waysider

Yeah---just not "every day". :blush:

As some of you may or may not have noticed, I frequently post a "shout" describing what I am making for breakfast on Sunday mornings. I am an early riser and only cook breakfast on Sunday mornings, though sometimes I will also cook breakfast on a holiday. So, I get up at 5:30, start the coffee (I skip running "to the tree and back"---a bit of Fellow Laborer humor), grab the paper from the front stoop and, simultaneously, start on the crossword puzzle and breakfast. Through all the clatter of pots and pans, sizzling, chopping and stirring, the two cats remain completely oblivious to the commotion. Not a whimper, not so much as a twitch emerges from those seemingly immobile clumps of fur. Now, no matter what else I make, I will also make a couple strips of bacon and 2 scrambled eggs for my wife. Still, this activity goes completely unnoticed by the cats. But, as soon as my wife's feet hit the floor and head for the kitchen, the cats instantly come alive as the unrelenting begging and whining begin. I'm not really sure how much of the "bacon and eggs" my wife actually consumes. I only know there is none left as the whining subsides and the two cats curl up, once again, to a motionless morning slumber. ----Bon appetite!

Maybe they just crave attention---like this guy: HERE

The "gift" part I get. I'm still a little fuzzy on the "ministry" part, though. (Is there such a thing as a "gift MLM"?)

I know there are times when chat will sit idle for days. But, it's kinda like that band-aid that sits in a dark drawer until, suddenly, you mistake your pinky finger for a carrot. Then, it's very much appreciated . I'm casting my vote for "keep it" if it is feasible to do so.

The real irony here is that VPW actually DID have a "goon squad" that he could dispatch to travel hundreds of miles away on a moment's notice. I personally know of an instance when the "goons" knocked on someone's front door and threatened to physically silence the person if he didn't stop bad mouthing "The Ministry" in his local area. Not the usual, "The adversary will sneak in and attack you" kinda stuff. More like, "We will to fit you with cement boots if you don't shut up." I'm hoping (for his sake) that our young friend isn't suggesting he would like to be a part of anything similar.

Linda In the upper right hand corner, you will see your screen name. Click on that and select the option, "Messenger" I don't know if that's the official method, but it seems to work for me.

One Mississippi, two Mississippi,three Mississippi-------- (Counting, as I wait for a response from S-09)

We've already discussed it amongst ourselves. We're waiting for you, now.

Is "familia" still considered a staple of the believer's diet? :P

It was a back-handed way of calling himself an apostle.

Do they teach the "law" of believing?

"The shocking yet immensely effective technique that transforms anyone—and I mean anyone—into universe-hopping utopian beings." But, Dad, I don't wanna hop no universal fallopian beans!!

Keep the hot dogs. I'll have a Bahama Mama.

Ahhh, yes. The secret message. It HAD to be in The Bible, of course, because that's the ONLY way God had to "talk" to us. Would have been funny to have been in the same room with Shakespeare as he composed The Sonnets. "Hey, Willy! Cool it with the sonnets. You're a playwright, fer cryin' out loud!"

Like this one?

"Psychology = BAD! Bible = GOOD!" ---------VP Wierwille (PFAL, 1967)----------------

Liberal Theology "The intentional adaptation of Christianity to modernity using insights from the new social sciences to redefine religious authority." Source: http://demo.lutherproductions.com/historytutor/basic/modern/stories/liberal-theology.htm ***************************************************** Sounds like fodder for a separate thread.

Roy It's not hard to understand why someone with a tender heart, such as yourself, would be disturbed by the video of the church singing "God Hates The World". Yes, the images of the children being used as pawns are quite disturbing. I have to wonder how the people who hold the legal copyrights to "We Are The World", which is the music being used for this, would react if they knew about it. They can force youtube to remove this due to copyright infringements and possibly pursue punitive action. Here is the real We Are The World.

As a purely philanthropic act of kindness, I hereby offer to spare you the burdensome task of having to process a money order. Simply take four crisp, new $50 bills. On the back side of bill #1, print the word "Lo". On bill# 2, print the word "shanta". Bills # 3 & 4 should be processed in like manner with the words "Maka" and "Seetay". Send them, along with your crop offering, to: waysider Ministries and Gently Used Truck Parts 666 Youllnevercatchme Court Seeyalatersucker, Ohio 66666-6666

This isn't really about "liberal theology". It's about the arrogance of our thinking that we had to explain what God meant because of His inability to do so Himself.

The "plastic soup" issue is actually peripheral to my point. You can easily substitute another environmental issue of your choosing. As you noted, Wierwille's take on the subject fostered an atmosphere of irresponsibility. I have started to see remnants of that thinking in some recent posts. But, hey! No big deal. If Christ doesn't return soon enough, we can simply tap into "the magic of believing", as it was called in the original class materials, and everything will be "a-okay" again. (Doctor said so.)

We seem to have veered a bit off course. Here is the thread "starter" upon which this thread is based. To me, at least, it's perfectly clear what this writer was saying. (The analogy is there for the taking.)