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I pray against discouragement in doing what is right for sure.

Well...I had intended on only responding to the bottom quote. I debated about bringing up the alcohol angle. Chose not to but then it was a leftover post. It's a sore topic for me and irritating that it "can" be a big deal if not managed with self-control and discipline. I don't think my...

It seems like it, I just don't get how...I guess I'll research it. I've had red wines with steak/burgers and then just cheese it does bring out the flavor so I guess that'd work in cooking similarly? I have no idea if wine/beer will be a part of my recipes. The pros are outweighed by the cons...

@Jxy Have you had an opportunity to think about where your unbelief may be coming from? I find it important to take or "make" the time to do that in order to steward the faith that I have.

Welcome to the site. Though not a complete substitute for physical assembly, CC is a pretty good resource to fill in extra gaps. The only downside is that this is the internet and people are less trusting because there isn't a person to person connection but discernment is still required in...

No. I've heard it before and I didn't know what to make of it when a preacher did it, that's why I posted what I did. I "was" about to go look for a book that he found (like Josiah) but fortunately, no need. That's how I read it.

Or maybe I think that you were meaning the story of Hezekiah and so am trying to find it? I've heard that done before in a radio sermon. Not sure if I like it or not.

Pretty sure philip and the Lord "moved" him to...umm (references) Azotus. That would be an excellent trivia question without references available.

Well, I've come to the conclusion that gambling is testing the Lord. I have to leave it there to keep following Jesus. It's awesome that he brought you out of that though :) Everybody is different.

Statements like these actually cause considerable consternation for me. They've been said to me before by different people in some pretty varied places. They seem dishonest/rigged somehow, can't quite explain that though. Similar actually to Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. You've made it...

Well I don't feel quite ready to discuss stuff like this yet. I'm hoping that I will in the future or perhaps the Lord completely redirects me. Both sound pretty good to me.

Are you a messianic Jew? I'm not anti-Sabbath btw.

Well technically a whale is a whale. Somehow it gets taught that Jonah is swallowed by a whale and whales are pictorially presented. Though in the time period, maybe that's how whales were described (as fish)...so it's a discussion but quite a minor one. but yes Cedar is what I always recall...

This would actually be an interesting discussion and probably quite useful for a lot of people. If we are all watching the same film and we all see different things...All are honestly responding to what they see, who is right and who is wrong? How can we address our limitations in perspective...

I think mostly it's anything goes. I was going to ask a simple question because I rarely can think of anything beyond simple trivia. Like, was it a whale or a fish? Or better yet, what type of tree was Lebanon known for in scripture? See I don't know how to play either because I vaguely...

Oh, at first I thought you were mixing in vague opinion and being obvious without being obvious, but then I got it (probably). A donkey.

Thread update: Success! Since I said "likely" tuesday I didn't feel like dragging this out with an "almost certainly wednesday" only to become a... So even though I was worn out from some leaf blowing I drug myself to do it. I asked for my mother's assistance/advice and she said to use THE...

That reminds me of the Voyage of the Dawn Treader when they meet the Dufflepuds. Pretty sure they say something along these lines... Let me check. No. washing up the plates and knives before dinner to save time afterward. Boiling potatoes to save cooking them when they dig them up...at least...

Alright, "probably" monday is now going to be "likely" tuesday. My helper has no interest in assisting. I remembered this when I was preparing canned tuna...alas lol.

I totally lost the flow and repeated myself with edits, alas. So tired...end up second guessing things. It is definitely important to resolve though if you can as quickly as possible. It can get firmly rooted and yield some pretty ugly fruit depending on whether it's intentional or not.