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If everyone in a Church is sitting still and quiet as a statue, as is the case in many Conservative Baptist circles, and sister Bertha on the front row starts waving her hands about like a car salesman's blow-up man then Bertha is the distraction. A Church I used to belong to in College once...

You're halfway there to Bapticostal territory. You also gotta use the old sing-songy preaching, mixed with the dog bark in addition to the hand raising. Having been in several Churches that preach like this, I can do quite a good imitation ;). "Hand I say huh. You must be beeeorn again huh...

Yes, yes it is. I think so, and many other folks that don't live in the urban hives on the coasts of the U.S think so. My electric utility, just the past year, upgraded my community's 1 electrical line on 20ft tall poles to the "brand new" (yet standard in urban areas) 3 line power poles that...

That explains why 35% to 40% of my paycheck disappears each time. And don't get me started on how I have to pay the government 20% of what I make off selling my livestock. I draw the water out of the creek by hand. I raise each chick/poult by hand. I'm out there in the middle of a rain storm...

The Baptist equivalent of raising hands is: -Nodding -In extreme cases saying "Amen!" -And in the Appalachia "Wheewwwww boy! Amen! Preach it Brother!!" On a serious note, my understanding of the lack of raising hands in most Baptist Churches is simply that folks raising their hands and...

EVs don't work outside of the coastal "urban-opolises". I think it's a very dumb idea.

Excellent! Hope the ones in my community do the same

Every single vet in my life advised me no. My brother was told the same thing. Instead my brother serves in law enforcement as a State Trooper and I chose the Fire Service to scratch that service itch. It's the military's loss and they are losing the exact people they need in my generation.

Sounds like eschatology. Those that lean Post-Mill (#1) want to be active in politics/government. Those that lean Pre-Mill (#2) lean towards separation. An interesting side note is that while most Christians in the U.S are Pre-Mill, they vote as if they're Post-Mill. I once heard it said...

Both absolutely hilarious by calling out the absurdity, and scary that it accurately reflects reality.

I don't have much inclination to leave my little mountain county, but if I had to visit somewhere Africa would be at the top of the list and I'd probably check out Lesotho. And yes, those "beaches" are something else. A little bit dry for my taste :Roflmao:Roflmao

It wouldn't surprise me if 95% of those in D.C were on drugs.

I don't believe it means no humor at all. God built humor into us and tells us to be joyful. I believe it means unprofitable humor, as you said, dirty, rude, etc. I don't believe mean humor/sarcasm is excluded, so long as it's used correctly. Elijah joked about baal not listening to his...

A foolish woman who thinks she is a pastor has recently either created, or co-opted a new supposed "Christian" creed that affirms pronouns, Jesus wearing a tunic, Jesus having two-dads as being progressive, and more! If your ears are itching a la 2 Tim 4:3, as all of her congregation's are...

This is talking about something that used to be called "gravitas". Gravitas is a combination of patriarchal wisdom, gravity, respect and presence all rolled up into one word. Gandalf in LOTR is a great example of a representation of this. Theoden King too to a lesser extent. When a mature...

Not only ideas, but we are mortals attempting to use finite language to describe immortal, infinite things. There's always going to be large gaps.

Seems to me that mankind's fall, and subsequent path to redemption via Christ doesn't prohibit the existence of other creatures, sentient or otherwise, in the vast universe that He created. One race's (humans) fall seem to prohibit the existence of another race. The Bible doesn't seem to speak...

An honest question, what is the doctrine that Christian rely on to say that God did not make any other creatures on other planets? We know that God created Earth first, then created the rest of the planets in our solar system, and we know that sin entered the world through Adam. However, none...

Video on massive shortage of Volunteer Firefighters affecting Canada and the U.S. Our U.S position mirrors that of Canada 100% as far as Volunteer Firefighters go. In my district (and most Volunteer districts) if a fire breaks out between 8am to 5pm you'll get a 20min+ response time with just...

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, confirmed that Christians can not be forced into creating LGBTQ websites, cakes, floral arrangements, etc. Liberty of conscience is protected. Supreme Court rules businesses can refuse service to LGBTQ+ customers