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The author of the Psalm wasn't suggesting that men could do nothing to harm him. He was asserting that he would not fear what any man could do to him, because the Lord was with him.

Ah, the conundrum of introversion. The Kingdom of God is within? No problem! :love: God's children are gregarious (social) like sheep? Oh no... :eek: I'd have felt more at home if God had likened his children to some solitary creature like a moose. But I've had to concede that sheep flock...

None of us are meant long for this world, but it sounds like your mother lived the full number of her years with the people she loved. Making little to no complaint in suffering is a hallmark of a spiritually mature Christian. She must have negotiated her way through the final year of her life...

Whether your first suitor was conscious of your reasoning or not, you took a figurative bullet to safeguard his heart from long-lasting injury. Following after the whims of the heart causes many wounds and can leave a trail of irremediable damage in its wake. The casualties of ill-considered...

I'm another who's never heard of the 5 love languages. But I can see how dissonance in my preferred way of expressing and receiving love contributed to the failure of my last relationship. I expected my legacy to be one of transient moments which I thought we'd remember for a lifetime, holding...

Banned? Your participation in the Hagmaxxing thread merited an honorary subscription! :LOL:

Nobody wants to be leafing through a thesaurus mid-conversation. Worse than a joke which needs explaining to be understood. The moment is lost and performing an autopsy won't revive it. And you're most welcome. I've gleaned enough from your forum interactions to appreciate that kind words...

I've seen it all on here already. Puns, obscure words, and clever rhetorical excursions! If my post count ever hits your numbers, I would be hard pressed not to the say the same thing, without using the same words. Your unpretentious attitude is an endearing quality, so just keep doing what...

My humour is usually an interplay of words, in context with intent, and largely depends on what someone thinks is being said. You're as sharp as a tack when it comes to double meaning, especially when a message that would be socially unacceptable, or too offensive to state directly is in play...

I've only changed account once on an unrelated forum. I burned the bridge behind me on exit, and felt kinda dumb when I looked over my shoulder and realised that I'd left a bag of loot on the opposite side of the river. As a rule of thumb, if I close my first account, I'm gone. At least you...

That was my undoing. I thought I could help, but I didn't know Jesus, so went in blind with a girl who was nothing more than an attractive decoy for a sinister and heartless presence.

As an unbeliever, I got too close to a young woman whose family was ingrained in the occult. She had been diagnosed with bipolar and dissociative identity disorder, a deeply troubled individual. To make a long and painful story short, she was seeking direction and approval from an entity which...

A child of God, from God's Own county? Welcome, Suze!

I wash my dishes as soon as I've finished eating. I ain't married, but I know no woman is going to quarrel with me when I'm doing the dishes. I work with one guy, and seeing stacks of dirty dinner plates strewn across his kitchen worktops/countertops every morning made me want to break his...

It sounds like you might be going through a phase of withdrawal after losing your bearings in some of life's uglier motivations. I once struggled with apathy and detachment, which affected my memory and concentration. The catalyst was losing what I imagined to be my sense of purpose, a woman...

Blain, I can only salute you for having the heart to bring glory to God, after living through such distressing situations and experiences. Your testimony impelled me to praise God for being a Father to the fatherless, and adopting you as His child in the Spirit. I anticipate that I'll see you...

I really don't think you have to sit this one out. Not when we've got one lady, arguably two, who'd annul the common law of outraging public decency (public indecency in the US) to keep things al fresco, like Adam & Eve! :D

Amen. What we don't know about each other is not nearly as important as Christ in us, Who is readily made known. Welcome, IamHisson (y)

You're a braver man than me. I wouldn't have registered if I'd had the good sense to lurk before taking the plunge! :LOL: Welcome (y)

It's known that Paul baptised Crispus and Gaius (1 Corinthians 1:14) and the household of Stephanas (1 Corinthians 1:16) The jailer and his household were was also baptised with Paul present (Acts 16:33). Whether Paul or Silas baptised them is incidental, but it's telling that Paul didn't oppose...