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I got bored with Picard after a few episodes. People told me to watch the third season, so I have been doing so and quite enjoying it. LOTS of cameos from old friends. This is not really a spoiler, but, apparently, Picard is essentially a positronic android like Data (but only with Picard's memories and intelligence). Doesn't really impact the show at all. George

I agree! Does anyone know if GSC becomes permanently inactive whether the site with all its threads will still be available to read?

End-time prophecies are the worst imo. Will's "Little Book" called The Everlasting Gospel is full of them. They are constant reminders of the despicable events described in Revelation and how they are totally justified (A-OK) because of God's righteous ways and judgments. Revelation used to frighten me a lot because of family members who I believed would have to go through the Great Tribulation. Dan McClellan did a "Data Over Dogma" episode called "Ehrmageddon!" with Bart Ehrman which removes the misapprehension and therefore fear of the book of Revelation being about future events instead of what was going on at the time it was written. The relief I felt reminds me of the Wicked Witch crying "I'm melting" after Dorothy throws water on her The Wizard of Oz | 75th Anniversary "I'm Melting"

As I went home on Monday night as drunk as drunk could be I saw a horse outside the door where my old horse should be Well, I called me wife and I said to her, "Will you kindly tell to me Who owns that horse outside the door where my old horse should be?" Ah, you're drunk! You're drunk, you silly old fool Still you can not see That's a lovely sow that me mother sent to me Well, it's many a day I've traveled—a hundred miles or more But a saddle on a sow, sure, I never saw before And as I went home on Tuesday night as drunk as drunk could be I saw a coat behind the door where my old coat should be Well, I called me wife and I said to her, "Will you kindly tell to me Who owns that coat behind the door where my old coat should be?" Ah, you're drunk! You're drunk, you silly old fool Still you can not see That's a lovely woolen blanket that me mother sent to me Well, it's many a day I've traveled—a hundred miles or more But buttons in a blanket, sure, I never saw before And, as I went home on Wednesday night as drunk as drunk could be I saw a pipe up on the chair where my old pipe should be Well, I called me wife and I said to her, "Will you kindly tell to me Who owns that pipe upon the chair where my old pipe should be?" Ah, you're drunk! You're drunk, you silly old fool Still you can not see That's a lovely tin whistle that me mother sent to me Well, it's many a day I've traveled—a hundred miles or more But tobacco in a tin whistle, sure, I never saw before And, as I went home on Thursday night as drunk as drunk could be I saw two boots beneath the bed where my old boots should be Well, I called me wife and I said to her, "Will you kindly tell to me Who owns them boots beneath the bed where my old boots should be?" Ah, you're drunk! You're drunk, you silly old fool Still you can not see They're two lovely Geranium pots me mother sent to me Well, it's many a day I've traveled—a hundred miles or more But laces in Geranium pots, sure, I never saw before And, as I went home on Friday night as drunk as drunk could be I saw a head upon the bed where my old head should be Well, I called me wife and I said to her, "Will you kindly tell to me Who owns that head upon the bed where my old head should be?" Ah, you're drunk! You're drunk, you silly old fool Still you can not see That's a baby boy that me mother sent to me Well, it's many a day I've traveled—a hundred miles or more But a baby boy with his whiskers on, sure, I never saw before. I would like to point out that the song is often missing 2 verses. The last 2 verses are often considered inappropriate to air. I included all the others. You can sorta see where the song is headed. So, a reasonable guess for the name of the song?

Tom Petty, "Free Fallin'."

“…when they claim to speak for God…” This is your sign that they do not. They are either under a misapprehension or are lying.

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Since we're back for the first time in a week, I'm feeling generous. Besides, you would have gotten it on the next try. Rocky IV. Human, you're up. George

Back in business! Don't forget the Donate button. George

A big thank you goes out to all that make this happen!

Meant to post in “Vermont” … but it landed here, sorry. They lived in Alburg, Vermont back in about 1978 or '79. I know they divorced some time after and moved out of state. Doug remarried and passed away in an accident sometime later. I don't know what became of Ellen . . . i believe she remarried and moved to Hawaii - but i don't remember Ellen's married name. Just wondering what became of her.

William Brooks challenged the "once saved/always saved" doctrine twi taught and now claims that being faithful to God and Christ to the end of one's life or until the rapture occurs is necessary for salvation. (Thankfully, the requirements for "being faithful" are given in each prophecy so one is without excuse .) From what I've seen so far, Will does not normally use scriptures to support what he says in his "prophecies". His ministry is purely a prophetic one (not a teaching one) that is focused on warning others that the end times are near and to encourage believers to stand faithful to avoid being left behind. As "God's mighty messenger," he states his purpose is to be the voice of one crying in the wilderness by sharing the words Yahweh and Yeshua HaMashiach have given to him. Included in those words, however, have been admonishments from God to check his word and look to his holy scripture in order to understand what is being prophesied. Will, himself, said this in his video A Prophetic Confirmation by J Leland Earls. The specific quote is "Whatever anyone says when they claim to speak for God prophetically or otherwise, take those words to scripture and especially to the Lord for confirmation and understanding." This lines up with your counsel above, but it only works if one does so without confirmation bias.

*checks* She was in "Oceans 11."

Thanks for the clip Rocky. "The way we learn is people tell us these absolutes. These absolutes lead us not do any further thinking and limit us enormously." I think Proverbs 2:1 and 5 are absolutes and verses 2-4 align with "Those who are the best, are still learning." 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

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Charity, you SURMISED correctly. I just viewed a YouTube short that calls out mindlessness. IOW, acting/believing because someone told us something which we accept without challenging. Victor Wierwille gave absolute (private) interpretations of scripture. In many cases, some of us wrote notes in our bibles to memorialize those absolutes. I don't subscribe to William Brooks' interpretations/declarations. BUT, I can't argue with his notion/desire to challenge what he was taught. That's the whole idea behind Proverbs 2:1-5. Here's another caveat: while I wouldn't discourage him from challenging any given teaching/interpretation/declaration of twi, I would counsel against anyone accepting his claims without challenging them mindfully. IOW, he would have to make sound arguments for how/why what he claims to be true is actually true.

I am? Alright.

I can't think of anything with Peter Lawford in it but I could imagine Shirley MacLaine being in it, but just guessing. Shirley MacLaine Two Mules for Sister Sara Clint Eastwood I figure my odds are 50/50 of getting this right.

Rocky or Rocky II. No I'm wrong, it's Rocky III. Oops, wrong again *fact checked* now I'm out.

You highlighted my first sentence which I have to assume means you agree with it since you added no comment in your post. But how long did you believe what twi taught that you eventually learned wasn't true and how negatively did those teachings affect your life and for how long? And how long did you speak against them on GSC for whatever personal reasons you had at the time? Does it matter that these quotes were given by a human in what he calls a "prophecy from God" and therefore is supposed to carry the authority of God? Do you find any of the above quotes "cult like?" You obviously don't have to answer any of these questions but I'm interested in what your thoughts are.

Ferris Buehler's Day Off "He's winning ... I see three of him out there!" "Hit the one in the middle!" George

Next one. "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

You could have linked from Liam Neeson to a "Taken" movie or any of a number of movies he did. Meanwhile, Marilu Henner is not known for superheroes or SF, she's known for "Taxi" the TV show. However, she did also appear in the Cannonball Run 2 Frank Sinatra Oceans 11 Lots of stars to choose from there, some of whom were NOT in the Rat Pack.

Loki: "Enough! I am a god, you dull creature! And I will not be treated like..." Hulk: *seizes Loki* *smashes Loki off the walls several times* *pauses, glances at Loki* *smashes him off the walls and floor* *dumps Loki on the floor* *walks off* "Puny god." It was the pause that sold the scene, for me.

No that's not what I mean George. You got superhero's on the brain. Nothing wrong with that. D C., Marvel Universe, Star Trek, the fantasy world, I've never been that interested. So when I'm playing. Example: my last post was 6 posts removed and I can't get back in. That's what I mean. I believe I've mentioned this before for this particular thread. Avengers 2-Age of Ultron,....Men in Black International,......Star Wars: Ep 1 The Phantom Menace. Those are just from the last couple posts.