Recent content by JohnDB

It wasn't his "Cloak" or his robe. A true rabbinical "shawl" that a Rabbi would wear has 613 strings forming the fringe. Which is tied into 5-6 group tassels with knots for each of the 12 tribes. (can't remember specifically) to stand for the five books of Moses. Because otherwise it...

First off.... I have had dealings with Dave Ramsey personally. I'm not ever going to advocate for him personally.....ever. (He lives in Nashville. I know his church well as well) And I'm going to say that I would never take his advice. Where consumer debt is dumb and getting rid of...

Ummmm Unless you have singlehandedly rewritten the rules of persuasive writing....you may get off your feelings. I'm married to an exemplary English teacher....who now works for a much larger salary in medical research. I believe I know more than you....and you haven't said anything to...

Ft Campbell is a strange place....just saying. I spent years there building barracks and special ops buildings for them. Soldiers were just fine...not a problem once out of any of them. I've seen a few get PTed into submission and compliance over minor infractions....and heard stories about...

AI is really Really dumb.... It's a computer within a computer. A computer is a paperweight until you give it instructions on how to operate and function....and you have to use proper sequencing or its not going to work. There is not much difference between a computer and AI. (Small...

Hopefully he's going to be OK when the kids leave.... Kids leave and disappear for a while and then come back with bratty grandkids hoping you can fix them. Uggghhh....no! So that's where the spoiling comes into the mix. Because you can sugar them up and send them home....ha ha ha.

Church organizations are run by board of directors or senior pastors. The attendance numbers and budget are something the "powers in charge" hold the leadership accountable for. Even if the church is shrinking the number and types of programs the leadership has are of extreme importance...

I ain't got a clue what lynx said first off. And considering the sheer volume of number of churches I have visited and know the membership of....I'm not just saying things to be difficult or throw cold water on your ideation. I have zero issue disciplining singles....done it for decades...

Of course that is part of the mission....even the object of the exercise. But churches exist to have programs. Not fleecing the flock or having a weekly stagecraft event (even though that is usually a major program) A specially designed program to proselytize singles is not in the cards...

Sermon outlines have been being sold for decades. I'm not exactly sure what a pastor would use an AI for. Most pastors have a file cabinet of sermons they have preached numerous times before over the decades which they personally developed. And where sermons are "the big show"they have...

Anecdotal evidence does not ring true for the majority...never has before and doesn't now. You may be an isolated incident....but the vast majority of singles in 3 different corners of America have been identical in generalized behaviors. They are highly inconsistent at showing up prepared...

That's an extreme case.... Usually its those who either after a simple pleasant phone conversation (nothing much discussed other than initial pleasantries) they take out a restraining order, doxing you, or swatting you. (Never knew why she reacted that way....I said and did absolutely nothing...

Other than you live in the Phillipines.... And came to faith about 5 years ago... What else is there to know about you. Me? Grumpy old retired electrician, chef, salesman and delivery truck driver... Gotta know something about you.....can't be friends without a little bit of give and take.

One of the reasons why Singles gain such limited assistance or group activities at churches is their consistency....they don't have any. They tend to be so flaky and self absorbed it's kinda become their identity as a group. Which is different from the others.

You just described the bulk of the political environment of the USA today. From slave reparations to the entire LGBTQ/Woke-DEI agenda. Even the mass migration of undocumented illegal alien population. Because there is power over the "normals" by accusing them of enjoying the fruits of...