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When Peter saw the household of Cornelius speak in tongues, it was all the proof he needed that they were born again. From that, Wierwille inferred that speaking in tongues is incontravertible proof (and by extension, that it couldn't be counterfeited, because if it could, it wouldn't prove anything). Agree or disagree, but from a layman's perspective, I consider that a Biblical basis for the statement.

Sincerity. Integrity. Scholarship. Godliness. All of the above.

Even I have to stick up for VPW on this one. When VPW said it cannot be counterfeited, I'm pretty sure he meant spiritually. It's not that man couldn't pretend to be speaking in tongues, it's that Satan couldn't slip in and provide the utterance. If you're genuinely speaking in tongues and not faking it, then it's of God, not of the devil. If you're faking it, you're faking it. I do see a distinction there. Take a look at the much discussed question 8 in the RTHST book, the question he ripped off wholesale from Stiles. You know, the one with the "faith blasters"? See? Didn't say man can't fake it. Said Satan can't counterfeit it. Big difference. To me, anyway.

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Steve!

Now and then I write an article or a blog entry and I want to share it with you guys, so I put up a shameless plug in the shout box. But then I thought, maybe it would be cool (if Paw and co. don't mind), if we created a spot here where I (and anyone else) could post links to articles, posts and projects they wrote or in which they appear. Have at it? The pit bull or the baby: one of them has got to go.

Ease enough to find out who owns the site. Revealing the name would be anti-GS policy, so I won't go there. But it's out of California, for what that's worth. Don't recognize the name.

Oops. I can count. Yes, a three word title. But I was right about the last two pics being one word, right?

Violates net etiquette! Wow! If you held VPW as accountable to the church as you hold Mark to net etiquette, these conversations wouldn't be taking place! :lol: :lol:

I didn't ask you. :)

This is REALLY good. I think we should have a Movie Pictionary Hall of Fame. And this one will all but certainly qualify. This is a two-word title. The second and third pictures combine for the second word. Hall of FAME stuff. (that's not a clue).

Mark, Let me caution you, having been on this road before, that if you absolutely nail an actual error, as I did more than 30, Mike will never, ever admit it. Ever. He says it outright: his response will be to dodge. That's his word, not mine. Dodge, distract, etc. but never admit an error is an error. And he sees this as a virtue! Against such, you may be wasting your time. Nonetheless, should you succeed where I failed, let me know. I will immediately press for Obama to name you the U.S. envoy to Gaza to settle a minor land dispute there.

For the record: I am out of the nitpicking through the PFAL writings business. I wrapped all the books up in plastic and gave it to this guy who comes by my house twice a week to file my important documents, many of which contain important nutritional information such as the sugar content of each bowl of Frosted Flakes contained in the box my stepdaughters recently emptied. As a bonus, he also finds a special place for orange peels and apple cores I placed in the same plastic wrap as LifeLines and The New Dynamic Church. Amazingly, the air is cleaner in my home now. Release from your prisons, indeed.

Something's wrong with my computer. I haven't been able to get in.

We missing a pic?

Most of this article is pretty much harmless and not subject to rebuttal. This writer, if I'm viewing this correctly, is concerned with finances, not faith. The only difficulty is certain things are stated as fact that should be marked off as the opinions of her subjects: That's clearly going on the say so of the interview subjects. I doubt highly there was independent research to verify that this group is "worldwide" by any stretch. Agree or disagree, this is CLEARLY the opinion of the subjects. There is plenty of Christian disagreement on tithing and living debt-free. SCHOLARS? Puh-LEASE. For the most part, I'd advise against giving TWI any publicity by responding to this. At best, this warrants a letter to the editor about calling people Biblical Scholars when their only claim to the title is membership in a discredited cult founded by a plagiarizing predatory preacher.

I'll see you in chat. 7 p.m. CST.

WW< looks like you've got trouble, my friend. Trouble right here in...wait, this isn't river city. Where the hell am I?

Connect the first two, and the third becomes obvious. I mean the fourth. That's your clue.

"When guys are persistent, it's romantic, they make movies about that. If it's a woman, then they cast Glenn Close." Ally makes an observation about how men and women are treated by Hollywood. *** "Bygones." Recurring line whenever someone says something that another person usually can and damn well should find offensive. *** "A fat man, trying to squeeze through a narrow chimney, and I taunt him with Oreos and whole milk." Peter MacNicol on Santa Claus *** "Snappish" Recurring line whenever someone sounds, well, snappish. *** "You think we're all from Mars here, don't you?" "I never said which planet." Exchange between Ally McBeal and Bobby Donnell on one of the best TV crossover episodes ever: the lawyers of Ally McBeal (FOX) need help with a murder case, so they cross the street, and the network, to visit the lawyers of ABC's The Practice. Naturally, the folks at The Practice, a very serious show, think the lawyers of Ally McBeal are loopy. *** "Maybe you should eat a cookie." "Maybe we should share it." Not a crossover episode: more of a crossover moment. Ally gets into an elevator, and Helen Gamble (Lara Flynn Boyle) from The Practice is on it. Both actresses are known to be frighteningly thin. For the record: Helen started it. *** "Friendly group. They probably take homicides just to lighten up." Final crossover quote: Cage (from Ally McBeal) sums up his first visit to The Practice office. Both shows were produced by David Kelley. Boston Legal is a spinoff of The Practice.

It's Howdy Doody Time!

Nah. Just someone willing to write the next clue

The common link is not Candace Bergen. The common link is not on camera, except tangentially, maybe, a tiny bit. By "it's got something in common with the last answer," I meant the last correct answer, from the previous clue. In other words, something in common with Boston Legal

Howdah/Elephant Dung/Turd Olaf and Don? Oh! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! WHAT TIME IS IT????