Protestantism

» HeadZenCards - redback

In response to redback posted by _Boanerges_:

Ecc. 3:11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Everything? Even the devil?

-- posted by HeadZenCards

» pink101 - redback

In response to redback posted by HeadZenCards:
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Whatever is responsible for existence--THAT--makes EVERYTHING possible--even evil.
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But, does that mean that we just lay back and let evil have its way with us in the hopes that some great God will even things up in the next dimension?
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Give me a break!
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Here's a link for you, Ollie:
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http://www.indiangyan.com/books/magnetbo...
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Check it out.
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Scroll down to this subheading:
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"Let us now consider some instances from the Holy Bible"
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-- posted by pink101

» Migisi - redback

In response to redback posted by pink101:

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Demons flee when shown a crucifix, or when holy water is splashed on the possessed... cripples cured when they touch statues of saints or splash themselves with water from Lourdes or Fatima... scapular and metals worn to ward off evil spirits... St. Christopher statues double-taped to dashboards to protect the traveler...
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Hocus pocus.

-- posted by Migisi

» pink101 - redback

In response to redback posted by Migisi:
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Dominocus
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-- posted by pink101

» HeadZenCards - redback

In response to redback posted by pink101:

Magneto-focus.

-- posted by HeadZenCards

» Migisi - redback

In response to redback posted by pink101:

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:) I could've written this: http://www.molyworld.net/laughterloaf/ar...

-- posted by Migisi

» Twice__Pardoned - redback

In response to redback posted by Migisi:

I could have SWORE that story was gonna end differently! hahaha Good one though

-- posted by Twice__Pardoned

» redback - redback

In response to redback posted by Migisi:

As snug as a bug in a sacristy rug?

-- posted by redback

» paper_turtle - Eccl 4:9-12

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9 Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their work:
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10 If one falls down,
his friend can help him up.
But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!
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11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
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12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
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This reminded me of this passage:
For where two or three have met together in my name, I an there among them. (Mt 18:20)
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Which in turn remended me of the saying of a rabbi (whose name escapes me, but who was executed during the second Jewish revolt, AD 135) :
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When two sit there and between them are the words of the Torah the divine presence (Shekinah) rests upon them.
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No man is an island. We need to be in relationship with others--and, as the passage from Eccl implies, it needs to be intimate, in the sense of being real, and honest, and straightforward. Real relationship means understanding we are all connected.
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We gain inner/spiritual strength from focusing on our relatedness to all of humankind.
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If we do not connect, we remain isolated within our own egoes, subject to alienation, purposelessness, and despair.
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peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle

» Twice__Pardoned - Eccl 4:9-12

In response to Eccl 4:9-12 posted by paper_turtle:

I agree with you on this.

Interestingly enough I recently heard a great 'proverb' that I now use in defense of my "work alone" mentality...

"If you tie two birds together they have four wings, yet cannot fly."

-- posted by Twice__Pardoned