Jbarrax

Not to be contrary, but..since forgiveness starts with God and was paid for by Christ on the Cross, wouldn't the biggest opportunity in one's life for forgiving others be at or around the time of conversion? Perhaps I'm immature or old-fashioned in my theology, but I still see Christianity primarily as a way of introducing newness to life, not as primarily a way of preparing for death.

Yep. :-) You're up.

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Nope. There's a clue in the quote; a reference to the film title. Here are a few more quotes. Miranda: Ummm that was incredible. Was it good for you? Fletcher: I've had better. Coworker:How's it hangin' Fletcher? Fletcher: Short, shriveled and always to the left. Judge Stevens: Mr. Reede, one more word out of you, and I will hold you in contempt! Fletcher: I hold myself in contempt! Why should you be any different?

ChinaTown?

Fletcher:You scratched my car! Motorpool Guy: Where? Fletcher: [indicating with his hands] Right there! Motorpool Guy: OH... That was already there. Fletcher: You - -LIAR! You know what I am going to do about this? Motorpool Guy: what? Fletcher: Nothing! Because if I take it to small claims court, it will just drain 8 hours out of my life and you probably won't show up and even if I got the judgment you'd just stiff me anyway; so what I am going to do is .... and moan like an impotent jerk, and then bend over and take it up the tailpipe! Motorpool Guy: [tossing the keys to Fletcher] You've been here before haven't ya?

History of the World, Part One. (one of my favorite Mel Brooks comedies, btw) :-)

That's an intriguing statement. Can you give us an example? BTW, I agree that, in general, our understanding of grammar is atrocious. My pet peeve is when someone is asked how they're doing and they say, "Doing good!". That response has nothing to do with their state of health or wellbeing and instead implies they're actively involved in charitable acts such as helping little old ladies across the street. The grammatically correct response requires an adverb. "I'm doing very well, thank you."

I think he just called us all idiots. :-)

Trefor got it. :-) George, you're thinking of "None shall pass". The Black Knight on the bridge.

You shall not pass!

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Pirates of the Caribbean.

"Lepetamane(sp?) Thruway? What'll that a$$hole think of next? Has anybody got a dime? Somebody's gotta go back and get a sh&!load o' dimes!"

The Untouchables.

True. My cramps had been intense and constant for a couple of hours. The visitor came by and, within ten minutes they were completely gone. That's not how it usually works. I think that's the crux of the matter. The problem with--well one of the problems--with TWI's take on the law of believing was that God didn't get glorified for blessing and healing people. That's completely contrary to the lessons of Scripture. It undercuts gratitude and promotes carnality, imho. And the automatic condemnation of the sufferer for being ill just turns it into a double edged sword. People shouldn't be browbeaten for being sick or getting injured. They should be helped, loved, and nurtured. VP said this on occasion, but the ministry as a whole failed to walk the talk.

I know this is anecdotal evidence, and I don't offer it as a means of excusing the get to work prescription. But I do believe that sometimes, when you've prayed for healing, the only thing getting in the way is the mind's natural preoccupation with the state of the body. I mentioned an anecdote. Here it is. On Christmas break from college late December of '82, I was all alone in my apartment eating on a HUGE candy cane from my stocking. I kept taking bites and, after a few hours, I had an enormous bellyache; abdominal cramps actually. I did "first aid of course" and kept trying to picture myself well. But the cramps were quite a distraction. After a short time, I received a visit from someone I was trying to "undershepherd" who had some...unorthodox beliefs. I engaged him in debate trying to get him to see the error of his ways. It was a fairly intense conversation as they usually were. After a few minutes of this, I realized the cramps were gone and I was healed. Did the visit cure me? No. Did "speaking the Word" cure me? Maybe. I believe what really happened was that the visit distracted me long enough for faith to kick in and God was able to do his thing. I know not all of you will accept that, but that's what happened and that's my understanding of it. I have also received a miraculous healing at the hands of my lovely wife Deborah, but that's another story.

The most memorable lines for me from Scent of a Woman are "I'm just gettin' warmed up!" and Pacino's oft repeated "Hoo-Ah!" Of course the latter might be from any movie with Marines in it. :-)

Hands across the water, heads across the sky, Hands across the water, heads across the sky.

Stone Soul Picnic by the Fifth Dimension! What a great song and a great memory from my childhood in Pittsburgh. :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUyTKl815MU

care to elucidate on that thought, Steve?

I think this is from a recent movie. I haven't seen it, but that line sounds like the previews I have seen. Don't remember the name of the film though...

I guess I could just say "Ditto". I found his condescending kindergarten delivery quite irritating and distracting. I think it's disingenuous for him to make this kind of declaration contradicting his entire life's teachings without the following: 1) An acknowledgment that he used to teach this doctrine 2) A clear explanation of why what he's taught for the past 30 years is wrong. Chris Geer used to do this and I always found it both confusing and somewhat arrogant. These guys seem to assume that whatever they say should be taken ex cathedra just because THEY say it. "But John, you used to say that whatever I believed for, I would receive" That's INSANE! "So you're saying that you spent 30 years teaching an insane, devilish doctrine? Then, why should I trust your judgment now? What made you change your beliefs? Why should I change mine?" Because you know it's not true. Because last week you got the flu and you weren't thinking about that AT ALLL, were you?" "But....you also teach that one person's experience is not a guarantee for truth. But now I'm supposed to change by beliefs because I had a bad experience?" Anyway, I don't see how these guys expect people to just throw away what we've been taught--what THEY taught for passionately without explaining why it's wrong. JAL makes a fainthearted attempt at some clarification by stating that Jesus got revelation to curse the fig tree, but that doesn't come close to being an honest, humble examination of the topic.

I thought that was back in 91 or 93. There was a planetary alignment that one of the Science magazines said would cause most pagan cultures to be dancing in the streets. I think it involved Saturn if I remember correctly. Anyway, I remember being excited about it at the time. Now of course it's utterly irrelevant.

Shake it up by the Cars. When you wish upon a star Dreams will take you very far, yeah