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I agree and I think poor is doing the opposite - only complaining about what you don't have. Like you Jolene, I grew up on a farm and we ate what we produced. The work was hard but satisfying, and you learnt to appreciate having a full belly and...

Exactly! My dad was full time army guard reserves. When he applied for a loan once the bank told him he didn't make enough to live on....and he only claimed the two children that had birth certificates. There were FIVE of us and my sisters did...

An interesting response since I only posted scripture, and made no additional comment. The Word of God is living and powerful and accomplishes His purposes as it goes forth. There are three aspects to the commandment regarding religious images...

Exodus 20:4-6, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve...

A common error used to argue against polygyny is that it "always causes problems, and nothing good ever came about through polygyny." Again, start with what is written; anchor your response to the Word of God, so that those anchored to the...

I have found some want to use the words of Jesus quoting Genesis "For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife and they twain shall be one flesh" as a limiting thing (because wife is singular and twain is two)...

An interesting response since I only posted scripture, and made no additional comment. The Word of God is living and powerful and accomplishes His purposes as it goes forth. There are three aspects to the commandment regarding religious images...

I believe it was my father in laws.

I believe it was my father in laws.

This is amazing. Thank you! How did you come to know this version?

Yup. Looking for unicorns amongst the hippos and hyenas doesn't usually bring success. I suggest going to the places where the unicorns graze and look there. ;)

Retreats?

Touché. Yes, I agree. Silence arguments aren’t strong. But, “calling me blessed” is a far cry from iconography, and veneration. I think we non sacerdotal Christians can rightfully be accused of not paying Mary her due respect. But we believe...

Yeah, in the quote I posted above from St. John of Damascus I didn't like the use of the word "worshipping." Modern Orthodox apologists make a careful distinction between the "worship" (or "adoration") that is rightly directed only to God versus...

@The Revolting Man, I did acknowledged earlier in this thread that I know there are many flavors of the East. That’s what I love about them. In many ways, they operate nondenominationally or independent in each of their individual congregations...