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This comes up quite a bit and I was hoping people could offer a Biblical perspective on it. When is forgiveness appropriate? In my reading, I've concluded that it is appropriate in several different ways and times, but I'm not sure I've nailed a solid answer. I don't have verses handy, so forgive me for speaking off the top of my head, but here's what I see: You can forgive someone for wronging you. You do not have to wait until they apologize, but their apology or lack thereof does have practical implications. It is difficult, thought not impossible, for genuine fellowship to be restored between two people when a recognition of wrongs done has not taken place, and it is difficult for such fellowship to be restored when, following that recognition and apology, forgiveness has not taken place. But you CAN forgive without the apology (that is, you no longer hold the wrongdoing in your heart as an active barrier to that fellowship). You can be delegated to forgive someone for wronging someone else. When Jesus Christ forgave sins, people murmured that only God has the right to forgive sins. His response was that God gave him the authority, so Christ was empowered to do it. I have no right to firgive someone for hurting you. But do we Christians have the right to forgive someone for hurting God? That is, can we forgive sin? I don't know. I've got an idea, but it's not studied. Your thoughts?

Oh, all right: History of the World Part I.

Clever.

Clever.

What's this crap?

Jim Carrey Batman Forever Tommy Lee Jones

Sam Elliott Tombstone Bill Paxton

Cameron Diaz There's Something About Mary Matt Dillon

George, you've actually seen this and don't remember it. Actually, I just can't imagine you HAVEN'T seen it.

Yeah, wow! Zowie! Pow! Kazaam! Oof!

Oh that's sad. Go see the first Rocky. You missed out on a truly great film.

Mark, Looks like you spent some time under VF's group. Am I right? I only ask because I spent some time there too, and I see a lot of similarities.

And you would be correct. People don't remember how genuinely well-written Rocky was.

It is not. This movie is so obvious you're missing it. Must be figuring I couldn't possibly be quoting something THAT easy, when I am.

Revised the second quote to the point it's now a giveaway. "Hey, where's your hat?' "I love you." "I love you." ***** "I been comin' here for six years, and for six years ya been stickin' it to me, an' I wanna know how come!" "Ya don't wanna know!" "I wanna know how come!" "Ya wanna know?" "I WANNA KNOW HOW!" "OK, I'm gonna tell ya! You had the talent to become a good fighter, but instead of that, you become a legbreaker to some cheap, second rate loanshark!" "It's a living!" "It's a waste of life! ***** "You put my stuff on skid row? I been in that locker six years; you put my stuff in a bag on skid row?" ***** "What is keeping him up Bill, I dont know."

Don't laugh. My name was on the storm list last year. If it had been two years earlier, it would have been Hurricane Rafael instead of Hurricane Rita.

it's even bad down here!

"Hey, where's your hat?' "I love you." "I love you." ***** "It's a living!" "It's a waste of life!

Why does anyone want to change the lightbulb anyway? It may be dark now, but when I was using it, it was glowing. I don't think discarding the lightbulb is necessary. I will simply remember the light it once gave off, and shame on you for thinking I need to change it. You really should get over it.

Oh. Joy. Click on the top line for a full size (aka, readable) image.

Daredevil What's the joke?

Hate to admit it, but I love this movie. Don't know why so many are so down on it.

You are correct.

The original and best. 65 million years in the making. "They're flocking this way." Grant notices some running dinos look like a flock of birds. The dinos turn toward Grant and the two kids, and the boy utters this line. "Nice hat! What are ya tryin' to look like - a secret agent?" Dennis Nedry makes fun of the guy who meets him at an outdoor restaurant to give him $$ for the embryos. "I don't believe it! Hah! I don't believe it! You're supposed to come here and defend me against these characters and the only one I've got on my side is the bloodsucking lawyer!" John Hammond is upset. He brought the scientists to defend himself against the lawyer's skepticism, and all the scientists are skeptical while the lawyer sees dollar signs. "We can make it if we run." "No, we can't." "Why not?" "Because we are being hunted." "Oh God." "It's all right." "Like hell it is!" Exchange between Satler and the Raptor keeper on their way to the maintenance shed to try to get the power back on. "Spared no expense." Recurring line by Hammond.

It took a reallly, realllly, reeeeaaaaallllllly long time to bring this adventure to the screen.