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Hi Europeangirl40. Welcome.

Welcome sparkplug! I look forward to finding what you post.

Welcome, Wanderer98. Glad you are coming back. I too encourage you to take this faith extremely seriously, as it is the gift of God and His graciousness that calls us to Him. Take His word above anyone else's. Study what He already told us. Both the old and new testament are very useful...

Hmm...Seoul, this doesn't sound hopeful. I know there are a lot of poor examples of "happily ever after" out there. I had hoped for some group brainstorming. The man who suggested arranged marriages had a decent idea, but at our age, or at least at my age, my parents have been gone longer...

We've had a lot of conversation about what hasn't worked. Have we come up with any process improvement ideas on this topic? Maybe could we try brainstorming reasonably logical suggestions?

I noticed that too, Reg. I've known multiple examples where individuals made their own choice of spouse, and many times it works out well; and I've known only several situations where parental suggestion or command was used, and of those, I don't know any that worked out badly. It's just that...

The comments are terrific. And Lynx's dry wit tops the whipped cream. I admit, to swallow the OP opinion, I'd have to throw out as many verses as were offered in defense of that position. I've tried hard to separate out the impact of the post-apostolic early church history because I'm not...

Good discussion, Everyone. It was an interesting read.

If we are that close to the end events, it might not matter either way, but that's an interesting observation, Lynx. I'll read that post next. My family contributed an 8-fold increase (16 progeny from he and I) and if there were a line I could stand in to do more, I don't think I'd shrink from...

I agree with Lynx - well said, Devorah, and I'm likely to appropriate it too. I'm interested to hear how you came to have this hope. Feel welcome to share.

Americans just had Thanksgiving Day, the last Thursday in November. Other countries may have similar designated days, so this discussion is intended to include those, although I'm prompted to start this thread because it's 2 days after ours. What is your favorite part of Thanksgiving...

I know. I enjoy your wit. Now that you've answered my title, what about answering my original post? Think you could?

You have reason to suspect you may have misunderstood the intent of my post, dear Gideon.

Thank you for the suggestion, GWH. I appreciate that you put a lot of work into it! I read into the second page, but I'll be back for more of the story. Nicely done!

In this thread, I request that you share the story behind how you came to the place in life where you wanted to do the will of God from the heart. What was the circumstance or the trail of events that turned you from your prior direction to this new enthusiasm? I'd enjoy hearing your story and...

Good point, and thank you, RRCN. I knew Josephus was an "outside" historian, but I wasn't aware the Josephus book was part of a larger series. As I read it, it it felt like a view from the outside,. Historic writing is always interesting to me in that it provides a view from eyes that we...

Your story is beautiful. When a man takes his role seriously, and realizes what a help-fit-for-him he has in his wife, he woud cherish her input into difficult family decisions. When that's the case, mutually agreed decisions won't have to cause angst, therefore "obeying" takes on more of the...

Thanks, Jared. What a thoughtful answer. First, I like your motto to water your own grass. I would think it works in most cases for someone to start off doing the best they can and keep it up. It would seem marriages where both parties are vested in the outcome would have a better chance...