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And so I didn't. And today is another beautiful day, here in OKay. Sun shining, I sat under the pergola watching all the action in the garden. Not that there's that much, yet - but, hey, it's a new garden, with more new plants than I can recall. Some are abelias, some are camellias (well...

My Salty Tears (to honor my father, RIP) by HWatts Day I lost you, day of gloom, grey and wet, salty tears. A gathered few within the room; they forget all the fears. Black umbrellas line the walls, closed and silent as our hearts. A flowered trellis in the hall, of rose and hyacinth - so...

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Yes, I did. Thank you very much for your kindness and assistance.

What a thoughtful reply. Thank you very much. We keep posting as the other also does and we can't keep up! I feel dizzy! But by now you have read my last post and may already be responding with "I hope you can recall your poem," or, if it is my lucky day, "I'll email you a copy, sorry we...

Okay, friends, excuse my Techtardedness here, please: I wrote a poem a little while ago - I thought in this forum - and I can't find it anywhere. Perhaps it was excluded for some reason, but that is not why I write here. I failed to save it myself, just wrote it in the window, and I was...

Frankly, I don't understand the necessity, and I mean that literally, not sarcastically. Perhaps it is too expensive, or complex - or maybe the concern is more socially-influenced, as in a "lively discussion." I simply don't know. I do know that one site I enjoy is a free hobby site, but...

Thank you so much; glad you liked it, and yes, you may. I noticed a "their" which should be "there" (particularly embarrassing) and an "abut" that should be "about." I hate not being able to edit later.

How long? O Israel! How long? by HWatts How long will you delay? Endlessly debating origins, ever bickering one with another, chewing your milk - you think it meat! Open your eye! Look! See! Understand! Are not the fields ripe for harvest? Are you not the children of Abraham, raised...

Stone of Worship by HWatts Men build statues of stone, sculpted by hand, chiseled with a slow tink… tink… tink. Chipping, arm raised high, an image slowly emerges. He finishes his masterwork, places it on a stand, Such beauty in marble. He has a gift, they say. So they worship the...

Thomas came around. I don't accept your premise. I'm bowing out.

Hmmm... That was a copy-and-paste of the comment to which I replied. You're not seriously discussing anything, just stirring the pot in such a flurry you make such a mistake. You, sir, are wasting my time. Goodbye.

Excuse me, I thought we were discussing what the bible has to say about it. But what is different? Paul was imprisoned for his conversion and teaching by Rome (and him a citizen). Daniel in Persia comes to mind - thrown to lions because he refused to follow man's law rather than God's. Think...

Many Christians believe that we humans consist of body, soul and spirit. I am one of those who do, but no one can be dogmatic except to say we have a body and a spirit, certainly. God made us in His image. If one agrees that we consist of body and spirit, at minimum, then explain where and...

So sad for so many reasons. The aftermath is so destructive for those left behind... especially when that includes children. "Oh, cursed internal pain that robbed you away..." You nailed that.

Exactly.

I always love it when a Doctor tells me I have less than two years to live. The first time was about ten years ago, and the consensus among my family, friends and I was that he seems to have missed it by a bit. The Doctor gave me six months to live - I told him I wouldn't have him paid off by...

He apparently did it as an attempt to avoid financial responsibilities and maybe family repercussions, as well. It was his duty, and he shirked it. Disobedience.

Yes, but why did God think it was evil? Because he wasted his seed, or because of the reason he wasted his seed? I've always thought the latter, but haven't really studied it a lot, I could be wrong. Or it could be both. I've certainly committed more than one sin simultaneously with other sins.

First, God loves you. Second, church attendance is the most important thing you do. The Lord built His church as a light to shine in a dark world, a reflection of Him - spreading the gospel is merely one of its functions, though a very important one. However, it also provides fellowship among...