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Your thoughts. What it is and what it isn't. Joe

An "Altar Call" can be justified by the following scriptures: Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8, Romans 10:14, 2nd Timothy 4:2, Matthew 24:14, Isaiah 52:7, and Luke 14: 23. Joe

Receiving Holy Communion or eating a vanilla wafer given by a priest or sometimes even a lay person is NOT an altar call. Just walking toward the altar is NOT an altar call. With every Baptist altar call I have seen, and I have experienced many, there has always been a call to repentance. This...

I would say that this Baptist pastor has a definite problem maybe with his hearing. I have heard lots of scripture read in every Baptist service I have ever been in. He needs to be careful as some of the "scripture" he is hearing being read may be from one of those books that are NOT in the...

I stand by what I originally wrote. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, swims like a duck, it is a duck. Joe

It's just easier for you to go to Amazon and read about it. Besides, that would be an awfully lot to copy and paste. Joe

I have gone with a friend to several Catholic church services. For me, they were brutal to sit through. I was the only one in the whole church who brought a Bible. I found that very strange. I would read along with the scripture that was being read. All the bowing toward the altar and flexing...

I haven't done the DNA testing thing, but that's a good idea. My grandmother's father was half Cherokee. that makes me a little over 6%. Not much, but still there. I have no proof other than word of mouth from my mother and grandmother. My grandmother was ashamed of her Cherokee heritage. She...

Rather than me writing out excerpts here, you can go to Amazon, type in my name or the title, The Quartz Stone of Yona's Landing, and the first few chapters are there plus the summary or synopsis. Joe

As a Baptist, have you ever attended a Catholic church service? If so, what was your take on it? Joe

Thank you, KenH. It's good to be here. Joe

Most of my political and social views would surely be frowned upon on this forum, though I could be wrong. If everyone here would view my post with an open mind and not be judgmental, then I would never have a problem with what is written here, and even if hostility toward me might surface, I...

I think that's fairly common. Joe

Thanks for your interest. I write historical fiction, family sagas and family history, and some with a little harmless spirituality. You can find them on Amazon. Just type in my name, Joe Robert Lock.

I'll take my chances. Joe

Being part Cherokee, I have taken an interest in exploring my Cherokee roots. I have found that many Cherokee beliefs are compatible with my Christian (and Baptist) beliefs. In my new member introduction, I mentioned that being retired and disabled, my hobby is writing novels. My latest book...

In all the Baptist churches I have been involved with, the whole congregation sings the Invitation Hymn. Joe

I doubt that. I am a laid back and very peaceable person. I get along with everybody. I will probably even get along with you. Joe

I am a retired English teacher and taught in Polk County Florida schools for 22 years. I currently live in Temple Terrace, Florida.

Why do you say that? Why won't I like it? Joe