clear that LU was a Christian institution and that the only kind of education the world’s largest evangelical Christian university would ever offer would be Christ-centered without apologies.

As the meeting neared its end, one of the Ambassadors shared what may be one of the most promising statements made during the entire two hours. He said that we must understand that Americans have always been accepting of other religions and faiths because that is how we were founded. He went on to say that their nations did not come from the same background. And, in what could be a glimmer of hope for the freedom to worship in the Arab world, he said that we must understand that they are trying to head in that direction as well. He said that he knows it has been a slow process, but they truly desire to make the acceptance of other religions a reality in their respective nations.

We all agreed that this would not be the last meeting. We promised that this dialogue would continue, that we were willing to visit their countries, meet their people, and attempt to continue the conversation to build a more peaceful future for our children and theirs. And then, we closed the meeting in prayer, in Jesus’ name!

This truly was an historic meeting.

ValveNation, on the cutting edge of everything that matters! ®

[o*pillar]

Sounds good MLM. I am just trying to figure out what to do with the darn car!! ________
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Life is short..screw typos :0|~~~
Life isn't a dress rehearsal.

[iamontou]

Hi - newbie here just passing around some hellos.

[midlife*mom]

Good morning all!!!!!! 🙂

Just a quick fly-by before I take my son to the oral surgeon for his check-up. He had 4 wisdom teeth removed last week, but he did great.....no swelling, no pain, just a lot of gauze. He kinda likes the water syringe and may never give it up; calls it his personal water pik. LOL! :^O

Welcome iamontoyou!!! Nice to have a fresh face around here! 🙂 Are you a baseball player?

Deb....whatsamatta with your car?

Yikes..gotta run already. Enjoy your day, everybody! I am missig you all....my e-mail box is empty today...:(...hing hint....;)

[survivornikki]

Good morning! I am back to the world of a small-house-not- crowded-with-guests. They were fun and interesting and good guests (those are the ones in my opinion that busy themselves for a couple of hours each day so I can "right" the house again). He is a friend of DH's who considers us his "second parents" and she, his new love, an opera singer who sang for us one night. The sound of that beautiful voice drifting out over the water was magic. It was the best hostess gift I have ever received.

Welcome iamontou! Always nice to see new faces. This thread doesn't move very fast, so don't be discouraged anytime you don't get a shout-out quickly.

MLM--sorry, I am slow on my emails. It may not be today, but by tomorrow night, there will be at least one email waiting for you.

[survivornikki]

MLM--See your email.:-)

[o*pillar]

Good plan MLM.

Let me know. I am presently driving a death trap...but I should have the other one quite soon 🙂 I will be there in 2 weeks to see Burton Cummings - so I plan to pick some up then if not before.

(the small one about a block north on the left??) ________
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Life is short..screw typos :0|~~~
Life isn't a dress rehearsal.

[midlife*mom]

Deb...you mean Dee's? 😉 Yep, I'll give you a shout next time I go, probably in a week or two.
Lucky YOU to be seeing Burton Cummings! 🙂 Hope you get a new rust bucket soon! :^O

Thanks, Nik. Got it. 😉 So the diva and her mate are gone now, eh? Time for you to have a vacatio now....may I suggest TORONTO!?!?!?! hint*hint 😉 :^O

Well, gotta get back to my kitchen reno. Today is paint day (as soon as I wake up my slave son).

Have a great day, all! 🙂 🙂

[themagicoftime]

Just popping by. Wishing all a blessed weekend.
:-x

[survivornikki]

((((Andrew))))

Went to a funeral today for a man who was a local mechanic. At least 250 people attended. There was lots of tears and lots of laughter and an amazing spirit of grace and love.

We just knew him slightly, but know his son--a fine man. As his children, grandchildren, sons-in-law and friends spoke it was an amazing tribute to an honest, upstanding, hardworking man. Those brave young grandchildren had all written their own tributes, and spoke out in clear voices so that everyone there would know their "Grandpop was the best grandpop in the whole world", and they would never trade him.

We had attended to gift of our support to his son but we were given a gift of a glimpse of this man's life.

His son ended his eulogy by telling us he did not wear a suit often--and the last time he had worn the one he wore today, it was at a dinner Gretzky attended. He thought it was fitting that he would wear that suit today--the one he met The Great One in, to say goodbye to The Greatest One in.

What a world it would be, if each son/daughter could feel that way about their Dad.

Have a good weekend everyone.

[themagicoftime]

:-x nikki, Julie, Deb

Nikki that was a nice tribute to the man.....a good name is hard to come by and much harder to keep through life.

I take it they were a strong family.

a good name reminds me of a name above all names. A very special name to the ears that will hear.

Met up with a nice couple from out west this evening. Riding harleys - an older couple (at least for bikes). Their colors proclaimed the Son of God so I went over and sparked up a conversation with them.

Strangers meeting for a few minutes in the gas station parking lot and yet there was the instant bond.

Makes me reflect on the meeting in the clouds. The bond will be instant.

Take care all.
Andrew