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Hi there, I'm more of a silent participant here, it seems, but every now and then I feel inspired to write: like I am inspired to respond to your post. I hear what you are saying and I know you are not talking about social protocol as much as general courtesy. There are so many facets to what...

There’s a picture that I see; There’s a woman by a well. Exhausted and fatigued, Discouraged and alone. Excommunicated by society, She has no place to go. If only they knew her story, Her struggles and her fears. Isolated from community, She must face life alone. No shadow in which to rest...

Oh to rebuild and restore what has been torn down through the ages - Let us arise, Let us rebuild the Standard found in the Ancient Pages! "Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of...

"To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven." -- Ecclesiastes 3:1 I was walking barefoot in our yard today. It had previously been raining and the grey gravel-like soil in the path was saturated. I could feel every grain underneath my feet. As I walked...

Okay, I put myself out of my misery.... and the answer is... Zephaniah :) Let's see who knows their minor prophets (clue ;)) " “For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because he pursued his brother with the sword, And cast off all pity; His...

May I join in on the game? :) Sitting on my fingers so I don't call for Google... my guess would be Isaiah? But I think I'm wrong... :oops:

I'd like to take up the opportunity to respond to your post, @LostSoul. I am sorry and grieved to hear of your discoveries within the hierarchy of the church you attended; it shouldn't be like that. That being said, much as it distresses me to hear of it, it does not surprise me at all. I...

Nunezsk, there is so much on my heart that I would like to share with you. The first is just to say well done!;) The first step to freedom is confession, which means you are well on your way there. I want to encourage you that there IS freedom in Jesus, so don’t give up hope. He came for people...

Thanks for the assurance, Tourist! I have nothing to add to that. Sometimes it helps to just be real with yourself and with what's going on inside. I guess writing is the way I connect with that. At the end of the day, it's the journey that brings you closer to Jesus; all He asks is that we keep...

I figured this would be an appropriate place to post this: “Midnight Confessions” -- those thoughts that are always in your head but you never dare voice them! I find if I don't find some sort of outlet for expression, I might just go mad (that is a confession in itself right there!!) The irony...

But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: FEAR NOT, for I have REDEEMED you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. Isaiah 43:1 This verse has always meant a lot to me. But it especially brings me back to a special memory teaching Religious...

You have a gifting yourself, AngusDei. Your beautiful words reached into my soul, and I was compelled to respond. Something tells me they were birthed through experience and hardship. May you find encouragement today and may the Lord bring refreshing to your walk. You are a conqueror and you...

Many see the words written in black and white. Few know the story and no one knows the fight; The battles, demons, struggles, that keep you up at night. But every storm must end, no matter how violent. A sweet day that will be when the wind does go silent. But fight as you must, brave...

Thanks for the backing, shittim; I was also raised with the same view as you have given the link to :) I'm just blessed to know that Jesus chooses people like James and John - the rough-and-tumble Sons of Thunder (however they got their nicknames ;)) - and people like you and me to follow Him...

Glad to hear it ministered to you, shittim. Grappling with the personality of Christ is something that we all do from time to time. Between the Gospels and the Epistles, we gain a good knowledge of His Character - as you yourself have stated: gentleness, kindness, forbearance, longsuffering...

May I settle you on that account, Bleed? My Pastor always says to us, "If you want to find out what Jesus did, you read the New Testament. If you want to find out about His Personality, you have to pore through the Old Testament to glean what He was like. You are quite right, the Gospels don't...

Hi GandalfTheWhite, nice to "meet" a friendly "neighbour." Thanks for the welcome :) What part of South Africa are you from?

Hi Dallas91, GRACE TO YOU, and PEACE from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Firstly, you've taken the right step in reaching out. May the Lord respond to you in a powerful way and break the chains of addiction in your life. I have witnessed the devastation that drugs can bring to...

That's an awesome story you've got there - and to think it's all your own! I marvel at how the Lord's gentle way cracks the hardest nut. It gives me hope for so many people I know who are still living the life you had before your glorious re-birth. But yes, suffice to say, what the Lord started...