The Doctor Is In

[Fireside]

In the grand tradition of "Dear Rhoni," I am hanging out my shingle and am open for business.

If you are suffering and need a spiritual prescription, or perhaps a good check up, we accept walk-ins, and most kinds of insurance.

The doctor is in.

[whollyHis]

uh-oh....Do I sense a spirit of competition????

Lawd, help us all!!! :tease

[Fireside]

uh-oh....Do I sense a spirit of competition????

Lawd, help us all!!! :tease

No competition.

My practice deals with a totally different class of patient, and totally different ailments, from a diametrically opposite perspective.

[secretplace]

In the grand tradition of "Dear Rhoni," I am hanging out my shingle and am open for business.

If you are suffering and need a spiritual prescription, or perhaps a good check up, we accept walk-ins, and most kinds of insurance.

The doctor is in.

A well-known UPC preacher who doesn't know me told me recently that I am carrying a heavy load...burdened. Part of my burden is for the lost world and the awesome task set before us to reach them before He returns. Of course there are other things associated with church leadership (not a pastor)and personal things. What say ye doc?

[whollyHis]

A well-known UPC preacher who doesn't know me told me recently that I am carrying a heavy load...burdened. Part of my burden is for the lost world and the awesome task set before us to reach them before He returns. Of course there are other things associated with church leadership (not a pastor)and personal things. What say ye doc?


10 day fasts do wonders for your particular malady....(I've been doing my homework..)

[Fireside]

A well-known UPC preacher who doesn't know me told me recently that I am carrying a heavy load...burdened. Part of my burden is for the lost world and the awesome task set before us to reach them before He returns. Of course there are other things associated with church leadership (not a pastor)and personal things. What say ye doc?

You had to go and get serious on me...

Well, here you are:



Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.


Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.


Mat 11:30 For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light

Weariness associated with a burden is only remedied by drawing closer to Jesus.

Proximity is the issue.

"Come unto me," He says, and rest will be yours.

Remember that only Jesus is the Saviour--not us.

[Scott Hutchinson]

Dear Doctor living in a house with three females sometimes is stressful,at times it seems like they all are ganging up on me what shall I do ?

[Fireside]

10 day fasts do wonders for your particular malady....(I've been doing my homework..)

I am going to need a PA (Physician's Assistant) to help with the work load...are you looking for a position?

[Rhoni]

In the grand tradition of "Dear Rhoni," I am hanging out my shingle and am open for business.

If you are suffering and need a spiritual prescription, or perhaps a good check up, we accept walk-ins, and most kinds of insurance.

The doctor is in.

:killinme :killinme :killinme :killinme :killinme :killinme

Blessings, Rhoni

P.S. I think you'll be a great DR!

[Ron]

You had to go and get serious on me...

Well, here you are:



Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.


Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.


Mat 11:30 For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is lig

Weariness associated with a burden is only remedied by drawing closer to Jesus.

Proximity is the issue.

"Come unto me," He says, and rest will be yours.

Remember that only Jesus is the Saviour--not us.

Amen!:thumbsup

[Fireside]

Dear Doctor living in a house with three females sometimes is stressful,at times it seems like they all are ganging up on me what shall I do ?

Take a triple dose of Midol and call me in the morning.

[Debra]

Dear Doctor living in a house with three females sometimes is stressful,at times it seems like they all are ganging up on me what shall I do ?

...And i live in a home full of the male species! ..........and I would say, you do have it worse than me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lolol

[whollyHis]

I am going to need a PA (Physician's Assistant) to help with the work load...are you looking for a position?


HA. Too much liability. The malpractice insurance would take all my resources!!! :killinme Maybe your Auntie Felicity will work by your side to help heal all these troubled souls...

[Rhoni]

HA. Too much liability. The malpractice insurance would take all my resources!!! :killinme Maybe your Auntie Felicity will work by your side to help heal all these troubled souls...


:heeheehee

[Scott Hutchinson]

Well one is 14 and one is 11,and then there is my lovely wife sweet as she is she is still a mystery like all women,why does crankiness come at such odd times?

[secretplace]

You had to go and get serious on me...

Well, here you are:



Mat 11:28 Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.


Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.


Mat 11:30 For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light



Weariness associated with a burden is only remedied by drawing closer to Jesus.

Proximity is the issue.

"Come unto me," He says, and rest will be yours.

Remember that only Jesus is the Saviour--not us.

Thank you...the waiting room must not be too full today...a quick response.

[RevDWW]

Well one is 14 and one is 11,and then there is my lovely wife sweet as she is she is still a mystery like all women,why does crankiness come at such odd times?
If you keep track of it, you might find a pattern. Then leave for those days when there is crankiness......

PS. Sorry CS, couldn't help but stop and gie this good man some advice.....:killinme :killinme :killinme :killinme

[becky123abc]

Dear Dr. CS,

Of course, hypothetically speaking...how does a wife get her husband to voluntarily empty the trash...and take it outside to the garbage cans...then on appropriate days...take the trash cans out to the curb??? Is this even a possibility??? :dunno

Signed,
up to here in trash

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Dear Dr. CS,

Of course, hypothetically speaking...how does a wife get her husband to voluntarily empty the trash...and take it outside to the garbage cans...then on appropriate days...take the trash cans out to the curb??? Is this even a possibility??? :dunno

Signed,
up to here in trash

Newly opened and people want to trash the place.
:heeheehee

[Fireside]

Dear Dr. CS,

Of course, hypothetically speaking...how does a wife get her husband to voluntarily empty the trash...and take it outside to the garbage cans...then on appropriate days...take the trash cans out to the curb??? Is this even a possibility??? :dunno

Signed,
up to here in trash

I will refer you to my good wife, as it would be indecorous of me to answer.

Perhaps she will PM you.

[Felicity]

HA. Too much liability. The malpractice insurance would take all my resources!!! :killinme Maybe your Auntie Felicity will work by your side to help heal all these troubled souls...I doubt he needs my help. He does pretty good on his own for a young fella. Don't you think? :)

[Fireside]

I doubt he needs my help. He does pretty good on his own for a young fella. Don't you think? :)

I would be happy to have you in the office, but I think you have your own practice, and I wouldn't presume to ask you to join mine.

I do hope you will remain available for consultations when I get stumped on a tough case, though. ;)

[Felicity]

I would be happy to have you in the office, but I think you have your own practice, and I wouldn't presume to ask you to join mine.

I do hope you will remain available for consultations when I get stumped on a tough case, though. ;) LOL. Okay, sure. :)

Anything I can do to help let me know. :highfive

[Barb]

I would be happy to have you in the office, but I think you have your own practice, and I wouldn't presume to ask you to join mine.

I do hope you will remain available for consultations when I get stumped on a tough case, though. ;)

I can't imagine you getting stumped, even on the toughest of cases, but rest assured...your Auntie Felicity will advise when needed with sound words of wisdom.

[Felicity]

I can't imagine you getting stumped, even on the toughest of cases, but rest assured...your Auntie Felicity will advise when needed with sound words of wisdom.He's wise beyond his years!

[The Kid]

Dear Dr. CS,

Of course, hypothetically speaking...how does a wife get her husband to voluntarily empty the trash...and take it outside to the garbage cans...then on appropriate days...take the trash cans out to the curb??? Is this even a possibility??? :dunno

Signed,
up to here in trash

Take it to the I Love You thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D

[The Kid]

Dr. C- Do I have patient-doctor confidentiallity?

[whollyHis]

I doubt he needs my help. He does pretty good on his own for a young fella. Don't you think? :)


Sis., I was right there with ya, until ya got to the bolded part...leave out the 'young' and you got a winning statement!!!! :bliss

[Fireside]

Dr. C- Do I have patient-doctor confidentiallity?


Yes.

[whollyHis]

Dear Dr. CS,

Of course, hypothetically speaking...how does a wife get her husband to voluntarily empty the trash...and take it outside to the garbage cans...then on appropriate days...take the trash cans out to the curb??? Is this even a possibility??? :dunno

Signed,
up to here in trash

I don't know that the 'young doctor' will advise, but I know what I did many years ago when this was an issue each week...

I had three toddlers underfoot, and was constantly having to beg for my trash to be taken out- until it would pile up. Then I would load the curb with it myself...*SIGH* One day I went on strike. It was a stinky mess...never have fought that battle again, it's been over 20 years ago...praise Jesus for the little blessings He sends our way...LOL

[LaGirl]

be real quiet and they will not move you to the blog section! SHHHHHHHH

[whollyHis]

be real quiet and they will not move you to the blog section! SHHHHHHHH


If they keep moving all these threads out, then the BLOGS will be greater than the 'fellowship'...what will they call it then? "FLOGGING"?

[Fireside]

Sis., I was right there with ya, until ya got to the bolded part...leave out the 'young' and you got a winning statement!!!! :bliss


I am a ripe old 37.

[becky123abc]

I don't know that the 'young doctor' will advise, but I know what I did many years ago when this was an issue each week...

I had three toddlers underfoot, and was constantly having to beg for my trash to be taken out- until it would pile up. Then I would load the curb with it myself...*SIGH* One day I went on strike. It was a stinky mess...never have fought that battle again, it's been over 20 years ago...praise Jesus for the little blessings He sends our way...LOL

Thank you for this beautiful testimony! You are my hero! :ty

[whollyHis]

Thank you for this beautiful testimony! You are my hero! :ty


Guess how he got broke from leaving the toilet seat up, and his laundry lying around...LOL

[whollyHis]

I am a ripe old 37.

Gee...you ARE young...*sigh* :tease

[Fireside]

Gee...you ARE young...*sigh* :tease

Disappointed?:killinme

[Fireside]

Thank you for this beautiful testimony! You are my hero! :ty

I don't think Sarilda has had time to respond yet, Sister.

BTW, has your husband warned you about what is happening the first weekend of next month?

[AGAPE]

I don't think Sarilda has had time to respond yet, Sister.

BTW, has your husband warned you about what is happening the first weekend of next month?

For some reason I think I want to know about this

[whollyHis]

Disappointed?:killinme


:ranting I am NOT aging gracefully, bro. LOL I told Don last week that if I knew FOR SURE that I wouldn't split hell wide open, I would get rid of all this grey hair...LOL He acts and feels 25, I act and feel 60. Lord, help. :drawguns

[Fireside]

DISCLAIMER:

This thread was started in a light-hearted manner.

I don't mind discussing general things and Biblical principles, but I will not usurp the position of anybody's pastor, on the internet or anywhere else.

So keep in mind the nature of the beast. :)

Thank you.

[Barb]

DISCLAIMER:

This thread was started in a light-hearted manner.

I don't mind discussing general things and Biblical principles, but I will not usurp the position of anybody's pastor, on the internet or anywhere else.

So keep in mind the nature of the beast. :)

Thank you.

You're a good man, Coonskinner!!

[Felicity]

The Doctor needs patients with questions! Come on y'all!

[Barb]

The Doctor needs patients with questions! Come on y'all!
Okay...

Dr. CS...did the groundhog see his shadow? How many more days of WINTER?!:ranting

[The Kid]

Yes.

Prayer...


Dear Dr. C-

Does prayer change the mind of the suplicant or...


Does prayer change the mind of God...


How much of an effect does the concept, "Lord I know you can, if you only will..." have on our faith?


"Lord there are millions down on their knees, among the many, how can you still hear me..." Michael W. Smith

[Barb]

Prayer...


Dear Dr. C-

Does prayer change the mind of the suplicant or...


Does prayer change the mind of God...


How much of an effect does the concept, "Lord I know you can, if you only will..." have on our faith?


"Lord there are millions down on their knees, among the many, how can you still hear me..." Michael W. Smith

Good questions, Carp...

[Fireside]

Prayer...


Dear Dr. C-

Does prayer change the mind of the suplicant or...


Does prayer change the mind of God...


How much of an effect does the concept, "Lord I know you can, if you only will..." have on our faith?


"Lord there are millions down on their knees, among the many, how can you still hear me..." Michael W. Smith

Carp,

This is a subject worthy of a book, not a post, and it has stymied smarter people than I am for sure.

Prayer can and often does change the mind of the supplicant.

As to changeing the mind of God?

I could give you Scripture that would seem to support a couple of different views, to be honest.

There are things about the mind of God that will forever be beyond our comprehension on this side of the Milky Way.

Speaking prophetically of the destruction of Jerusalem, Jesus said, "Pray that your flight be not in winter..."

The destruction of Jerusalem was set in stone. It was going to happen. But apparently the Lord was willing to change the timing of it to a more advantageous season if His people availed themselves of the opportunity to pray.

the most compelling reason to pray is not because of the expected result as much as because we are instructed to pray by the Word, and because communion with my Saviour is an awesome privilege in and of itself, for its own sake.

I may revisit the subject more later.

I have seen enough miracles wrought through prayer that I will ever be a believer.

[Fireside]

Okay...

Dr. CS...did the groundhog see his shadow? How many more days of WINTER?!:ranting

My mother's birthday is February 2, and she did see her shadow.

There will be six more weeks of winter.

[RevDWW]

Doc, If a tree falls in the forest and there's no coon in it, do you care?

[Barb]

My mother's birthday is February 2, and she did see her shadow.

There will be six more weeks of winter.

You are a bad boy, Doc...I'm telling your Auntie!!:heeheehee

[Garfield]

If you keep track of it, you might find a pattern. Then leave for those days when there is crankiness......

PS. Sorry CS, couldn't help but stop and gie this good man some advice.....:killinme :killinme :killinme :killinme


Three females = 4 days each = TWELVE DAYS plus a day or two for good measure = TWO WEEKS out of the house.

[becky123abc]

Guess how he got broke from leaving the toilet seat up, and his laundry lying around...LOL

Sister, do tell!! Do tell!!:highfive

[becky123abc]

I don't think Sarilda has had time to respond yet, Sister.

BTW, has your husband warned you about what is happening the first weekend of next month?

Oh Yes! We are very excited and looking forward to it!:ty :bliss

[Fireside]

Oh Yes! We are very excited and looking forward to it!:ty :bliss

As am I...I am one of the few that still makes house calls. :)

[Fireside]

Three females = 4 days each = TWELVE DAYS plus a day or two for good measure = TWO WEEKS out of the house.


I have known ladies for whom life was little more than a series of chemical events.

My wife is not this way, and neither were my mother, my aunt, or my Granny.

But there are a few out there...:)

[whollyHis]

Sister, do tell!! Do tell!!:highfive


Weeelllll...the first story is NOT pretty, let me tell ya. LOL I got pregnant early in our marriage, and was deathly sick...the toilet seat had been a battle from day 1. I got the flu, on top of constant 'morning sickness', and was running to the bathroom all hours of the night...well,one night, I couldn't take the time to turn on the light- it was coming out both ends...I threw up in the sink, and sat down on the toilet- and the seat was NOT down. :sad
Needless to say- the rest of the night was NOT real loving. He got up, and pulled me out of the toilet, puke and all, and then he cleaned up the bathroom...in 24 years, I have never had to put the seat down...:killinme

[whollyHis]

Sister, do tell!! Do tell!!:highfive


This story is less exciting than the first...

With me being so sick, It was all I could do to keep my house clean and laundry done when we forst were married. My washer was in the basement, and I was out of brrath, by the time I got all of his clothes picked up off the floor and sorted and taken DOWN the stairs...anyhow, one day I decided that I had had my last fight about him finding the hamper...

I would clean the house, but leave his things right where they were. AFter about 4-5 days, my house looked like the local Goodwill stock room. He came in, looked around, and said,"The house is pretty messy, you need some help cleaning?" I just chuckled, as I watched him pick up a week's worth of mess...as he realized the house was clean, except for HIS stuff, he made a decision to pick up after himself...he's better at it than I am, to this day.

Now, lest you all think I am some lunatic that doesn't respect her husband, let me tell ya- that is faaar from truth. Before we had three children one after another, I would iron his t-shirts. LOL I didn't mind ONE BIT picking up after him, before I got so sick...after all, I was home all day, and he worked hard. But, after the girls came along, it was imperative that everyone 'pull their weight' so-to-speak. He helped me SO much when my girls were small. I am spoiled rotten!!! Even now, I rarely have to vacuum, and he helps me so much...he's one in a million, and I am blessed to have had him for 26 years.

[The Kid]

Carp,

This is a subject worthy of a book, not a post, and it has stymied smarter people than I am for sure.

Prayer can and often does change the mind of the supplicant.

As to changeing the mind of God?

I could give you Scripture that would seem to support a couple of different views, to be honest.

There are things about the mind of God that will forever be beyond our comprehension on this side of the Milky Way.

Speaking prophetically of the destruction of Jerusalem, Jesus said, "Pray that your flight be not in winter..."

The destruction of Jerusalem was set in stone. It was going to happen. But apparently the Lord was willing to change the timing of it to a more advantageous season if His people availed themselves of the opportunity to pray.

the most compelling reason to pray is not because of the expected result as much as because we are instructed to pray by the Word, and because communion with my Saviour is an awesome privilege in and of itself, for its own sake.

I may revisit the subject more later.

I have seen enough miracles wrought through prayer that I will ever be a believer.

Dear Dr.

Do you believe that answered and unanswered prayer is a result of the presence and lack of faith (respectively) on behalf of the person doing the praying?

To what extent should a person doing the praying not expect or to avoid having his faith damaged through unanswered prayer, for example for a sick child or for protection of a loved one that is not there?

I know all in his will, but it seems difficult to reconcile at times that answered prayer gives glory to God and unanswered prayer damages or gives faith a shot right in the solar plexus.

If God has his will and is two steps ahead of us, it would seem that prayer might be irrelevant because what is going to happen is going to happen and besides, God already did enough for us...asking for stuff seems pretty trivial.

Just stuff I think about while driving around town...praying. :D

[RevDWW]

Doc, If a tree falls in the forest and there's no coon in it, do you care?
I wonna know!!!!!

[Malvaro]

What's up, Doc? :D