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  1. Steve L has a thread going over in Doctrine regarding how we look at Bible passages. In it he mentions the biblical use of the word Heart. It's a funny word heart. It has many meanings and you can have fun with it, even if a situation is serious. For instance, did you know you could break someone's heart by stepping on their toes? We react from our hearts, not our heads. Sometimes we tell ourselves "I should have known better." if what we said turned out to be ill considered. Other times only our hearts can communicate what our minds fail to conceive, and yes,.... it can be deceitful above all things, as well. Our hearts tend to disregard all the rules at times and get us into trouble, but if your heart is in the right place, it's a beautiful thing, but that takes more than kittens and snowflakes, that takes love.
  2. sounds like a twist on Luke 8:18 - Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him." I don't know the song though.
  3. I considered particle physics, or nuclear physics, But sitting in port on a naval vessel doing the calculations for Xenon poisoning while my buds in A-Div went home for the night to their families and friends....... Hey Steve, ever notice how sometimes the things you don't/didn't mind doing are what other people would never do, not in a million years? So I've been shooting lasers into ionized gasses this week and playing with plasma. Were you on a Sub Steve? I wouldn't worry too much about Augustinian amplifications to our greater understanding. Just try waking up tomorrow and being more loving in your very real day, to each person you cross paths with. (that usually sounds soooo cornball to "knowledgeable Bible people). All of you here at GSC have a lot more head-knowledge than I do, I think, about the bible. But I'd be happy - just to play with the mustard seeds. On the other hand I'm designing a quantum computer that will work on the nanoscale and run off a watch battery for about 2 years, be 20 times better than this laptop I'm typing on and small enough to dance next to the angels on the head of a pin with plenty of floorspace for everyone to move around. It's all about getting a quantum field to "flip" reliably, doesn't really matter how,... off/on or one way then the other..... all I need is One and Zero - if you see what I mean,... binary. 数独 is very big in Japan. The little nine-digit puzzle, fill-in-the-blanks are sold by news vendors like crossword puzzles are here in America, and even though I have a BS in Fractal Mathematics, I don't have the patience for puzzles in booklets (Probably because I'm Hyper-active and can't stay put unless I have to). Post a pic of one of your cardstock models somewhere or set a link to one, I'd love to see one of them. ...so I strayed a tad from Doctrinal issues >>Points at Steve and Blames Him<<< Hahahaha!
  4. I guess that as long as you can "Mature" and keep your nose out of the clouds and remember to love other people that God has also fathered. But that's where most of the "Meat-Eaters" screw-up. TWI being a prime example. They became Giants of Malice (1 Corinthians 14:20), puffed up with knowledge and never knowing anything as they ought to have known it, and they used that liberty as an occasion to the flesh. God often hides things from people who gain knowledge (the meat eaters) things that He openly shows to the babes, and to those who are physically challenged in life. It's His way. Says so in many places. The more learned you become the more that some of the simple and obvious things will elude you, and the temptation is to think that because of your learning,... you are better. Beware of that thought, it's a lie. Some of God's very favorite children have been babes. "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight."
  5. Interesting Jeff, how those two ideas, yours and mine brought this to mind so quickly Proverbs 4 1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
  6. Exegesis vs. Eisegesis Reading meaning "out from" or "into"? Some form of Occam's Razor may apply here. Perhaps as Einstein said, "Things should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." God wrote a Book to beings he was responsible to/for - and He looks at them as Children, not grown ups. Therefore, He explains things to them (us) in childish ways, and if you delve into it too much you're going to end up looking foolish. Maybe He uses foolish things to confound the "wise"? Maybe you can 'overstudy' - Maybe you can exceed good sense in doing so? How much knowledge is enough for children? How much is simply,... Children being silly?
  7. Gen-2

    Song of the moment

    Gorillaz - Nice fun Drug Culture song, with a great beat and the "F" word. ... well it is....!
  8. Ageless, Classic,.... Uhm okay, works for me. And later on you guys can tell me how you helped Noah figure out which cockroach was male and which one was female <grin> This one is from my one of my favorite "ageless/classic" bands. It's not the first line, but one that stands out enough to recognise the song by. Curtis Amy (1929-2002) has a great sax solo on this song, although he was never a part of this band. "What was that Promise that you made?"
  9. I don't need to. He did fume at the traitors, went on a purge and had others vow alleigance to him. He did fume at the traitors. That was the second Exodus The first Exodus was when my Dad left which was when he heard of Ralph D's treatment.
  10. Oh that's a no-brainer,... YES! of course it is. And it's unique, and each of us knows why. Each of us paid some price as a result of however we were involved with TWI. There's an immediate acceptance of that fact here. If I were to try to explain that to anyone that had no connection to the Way, I'd have to tell them everything that the Way was before they'd even begin to understand that I have this slow healing open wound. Sure, sure - just move on, I know.... But don't do that with other people - explain the Way. Here I don't have to. Most of you are more familiar with it than I am. Are you planning to send me a Bill for this thread? ;)
  11. It can't be the song I'M THINKING OF - because it's the title of a song that came out when I was 18. So it must be that ANCIENT Steppenwolf song,.... Staring at the boob tube, turning on the BIG knob (what? No remote? OMG!!!!!)
  12. "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." I'm just here due to a connection to the Way Ministry that affected my life. But I stayed because of the kindness of so many of you.
  13. Ahhh Thanks Waysider, as we all jump to conclusions.... nyunknown,.... care to say who's guessed correctly here, as to which song you meant?
  14. Truth be told, we lose far too many of Her/His Majesty's Grenadiers this way.
  15. Does it have to be the first line? I thought it could be any line, but just one line.
  16. Gen-2

    Doctor Who fans..

    No offense nyunknown, but just stick to English and don't worry about what Ron G. thinks (he's not fluent in Scottish Gaelic anyways). That translator leaves a lot to be desired; the grammar and spelling are off and it leaves several words untranslated.
  17. The Casting-Mountains-into-the-Sea excellor sessions will be held under the bleachers over on the sea-side of Seacoast Stadium by Christie's Restaurant at three o'clock. All Participants are asked to bring their own mountain. I wasn't there, but have heard that VPW "spoke in tongues & interpreted" or gave a word of "prophecy" in small group-like settings. I wonder how great the temptation was for him to just make up the message delivered in English? I've seen that done in Pentecostal churches, where it seemed that the minister's ego was supplying the words as he spoke. I'm not sure you can actually judge that kind of thing without knowing another's thoughts - whether it's genuine or not, but sometimes it's so far out of synch with the bible, that you know it's fairly unrelated in source.
  18. Yes WordWolf, One of my very favorite songs. Hopes the memories are good ones. Your answer, of course, is spot on. Your go!
  19. The infinite improbability drive has been superseded by the Bistromathic drive, based on the alternative mathematics used by waiters in restaurants, which has the advantage of not having improbable side effects or improbable things going wrong. The Starship Bistromath is more maneuverable than the Heart of Gold, but it seems that the Heart of Gold is still the faster of the two.

  20. Gen-2

    Doctor Who fans..

    "The Infinite Improbability Drive is a wonderful new method of crossing interstellar distances in a few seconds; without all that tedious mucking about in hyperspace. As the Improbability Drive reaches infinite improbability, it passes through every conceivable point in every conceivable universe almost simultaneously. In other words, you're never sure where you'll end up or even what species you'll be when you get there. It's therefore important to dress accordingly. The Infinite Improbability Drive was invented following research into finite improbability which was often used to break the ice at parties by making all the molecules in the hostess' undergarments leap one foot simultaneously to the left in accordance with the theory of indeterminacy. Many respectful physicists said they wouldn't go to stand for that sort of thing, partly because it was a debasement of science, but mostly because they didn't get invited to those sort of parties." -Douglas Adams -
  21. The answer my friend, is Blowing in the Wind The answer is blowing in the wind Edited to fix the link - The Board supplies the "http://" part and I doubled it too
  22. You Are CORRECT Sir! ...and it's back to you Waysider! what a wonderful song too...
  23. Okay - One then that's not too Only Gen-2's generation, and I think EVERYONE should know "I see trees of Green, red roses too..............."
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