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Interesting thing before I hit the sack tonight... We had a tremendous windstorm today where I live, and power was knocked out. I decided to drive up to a quaint little village that I frequent right on the edge of the Hudson River. I sat at the water's edge, looking up at the mountains...

JonJack, I appreciate this discourse and your respectful, intelligent manner in advancing your points. I would like to respond to a few of your points with a differing point of view, and will do so tomorrow, as my fatigue is starting to catch up with me. 'Till then...

Sigh...where to begin? Actually, I can tell you that I am indeed a God lover, as I have stuck with Him (and He with me) through good times and very bad for 15 years or so. I'm not afraid to agree with what scripture says publicly. I am also extremely grateful for what He has done for me. I...

Requested, A lot of what you said is very good but a couple of concepts that you posit are extremely dangerous. In the first place, the bible does instruct us to point out that man is sinful and in need of a Savior, and this can sometimes, but not alwys, include mentioning specific actions...

Thanks, Luke. It is my sincere desire that this thread will inspire a few to reconsider their preconceived notions about God and cause some to realize that God is knowable.

JonJack, The realization that's missing here is a critically important one: We don't judge scripture. Rather, scripture judges us. If you don't belive that scripture is the Word of God, you will always be persuing an "interpretation" that suits you and allows you to justify whatever...

Let me help you with this. Anyone who makes disparaging and/or mocking comments about God and those who love Him is certainly a God-hater. God should never be mocked, woudn't you agree? Anyone who accuses God of going against one of His own commandments is a God-hater. God is often accused of...

I would say that his being a Christian certainly does merit distinction. He is experiencing a conflict based on what he learns here vs. his spiritual beliefs, or at least that which he believes is taught in scripture. I think it's a fair question and it's incomprehensible to me why mature...

While waiting for Z's answer, I'd like to bring up an observation about what goes on here. It seems that there is a real dichotomy regarding the purpose, or rather function of this site. One school seems to hold that the great purpose of life is to "sarge" as much as possible, learn the...

Wow! I'm quite sure that Z requested christian help only to avoid the angry posts from the God-haters on this board. He knew they would respond angrily, just as they have. Who would have thought? Man...give the guy a break. He's asking a sincere question. It's simply amazing how people will...

It's not always that easy. It might be an aquaintance with whom you must keep the peace with. For example, I have a friend who is in my band, and he's used to being the top dog, and he feels the pain when I'm around because I become top dog. But we might be sitting somewhere together and...

I advise you to learn how to communicate. Stop writing in that Messenger shorthand. It's real annoying, and many people here will not even read your post because of it. You'll miss out on a lot of good advice. Men communicate in full sentences with reasonably decent spelling, and as a result...

I was poking around Mystery's site and I noticed he and some of his co-instructors have a certain way of sitting, basically taking up a lot of space to establish dominance. So what does one do when you're sitting right next to someone who is "assuming the pose" and is spread out to claim his...

It's probably only temporary. When I'm utra-stressed, certain muscles under my eye start twitching. It will happen randomly throughout the day and it usually lasts a few weeks. It will pass quicker if you don't obsess too much about it. Just accept it and it will pass.

All good points, gentlemen. I'll be working on internalizing your observations & suggestions, and I'm confident I'll be able to do that. I'm just glad that I find myself, finally, in a place in life where I'm actually able to make meaningful changes. It's been a long time coming, and if you...

Good...I'll work on that frame.

Thanks for the reality check. Just the remnants of the old way of thinking rearing its ugly head.

It seems that the Don Juan way involves self improvement across many different disciplines. I see there is a forum dedicated to one of these disciplines, namely, Health & Fitness. Wouldn't it be good to have a forum dedicated to getting the RAFC's business and financial life in order? I think...

When I go out and about by myself, with the express purpose of meeting people and talking with women, I can't help but have this little feeling on the back burner that I look alone and pathetic. For example, I went to a waterfront park last Saturday and noticed I was the only one alone amidst...

Thanks, guys. I thought so...just wanted to check.