The Good News Cafe Forum

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

I learned a long time ago to not "walk" with my eyes on individuals in the church but instead on Him.

I've never been in a church where I heard a never ending money beg let alone the church being instructed to go take out a loan and give it to the church..

We have 3 services a week. Nobody get's chastised for missing any and they certainly aren't 3 hours long. We also have bible studies and cell groups. Lots of non Pentecostal churches do

I also learned that Prayer is more about spending alone time with Him than it is receiving something from Him.

Before I was in church, I was miserable. I hated every moment of the day, so I medicated myself with booze and pot.

I am thankful for what Jesus did for me and "Pentecost". If my local congregation became unbearable, I'd leave it for another. That is a reflection on the congregation and leadership not on God or "Pentecost"

[Dordrecht]

Originally Posted by OneEyedFatMan

YEEE HAAAAAAW!!!!

I just added you to my ignore list. You have no idea how long I have wanted to do that!

Sure, go ahead, no problem.
You probably did the same to Ren Rutledge

[OneEyedFatMan]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

I learned a long time ago to not "walk" with my eyes on individuals in the church but instead on Him.

I've never been in a church where I heard a never ending money beg let alone the church being instructed to go take out a loan and give it to the church..

We have 3 services a week. Nobody get's chastised for missing any and they certainly aren't 3 hours long. We also have bible studies and cell groups. Lots of non Pentecostal churches do

I also learned that Prayer is more about spending alone time with Him than it is receiving something from Him.

Before I was in church, I was miserable. I hated every moment of the day, so I medicated myself with booze and pot.

I am thankful for what Jesus did for me and "Pentecost". If my local congregation became unbearable, I'd leave it for another. That is a reflection on the congregation and leadership not on God or "Pentecost"

Glad you're happy, I wasn't. Now I am and don't have to medicate myself with nothing, well except prescriptions, and less of them than when I was "In Church" because now there is no stress.

And, I am free to have the occasional craft beer, listen to music I like, wear snorts, grow a beard, go to the beach.

Really, I don't care what you thinmk. I have posted enough here that anyone who still likes me has my blog and facebook.

I don't need any connections to this finished chapter. See Ya.

[Esaias]

Okay, seein' as I'm the slow one I just now realized OEFM is John Atkinson from over at GNC.

Wow.

JA, you actually influenced me and helped me, although you probably were not aware of it.

[Esaias]

Next thing you know WWOD will be riding in here on a harley with a doobie hangin outta his mouth cussin like a Mick...

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Okay, seein' as I'm the slow one I just now realized OEFM is John Atkinson from over at GNC.

Wow.

JA, you actually influenced me and helped me, although you probably were not aware of it.

John has probably influenced, for the better, far more people than he realizes.

[crakjak]

When the prodigal wanted to leave his father, his father didn't argue with him, or try to dissuade him, he gave him "his" inheritance and let him go.

Sometimes it takes the pig pen for one to come to himself.

But I believe his father looked down the road many times everyday!!

Having said that, many of us have had to reject the hateful god of religion to come home to the THE FATHER.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by OneEyedFatMan

Glad you're happy, I wasn't. Now I am and don't have to medicate myself with nothing, well except prescriptions, and less of them than when I was "In Church" because now there is no stress.

And, I am free to have the occasional craft beer, listen to music I like, wear snorts, grow a beard, go to the beach.

Really, I don't care what you thinmk. I have posted enough here that anyone who still likes me has my blog and facebook.

I don't need any connections to this finished chapter. See Ya.

I don't care to tell you what I think either. I'm not your judge.

BTW I wear snorts now and I can grow a beard if I want to and go to the beach. I listen to what I want and quite frankly if I even liked beer I could have one occasionally. If I have stress it has zero to do with "being in church".

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

I don't care to tell you what I think either. I'm not your judge.

BTW I wear snorts now and I can grow a beard if I want to and go to the beach. I listen to what I want and quite frankly if I even liked beer I could have one occasionally. If I have stress it has zero to do with "being in church".

I don't care for beer myself EXCEPT a light pale lager with a good BBQ, or brats boiled in beer.

[Esaias]

What in the world are 'snorts' and why would anyone want to wear one?