I will be quite blunt here. You probably need to heal from the past before you can have a successful relationship in the future.

If you are holding on to bad feelings from the past it will show in your behavior to other women.

Well put Tanyaann.

I think it certainly is something to be concerned about, and it helps to share.

yes indeed! A good hot cuppa!

A good ploughman's lunch to go with it sure would be good too.

Good points grins. Welcome.

Hi Debbie, welcome here. This a forum for just Christians, so I hope that all who take part here will allow each other to voice their feelings and
thoughts without condemnation. I hope you will feel comfortable enough to express your opinion.

God bless,

What a lovely song terrberr - welcome here.
and thankyou
for the link Allen.

I like them both Allen, particularly "The Air that I breathe". It is nice to watch the video whilst listening to the words.

Thank you for all that you are
and all that you do.




Just Like Me


Dear Lord, forgive our yielding to temptation;
Forgive our pride, our love of worldly things.
Have mercy on our love of sensual pleasure,
Compassion on the sins that self love brings.


It must be hard to understand us sometimes;
So very different is your heart and mind.
But wait, I just remembered that you do know
What it’s like to be a part of humankind.


You suffered just like we do, and you were tempted.
You lived with us so you could comprehend
The things that we go through each trying day,
So you could give us mercy, and be our friend.


Thank you for compassion and forgiveness;
Thank you for your love and empathy.
Thank you, Lord, for coming down from heaven
To experience life’s trials, just like me.


By Joanna Fuchs

He doesn't. That is man's thinking; that never works.

The crusades were in response to an invasion, even though they got out of hand. It seems whatever group has too much control, trouble is not far behind.

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I take it to mean human beings (period).






People are people, no matter what their culture, belief system, or lack thereof.

Hopefully there will always be more good.

As for other countries, there are those that wish to stop parents being able to discuss religion with their children, and if they do so to have the children removed. I don't expect that to make it into law any time soon, so it does not worry me unnecessarily but the idea is ridiculous. What about the children's rights to be able to think and inquire.

I would be equally against the reverse. I was fortunate to grow up in a home where I did not have religion preached at me, my faith was something I chose for myself. My Dad and I talked about evolution and I concluded it was not for me.

they are men.

Very nice.

"I was there"


http://www.passionup.com/fun/fun4528.htm?e=louiseungro@hotmail.com&f=froggiemad1@cox.net&h=bb08c6204ace9eec&mp=1&confirm=1

Try this winx.

www.jpost.com

That is the root of the link you tried to reach.

You can then look for the article in question.

"Uncertainty shrouds UN driver's death"




hope that helps.

Come and lift up the name of Jesus,
Join the cherubim around the throne.
Make His praises known, among the people,
For He has claimed us as His very own.

Chorus

Praise Him, praise Him
Praise Him in the morning light.
Praise Him, praise Him,
Praise the One who endured the night.

His redeeming blood has paid our ransom,
His obedience has met the cost,
Now we are walking in the newness of creation,
With joy unspeakable, no longer lost.

Chorus

So let us take the song of His salvation,
Sing it gratefully thorough out the land.
Put on the righteous robe of God’s own sacrifice,
And join the chorus with the blood washed band.

Chorus

Words and Music by Steve Tichenor

Rightly dividing the word of Truth


Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
2 Timothy 2:15-16 KJV



There is so much confusion and deception going on today. Rightly Dividing makes things clear as to what false teachings are out there, and what the truth is.


I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

1 Corinthians 5:6-7 KJV

That is a tough stance but I find it difficult to blame them.

"We do not differentiate between those dressed in military uniforms and civilians. They are all targets." - Bin laden

well, I read to the end..

"When I asked Terry Lindvall about his personal hopes for Regent, he told me that he is still a film maker at heart, and that he believes the
next century
will be shaped by the people who can tell the best stories. ......
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Copyright © 1995 by The Atlantic Monthly Company.



Interesting, it seems he might be right.


I will avoid quoting scripture, but that is one good reason people of faith should rightly divide the word of truth and not follow after man.

Being able to see the whole picture helps also, rather than a one-sided view of the problem.

I think it would serve people better to figure out what they want for the world as a whole, do most normal decent people want to live in peace.
Do they value freedom. Concentrating on what unites people instead of dividing is surely a better way to reach that goal.

I like the word Acts because it is a Greek word (praxeis) often used to describe the achievements of great men, and that is what I think of when I look at that particular book. - what the desciples did when they received the power of the Holy Spirit.


BOOK OF ACTS

1:1-8

This book notes what Jesus accomplished.

God is a promise keeper v. 1-4

Two promises:

A powerful kingdom
A powerful spirit

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you." – These were Jesus’ last word and is stresses throughout the remainder of Acts.

The Book of Luke stresses the work of the Holy Spirit and these verses continue this theme.

The Apostles were told they were to be witnesses but not until they received the Power of the Holy Spirit.

Self-control is critical for success in life, and a new study by University of Miami professor of Psychology Michael McCullough finds that religious people have more self-control than do their less religious counterparts. These findings imply that religious people may be better at pursuing and achieving long-term goals that are important to them and their religious groups. This, in turn, might help explain why religious people tend to have lower rates of substance abuse, better school achievement, less delinquency, better health behaviors, less depression, and longer lives.

Published: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - 11:21 in Health & Medicine
University of Miami professor of Psychology Michael McCullough

Religion

Sociologists and anthropologists tend to see religion as an abstract set of ideas, values, or experiences developed as part of a cultural matrix. For example, in Lindbeck's Nature of Doctrine, religion does not refer to belief in "God" or a transcendent Absolute. Instead, Lindbeck defines religion as, "a kind of cultural and/or linguistic framework or medium that shapes the entirety of life and thought… it is similar to an idiom that makes possible the description of realities, the formulation of beliefs, and the experiencing of inner attitudes, feelings, and sentiments.”[7] According to this definition, religion refers to one's primary worldview and how this dictates one's thoughts and actions.