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  1. Joshua_Belyeu

    any michael jackson fans?

    Off The Wall was a high success at the time, given that disco had pretty much fizzled out by then. Michael took it very personally though, feeling that he should've won more than just a single Grammy for his efforts. He really wanted that album to be named Record of the Year, but lost out to...
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    Which pill for you?

    Unless you go around dressed in a white sheet and start burning crosses, I doubt you'll have any major problems. Regarding white pills, you might want to stick with Tylenol. ;)
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    Questions questions Questions

    I think its partly just by nature - we're designed to have certain reserved feelings about the unknown. But it could also regard a specific approach, and how that is handled. One thing the Bible does says about us as Christians, is that in mimicking Jesus we should be graceful whenever possible...
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    Which pill for you?

    And some would switch those labels...but I personal think either train of thought is an oversimplification. Another famous movie put it this way: "We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy."
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    Which pill for you?

    Given the choice between comfortable obliviousness and uncomfortable truth, I'll openly admit my first impulse would probably be to side with the former. But I'd like to believe I'd be brave enough, to choose the latter instead. Its not easy, leaving any familiar territory behind.
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    Christian related movies

    Call me crazy if you want, but I don't see following Jesus and enjoying some Earthly experiences as inherently contradictory. After all, we like pursuing other things in life, like listening to various musicians, eating fast food, playing games with friends or family...and yet hardly anyone with...
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    Christian related movies

    I think its really important to note, that Scripture only gives us a very minute glimpse of Jesus' earthly life. He was here for 33 years, and the last 3 were in ministry...but there's many long stretches of time between His various parables and miracles in the Gospels. The only consistent thing...
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    Christian related movies

    I'll be honest and admit that I generally don't watch a lot of so-called "faith based" films. I have a few reasons for this, but one is that in many cases, the filmmakers seem so determined to separate their work from a typical movie that they completely miss the point. They often come across as...
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    Should a Christian watch stand-up comedy

    Well, many forms of comedy are founded on a purposeful disruption of the status quo. Some of the most successful comics have built their careers on making fun of everyone: Jews, Christians, Muslims, atheists, blacks, whites, Asians, Native Americans, the rich, the poor, conservatives...
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    Star Trek Thread

    I can't nail it down to just five for the whole series, but I did make a list of ones I really liked per season, for another website. Here they are... Season 1 - "Encounter at Farpoint", "Where No One Has Gone Before", "Hide and Q", "Haven" Season 2 - "Elementary, Dear Data", "The Outrageous...
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    Star Trek Thread

    TOS, no - it was way before my time. But I grew up on TNG, and its still my favorite version of the franchise.
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    GriefShare

    I'm glad you recognize Jesus' abilities to love, save, and heal - He has truly done a lot for me as well. But a lot of the suffering I experienced from my childhood until my early 30s was largely caused by people who claimed to be Christians, yet lived by a worldview of extreme fear. I've said...
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    GriefShare

    I've been through all those stages many times, over and over again. I've lost many people over the past 20 years, but the two biggest ones were a woman who I dearly loved in 2006 (she didn't die, just ditched me), and my Mom's unexpected passing from lung cancer in 2015.
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    Secular Music

    I've long been convinced that the message is more important, as opposed to the method. If a band is singing about having sex outside of marriage and drinking all the time, I don't think Jesus would approve. But if the songs are about being selfless, or treating others with respect even if you...
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    Secular Music

    I had a standard music class in my school years, and the teacher played some classical stuff, but I could never fully devote myself to it. I was always much more interested in the local radio station, which was strange because my legalistic elders often condemned me regarding other forms of...
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    GriefShare

    Is anyone here a part of this program? My local church has it, and I've been participating for the past two years. The multitude of hardships I've suffered in my life have left me with major trust issues and a lot of insecurity, so groups like GriefShare are a way for me to share my own story...
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    Secular Music

    Their original heyday was a little before my time, too. I was 14 years old when they first disbanded, but I'd seen live clips of them on various TV shows, and so I knew they had talent. But it was only around 10 years ago or so, when they came together for their appropriately-titled album "10"...
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    Secular Music

    Anyone with even the slightest awareness of American pop culture during the past forty years, knows the name New Kids on the Block. Even if you've never heard any of their songs, its likely you've seen pictures or read articles about them at some point. Well, good news for all the longtime fans...
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    Strictly Miscellaneous

    Comedian Rita Rudner had a memorable line about the sport - "Do you realize that if you tape golf and play it back in slow motion, there's no difference?" :LOL:
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    Non-Christian related movies

    Another film I really like is the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Apparently, it was primarily based on two books - "Man in Black" from 1975, and "Cash: The Autobiography" from 1997. Now, I generally tend to avoid a lot of biopics, mainly...