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Rachel's thread about the heart got me thinking about openness. A lot of times, people who aren't open are portrayed as either haughty, damaged, or uncaring. But I don't think everyone merits openness. There are many people who want to come into our "castles" (as Rachel put it), not to take a...

Remember exactly what you thought when nobody knew how hard you fought when they all ignored your tears dissed your hopes, embraced your fears Never forget how feeling this way made you feel the need to pray and hold on to the hurt you felt when that crushing blow was dealt When you held on as...

The jogger started to catch his breath as he flopped onto the grass for a much-anticipated rest. His mind wandered as he lay on his back, staring up at the sky and noticing the way the soft, puffy clouds mottled it so irregularly and yet so perfectly with shades of white and light gray. He saw...

Why, yes... it does look quite a bit different now, doesn't it? :D

You really think you love me you like what you can see it is a nice illusion but that isn't all of me We all run so much deeper than what humans ever know they only see the little part that we put on for show But God can see the darkest parts He knows us inside-out the evil that's within our...

...or, how the innocent can become guilty if they aren't careful. You looked at the chicken. I know you did. Everyone does. Since chicken pictures are (usually) fairly amoral, I'll use a different example. Random guy says something dirty to me out of the blue. My fault? No, not at all. But...

Hey, Tommy! :D You said once that Jesus came to Earth to be an "example" of how to live a sinless life. Was that His only purpose? You also said that you kicked your porn addiction on your own, without God's help! What do you think of the verse that says "apart from Me, you can do nothing"...

I cannot accept "It's what I've become" It's not to be kept And given a home The future can be More spotless within If I set it free And take it to Him And whether I'd like To keep it or not Oh God, please get rid Of each stain and spot And make me this thing: The "me" in Your will With good...

I can't bring you along on this journey with me because where I go you don't want to be I can't make you grow as hard as I fight I can't make you know that it CAN be all right You don't know what you've missed you're too close to see the things that you've dissed are just what you need.

Bring it on this thing called life the have, the want unity and strife I'll take a mix of good and bad some of each happy and sad the joy, the pain wonder and fear can't separate smiles from tears there is no way to just have bliss to live, to love is to hurt like this.

My goldfish are now six years old. I just thought everyone should see how cute they are. :D

Please pray for a friend of mine who's having a REALLY hard time right now. She's had a hard life, a really hard life, and she could use some prayers right now in particular. :'-( Thank you, everyone.

Changing the Past Drowning me in a sea of "what if" haunting me with "I wish..." its only power is what I've bestowed yet still I'm hooked like a fish. I cannot change the past itself, but I can change where it lives easier to say, than do, but it has nothing else to give. I place it in a...

It worked so well with NukePooch, I thought I'd give it a shot with other former-members. :D I miss Kooper.

Especially for food-allergic people, since it's loaded with protein and doesn't have eggs, dairy, etc in it. Put 2 cups of cooked or canned chickpeas (garbanzos) in a blender and cover them with water. Add 1/4 cup of lemon juice, 1/2 tsp of salt, and 3 peeled cloves of garlic. Blend until...

The way that I was I cannot accept "It's what I've become" It's not to be kept And given a home The future can be More spotless within If I set it free And take it to Him And whether I'd like To keep it or not Oh God, please get rid Of each stain and spot And make me this thing: The "me" in...

Is there a certain post that touched you, made you laugh, or helped you understand something? One that you remember as being particularly helpful? What was it?

If you are under fifty years of age, what sort of pranks do you think we should play on the old folks? ;)

Nah... even better than all that! Just when you thought we were through with these... Oh yes he di-id! That photo is a win if I ever did see one.

Okay. I have seen some people on the internet who want to add stuff to the bible. I think (hope) we can all agree that they belong in Monty Python's "Spot the Looney" sketch. I do not want to add anything to the bible. I never have. For the purposes of this thread, we'll make up a guy named...