I was at Taco Bell for lunch today and I didn't see any difference than what you see in your church.
Of the 20 or so people there, only 3 people were of normal weight. Over half were obese. NONE of them looked Apostolic (although about half were clean-shaven men without their wives).
So, are you saying that it's all right to be like the world?
The heresy hunters are still with us. Only now, instead of stakes, they use their books and radio programs to destroy those they consider heretics.... I'm concerned that heresy hunting may be turning into leukemia because some cultwatchers seem more intent on destroying parts of the body than healing the body....
I was at Taco Bell for lunch today and I didn't see any difference than what you see in your church.
Of the 20 or so people there, only 3 people were of normal weight. Over half were obese. NONE of them looked Apostolic (although about half were clean-shaven men without their wives).
Taco Bell patrons may not be a representative sample of Americans!
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Every year at conference, the people are getting bigger and bigger. I just watched people this year in St Louis, women who are so obese that they can’t walk, preachers with huge stomachs, is it just me or is the UPCI as an organization getting fatter by the year?
With this kind of growth we will have to double the seating in a few years and charge $100 per person for conference fees.
I was watching a preacher who had to be over 500 lbs, so big he couldn’t stand up, I was wondering how he could justify preaching against smoking being harmful to your body, or being addicted to alcohol.
Doubling in a Decade, Global Impact!
When I saw this thread, I was encouraged. I actually thought harley was going to say something positive about the UPCI. LOLOL
I'm going to propose Apostolic bathrooms, for starters!
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2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
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First I want to say as it has already been said… weight is an American problem. There is a large amount of fat peeps in and out of the church. Depending upon the area you live in, it can be worse than other places. Often we are a product of our upbringing. We just have to deal with it as we are to be temperate in all things. If food is being used as a vice as smoking or drinking.. the addiction needs to be dealt with, just as with Caffeine.
I do not post this to be offensive in any way, but I will say this... one thing I have learned as a person who struggles with a weight issue, wearing pants show or tell fluctuation of weight real quick. It is a great measuring stick for weight gain… keeps a woman in check that is for sure. With a skirt, weight can go up or down 10lbs and it not be noticeable. This might have an impact in some way…just a thought.
For the most part though, I think that sometimes women (and even men) just get comfortable in life and happy in their lives and gain. Some people are predisposed to weight issues. This does not give a license to be overweight… it just means that you accept it and then work to bring it under control. We shouldn’t judge however, because we don’t know who is working on it…only God knows the heart.
First I want to say as it has already been said… weight is an American problem. There is a large amount of fat peeps in and out of the church. Depending upon the area you live in, it can be worse than other places. Often we are a product of our upbringing. We just have to deal with it as we are to be temperate in all things. If food is being used as a vice as smoking or drinking.. the addiction needs to be dealt with, just as with Caffeine.
I do not post this to be offensive in any way, but I will say this... one thing I have learned as a person who struggles with a weight issue, wearing pants show or tell fluctuation of weight real quick. It is a great measuring stick for weight gain… keeps a woman in check that is for sure. With a skirt, weight can go up or down 10lbs and it not be noticeable. This might have an impact in some way…just a thought.
For the most part though, I think that sometimes women (and even men) just get comfortable in life and happy in their lives and gain. Some people are predisposed to weight issues. This does not give a license to be overweight… it just means that you accept it and then work to bring it under control. We shouldn’t judge however, because we don’t know who is working on it…only God knows the heart.
Lisa,
Not to hijack this thread, but your daughters are so pretty! Just like their
mother! Look sweet too, just like their mother!
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