Recent content by atpollard

Should the weight of pastors be addressed? (Only female pastors … we should talk about their age and weight.) :Whistling

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?" But Jesus answered and said to him, "Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness."...

My understanding of theological terms is sometimes lacking, so could you help someone with a degree in Architecture and no training in Hebrew or Greek understand something. ”We all like sheep have gone astray” = Everyone sins (does wrong in thought or actions) … right? ”the LORD has laid on...

I was sharing a story of events that are coming up on 10 years in the past (next month). Death and suffering are a part of life. So are hope and miracles. I thought I would share a lesson gained from 10 years of perspective looking back at hard times. I don’t know if it will make sense to...

Not to derail anything, but just to offer input on why I am reading it and what I am looking for. I cannot evaluate an idea until you have stated it, then like a Berean, I can take what you say back to Scripture and evaluate how I feel about your observation on that scripture. “I will bless...

"But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance." - Jesus Christ

Post #18 left off with the Levitical Offerings. Just saying that I am patiently waiting to read what comes next.

I am sorry for your loss and your pain. I have to say that you people are more “spiritual” than I am. I am the oldest of three children and buried two younger brothers. One by suicide to stop his silent pain and the second was murdered by God. [When a series of events cause a minister to go...

Actually, it is different in a good way. If the Anglican Bishop or Cardinal walks into one of the three Anglican Churches and announces that from now on the Communion Wine will be Chicken Broth, if the people all object … he owns the building and y’all can be shown to the door. If the head of...

"Everyone who steps through these doors blesses this place. Some when they enter and others when they leave." (I read that somewhere.) :Whistling

In honor of the call to Armageddon, I offer a response to this prior post ... That is because in REVELATION ... ... the PROPHETS need to speak for themselves, ... but THE BEAST has the FALSE PROPHET to speak for him. ;) [Just injecting a little End Times humor ... people are WAY too serious...

A local church uses the Gulf of Mexico ... because it is there (and qualifies as "living" - moving - "water").

He is probably correct ... salt water is harsh on parasites compared to fresh water. That is why you chlorinate a pool if it is fresh water, but not a salt water pool (the salt does the same job as the chlorine).

I stand corrected. :)

You raised some interesting (and potentially valid) points about intended context. As you say ... back to the main event.