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    Being Content With What We Have -- Do You Regret Losing, Misplacing, or Throwing Certain Things Away?

    I kinda miss my old music collection every once in a while. I'm just old enough to have seen the days when music was still reproduced and sold through physical media. I have fond memories from the independent record stores that used to be dotted across the UK. Leafing through album covers and...
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    If You Were to Close Your CC Account and Come Back as Another Name, What Would Be the Reasons Why?

    I appreciate that many of you have seen more iterations of his persona than you can shake a stick at. I'll be more guarded in future.
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    If You Were to Close Your CC Account and Come Back as Another Name, What Would Be the Reasons Why?

    His disappointment in me is inconsequential. All I know is, I would be disappointed in myself, if I were him. I can only read between the lines, but he seems butthurt over some people knocking back his approach and taking their nibbles from someone else's table. The message of Christ is one...
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    If You Were to Close Your CC Account and Come Back as Another Name, What Would Be the Reasons Why?

    I never implied that you were a part of their journey, but it should be self-evident that nobody wants to keep going over old ground.
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    If You Were to Close Your CC Account and Come Back as Another Name, What Would Be the Reasons Why?

    I can't tell you what to do, but when you're at an impasse, the only thing left to do is move on. The women you had correspondence with have moved on in their faith without you. Respect their wishes and don't look back.
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    If You Were to Close Your CC Account and Come Back as Another Name, What Would Be the Reasons Why?

    When misunderstandings and disagreements ain't nipped in the bud, they can grow a giant. I doubt anyone is actively seeking to belittle your worth or cause. You've received some positive estimation as well as some criticism. I wish you well, wherever and to whoever your ministry next takes...
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    If You Were to Close Your CC Account and Come Back as Another Name, What Would Be the Reasons Why?

    I understand, unfinished business is justification enough. I tie up loose ends or burn the bridge on exit, which means no going back. Sometimes I need reminding that's not always the done thing.
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    If You Were to Close Your CC Account and Come Back as Another Name, What Would Be the Reasons Why?

    Respectfully, I'm not going to judge anyone for anything that took place that long ago. All I'm saying is, if reconciliation isn't possible, make your peace and hold to it. Not all paths that cross are destined to be entwined, but that doesn't mean we won't be seeing the people we've split...
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    If You Were to Close Your CC Account and Come Back as Another Name, What Would Be the Reasons Why?

    Your rationale for returning in this instance might well be true, I don't know your person well enough to say either way. But there has to be an overarching purpose that impels you to keep coming back. And I believe it to be reconciliation. I directed my comments at you, because you're about...
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    If You Were to Close Your CC Account and Come Back as Another Name, What Would Be the Reasons Why?

    Your choosing to withhold the overarching reason for your coming and going. Perhaps I'm mistaken, but what is a man's ministry if the catalyst isn't always reconciliation? Comes across as a reaction to not receiving the pacification you might have hoped for. And I say that as your brother.
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    If You Were to Close Your CC Account and Come Back as Another Name, What Would Be the Reasons Why?

    Swallow your pride, keepingthingsreal. You've returned because no man can abscond from the call of the ministry. If you want to facilitate reconciliation, find someone impartial who can mediate.
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    What Does It REALLY Mean to "Get Closer to God"? And How Can You Tell That You Really Are "Closer to Him"?

    You'll come to see your struggles in a different light when the Aha! moments start totting up. They're like a wellspring for our faith. :)
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    Would anyone be interested in...

    No dating shows, questionnaires, or profile trawling for me. I'm sticking with serendipity.
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    What Does It REALLY Mean to "Get Closer to God"? And How Can You Tell That You Really Are "Closer to Him"?

    The shyness from my old way of life was not without purpose. It kept me from wantonly transgressing with the opposite sex. The friends I mentioned in the blind date thread, they literally watched the old pass away for the new in my life. They didn't recognise my person any more, and we ceased...
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    If You Were to Close Your CC Account and Come Back as Another Name, What Would Be the Reasons Why?

    When someone with a profile picture from The Princess Bride has the flair for making coffee a million ways, a measure of Iocaine powder will be in the mix somewhere: