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Your dad had a profound effect on your life. Anyway, I didn't grow up in a home that believed in "witnessing to the lost" verbally. So passing out tracts or putting up signs is taboo and something I don't envision myself doing. Instead, my context is inviting the marginalized including th...

Good to hear that women are getting into pastoral roles even through "the back door'. Pentecostals and Salvation Army and others realized years ago that God blesses and works through women just as He does through men. I grew up with a lady pastor who preached and taught many in becoming Christ...

The original point was that a spanking doesn't kill a 4 year old. Something else happened. Both of the child’s foster parents had admitted to having physically disciplined the child with a belt during a homeschooling lesson they were having. Belt is not a normal spanking and I fail to see a 4 year ...

If relatives are not speaking to you, Facebook is a way to keep up with their news. If they haven't blocked you. Myself, I'm not on it, nor do I ever plan to be. I marvel at the selfies of some people. One pastor looking for a wife has his nine photo spots filled with selfies of himself, mostly basi...

I texted a friend this morning who "Stands for Israel" on Facebook, and called for praying Isa. 54:17 for Israel: "Jehoshaphat was reproved for making an alliance with Israel, and God destroyed his ships. Israel certainly doesn't fit into the category of servants of the Lord [Isa. 54:...

"I'm at that age where my mind still thinks I'm 29; my humor suggests I'm 12 while my body mostly keeps asking if I'm sure I'm not dead yet."

White privilege, huh? I recall listening to NPR when a black lady was laughing about having visited France; she tried to break into the front of a line like she was used to in this country, but it didn't work there.

Another first--handing to a circle of policemen, then a few seconds later, one carrying an assault rifle (I think).

This week is the first time that I ever remember seeing a woman with her head totally covered. Muslim, of course, here in South Africa. Not even eyes visible. But I've had a number of Muslims accept tracts from me. May God bring light into their souls. I have a new line in the townships if someone s...

Isn't in-group shaming of those who leave a common human temptation. Yes, it is. This thread went off topic a few posts back. I will leave you with this: People who leave a conservative setting don't always leave because they are against authority, but against corrupt authority. Likewise, people do...