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RDKirk · 2025-11-29T17:08:39-0600

BPPLEE said:
I have seen you mention Andor a couple of times and I am thinking of checking it out but I don't know much about the chronology of Star Wars. How much of a Star Wars expert do you have to be to keep up with events on the show?

You don't need to know anything about Star Wars. There are plenty of "Easter eggs" for fans, but people who don't know won't miss it. The creator, Tony Gilroy, wasn't even a particular fan of Star Wars himself. Star Wars merely provided him with a setting for a story he had always wanted to tell. I think he intended to tell a "Doctor Zhivago" depth of story for the 21st century.

"This was a 1500-page epic novel about revolution and fascism and rebellion that I'd been really excited about my whole life and didn't really have an opportunity to put anywhere. This was it." -- Tony Gilroy.

Students of 20th century history will find nearly as many "Easter eggs" as Star Wars fans. Some Star Wars critics have dismissed it as "not really Star Wars," a spy thriller that could have been set in WWII. Few aliens, no light sabers, almost zero Force. But a real-world setting would have restricted it to a much smaller story. He would have to have invented an empire that would have looked like the Star Wars Empire anyway.

Gilroy, btw, is responsible for the Boune trillogy, and some of that Bourne pedigree is apparent.

Maria Billingsley · 2025-11-29T17:05:46-0600

An Apo

Always in His Presence said:
A little Biblical history and perspective first.

First and foremost is Jesus Christ -

Heb 3:1Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,

There is the Original 12:

Simon (Peter)

Andrew (his brother)

James (son of Zebedee)

John (his brother)

Philip

Bartholomew (Nathanael)

Thomas (Didymus)

Matthew (the tax collector/Levi)

James (son of Alphaeus)

Thaddaeus (Judas son of James, also called Jude or Lebbaeus)

Simon (the Zealot/Cananite)

Judas Iscariot (the betrayer, later replaced)

Judas was replaced by Matthias - After Judas Iscariot's death, Matthias was chosen by lot to replace him and is explicitly numbered "with the eleven apostles" (Acts 1:26). He is therefore referred to as an apostle. They held a unique position (role) in the Gospels -

Rev 21:14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

The Reader will notice that the writers of their Gospels - Luke and Mark were not part of the 12. - yet many refer to them as Apostles

Luke 9:1 Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 2 He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece. 4 “Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 5 And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”

The reader will note that the 12 were called disciples when they were with Christ and Apostles when they were sent out -

Keep reading:

Luke 9:10 And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done.

Same 12 people - their titles changed from disciple to apostle because they were sent out on a specific journey.

Luke 10:10 After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. 2 Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. 3 Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. 4 Carry neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road. 5 But whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you. 7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house. 8 Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. 9 And heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

Luke 10:17 Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”

EXACTLY the same direction from the Lord - EXACTLY the same authority and results.

Apostle - transliterated - apostolos - a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers):—apostle, messenger, he that is sent.

Then there is Paul - an Apostle to the Gentiles

Barnabus - Acts 14:4 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out

James - Gal 1:19 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

None will ever be to the level of the 12 -

But there are numbers called by God and sent who bear the Title Apostle who preached the Gospel, cast out demons and healed the sick.

When I think of modern times, I think of Dr. Billy Graham, who preached the Gospel to over 1 billion people - ministered to Kings and President, who's ministry saw tens of millions come to Christ for Salvation.

The definition of an apostle is rooted in the Greek concept of an authoritative emissary or delegate, meaning the individual is specially commissioned and sent on a particular mission. The title is reserved for a representative who is empowered to act and speak on behalf of the sender, carrying their official authority and mandate. Therefore, to be considered an apostle requires a direct, official appointment, not merely a desire to carry a message.
So I would say no, there are no apostles today as the Foundation had already been placed with Jesus Christ of Nazareth as the Chief Cornerstone with the Prophets and Apostles.
Blessings

FreeinChrist · 2025-11-29T17:04:26-0600

RDKirk said:
From what I gather, just three days before the incident, there was a flurry of Google searches on Rahmanullah Lakanwal.

The suspicion is that some entity was checking to make sure all tracks were covered.

Anything to back that up?

Perhaps, as DC has been a Democratic stronghold, this should not have occurred:

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-diverts-anti-terror-funds-democratic-strongholds-republican-states-2025-10-16/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C%20Oct%2016%20(Reuters),cooperating%20with%20federal%20immigration%20agents.

WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to shift terrorism prevention funding from Democratic-led states toward those led by Republicans, government records show, as it overhauls a $1 billion program created after the 9/11 attacks.

Twelve Democratic-led states are suing to block the cuts, alleging that the Trump administration is trying to punish them for not cooperating with federal immigration agents.

I also wonder if a more experienced person could have been in this role and if the shooting could have been prevented:

“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention

One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.

www.propublica.org

His career blastoff came quickly. A year after graduation, the 22-year-old with no apparent national security expertise is now a Department of Homeland Security official overseeing the government’s main hub for terrorism prevention, including an $18 million grant program intended to help communities combat violent extremism.

The White House appointed Fugate, a former Trump campaign worker who interned at the hard-right Heritage Foundation, to a Homeland Security role that was expanded to include the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships. Known as CP3, the office has led nationwide efforts to prevent hate-fueled attacks, school shootings and other forms of targeted violence.

Bob Crowley · 2025-11-29T17:02:46-0600

When i need you to psycho-analyse me I'll ask for it.

I did see a psychiatrist for a few years. It started due to depression but that was pretty much fixed with Prozac.

I kept going because we both shared similar spiritual experiences.

I suppose about four years ago he said "Something strange happened last weekend".

I asked him what it was. He said he'd been going to a Catholic Church in a suburb called Indooroopilly in Brisbane. They announced that a parishioner had died that morning. But she's also been one of his parishioners.

He said "She was in the church!" He could see her. He said she seemed to be trying to get his attention, but gave up after a while and moved to the other side of the church. He thought she might have had family on that side.

Now I used to see him only every three, four or five months as it wasn't urgent by that time. But he had his "ghostly" experience the very weekend before I was due to see him for my very next appointment viz. "last weekend". You might say he had confirmation of what I'd been talking about.

I'd mentioned to him quite a number of times about my episode with my father, and now he had an experience but this time he was wide awake and in church.

I also mentioned the episoe to my Presbyterian pastor. My father predicted I'd meet him viz. "You'll become a Christian .... You'll meet a pastor. You'll think he's great, but all he'll do is to discourage you even more!" (than he had himself).

Late in the day before I left the pastor's church in 1991, he apologised to me with the words "I owe you an apology .... You needed encouragement, but all I've done is to discourage you even more!" So I mentioned what my father had said and he blurted out "You really did see your father that night!"

When I need your arrogant know-it-all opinion, I'll ask for it.

Michie · 2025-11-29T17:01:17-0600

The Nigerian government is scrambling to respond following a wave of abductions and attacks, including one in which more than 300 schoolchildren were seized. This, along with the announcement that a priest who was kidnapped along with his wife was confirmed dead, has led President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a national emergency.

In a statement issued this week, Tinubu ordered the recruitment of 20,000 new police officers, in addition to the 30,000 previously approved, and called for their rapid deployment to areas plagued by armed violence, the U.K.-based group Christian Solidarity Worldwide reported.

He also approved the recruitment of forest guards under the Department of State Services and said state-run security outfits would receive federal support.

The president instructed police personnel to be withdrawn from VIP duties and reassigned to operational roles. He also called for a ban on open cattle grazing and said herders must surrender illegal arms.

Places of worship were urged to seek security protection, and state governments were advised against placing boarding schools in remote, unsecured areas.

Continued below.

Nigerian pres. declares national security emergency amid rash of kidnappings, priest dying in captivity

The Nigerian government is scrambling to respond after a wave of abductions and attacks, including one in which more than 300 schoolchildren were seized This, along with the announcement that a

www.christianpost.com

Konnie King · 2025-11-29T17:01:09-0600

Adventures of the Gummi Bears

Nithavela · 2025-11-29T16:49:10-0600

"He made me do it!" the bully screams as he punches his victim.

iluvatar5150 · 2025-11-29T16:45:09-0600

Perpetual Student said:
Who would want a guy with his thumb up near the grave of a loved one?

View attachment 373805

idk… I can think of some family members who’d warrant a thumbs up…

sjastro · 2025-11-29T16:44:40-0600

stevevw said:
Your probably a bit like me and getting sick of the whole thing now. Its become a thread on credibility and once it gets to that point we may as well forget the whole thing.

You have turned this thread into one involving credibility issues to compensate for your inability to comprehend anything even remotely technical from both your so called experts and the comments here from various posters.

I note your frequent reference to my comment to Chris Smith being a rank amateur when it comes to ancient Egyptian objects which is as factual and non demeaning as referring to myself as a rank amateur astronomer.

I have the experience where the IAU (which has been extensively targeted by one of our resident science haters over the years) in fostering greater cooperation between amateur and professional astronomers, requested ESO to examine my enhancements of astronomical images using a mathematical mapping function algorithm I developed.
The outcome is in this post.

This leads to another point of your profound ignorance and naivety into thinking Dr Max and Artifact Foundation can simply write up software without any scrutiny from professional software developers which as shown leads to very skewered calculations as to how ‘precise’ Egyptian vases actually are.
Your MO of course is to ignore the evidence like everything else involving experimental and forensic archaeology, which refutes every other piece of nonsense you have perpetrated in this thread and instead focusing on ad hominem comments that we are nobodies on social media challenging your so called experts.

St_Worm2 · 2025-11-29T16:41:20-0600

Health Food

RamiC · 2025-11-29T16:38:13-0600

Anyone who thinks it was easy to recognise Jesus' innocence and put trust in Him from that position, should read up on the details of the process of crucifixion.

FreeinChrist · 2025-11-29T16:37:11-0600

ADVISOR HAT

This thread was moved from News & Current Events as that forum requires a link to a credible news source. The article in the OP is a paper from the University of Minnesota Cultural and Family Life Lab.

Studyman · 2025-11-29T16:34:54-0600

CLEEB said:
Abraham was marred to his half sister. Genesis 12:5 According to the law Deuteronomy 27:5 & 22 Leviticus 18:9 Leviticus 20:17 Ezekiel 22:11

Abraham was married long before he was called by God to leave the religions of his father. This is no proof that God's Law didn't exist. Hopefully God doesn't hold the sins of Abraham against him, before God showed him "the way of the Lord". Otherwise we are all doomed.

CLEEB said:
Abraham also committed adultery with Sarahs handmade to give birth to Ishmael.

Sarah gave her handmade to be Abram's wife. How is Abram guilty of transgressing God's Laws, by marrying her?

Ex. 21: 10 If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

CLEEB said:
There were no law of Noah, it’s not in the scriptures. This fellow who says there is has dreamt them up in his own carnal mind.

This is true, in my understanding as well.

CLEEB said:
The Ten Commandments and law of Moses were completely unknown to everyone before Moses just as Moses said,

Moses never said any such thing. The Bible doesn't support the popular religious philosophy that the Laws, Judgments, Statutes and Commandments God gave Abraham to obey, are different than the Laws, Judgments, Statutes and Commandments God gave Abraham's Children to obey.

CLEEB said:
but this fellow has like the vast majority does, make things up the defy scripture.

This is true, in my view as well..

RamiC · 2025-11-29T16:32:00-0600

Christian Forums Mental Health Area link - click here.

Maria Billingsley · 2025-11-29T16:27:26-0600

Valletta said:
"I am hereby cancelling all Executive Orders, and anything else that was not directly signed by Crooked Joe Biden, because the people who operated the Autopen did so illegally."

BREAKING: Trump Declares Any Document Signed by Biden with Autopen is Terminated | The Gateway Pundit | by Cristina Laila

President Trump on Friday declared any document signed by Joe Biden with an autopen is “hereby terminated and of no further force or effect.” “Any document signed by Sleepy Joe Biden with the Autopen, which was approximately 92% of them, is hereby terminated, and of no further force or effect.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

We can't have a country where unknown people issue presidential orders.

Imagine......if what comes out of his mouth could actually come to fruition.

d taylor · 2025-11-29T16:19:57-0600

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How is the creature brought to life in the book.

zoidar · 2025-11-29T16:18:09-0600

Brightfame52 said:
For all those Christ died His death exclusively for them acquired:

Deliverance from the wrath to come 1 Thess 1:10

10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

For He was raised for our Justification Rom 4:25

25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

So again, those for whom offences He was delivered for, they the same consequently were delivered from the wrath to come!

The logical problem with Jesus only dying for the elect is you need to know you are of the elect before you can trust in Christ. IOW if you don't know Jesus died for you, how can you then trust in him? But Calvinism solves this illogically, saying if you do trust in Christ, he died for you, but that is no solution to the problem. It all seems theologically upside down.

Robban · 2025-11-29T16:12:16-0600

stevevw said:
I think it depends what the issue is. I assume you are talking about social and ethical issues mostly. Though just about everything can have a social and moral component.

I think the first thing is to recognise the overall culture in which this is happening. It is a different world to the one 50 or 75 years ago. Overall we are a postmodern society. That means the fundemental belief is all things are relative or at least there is an increased inclination to question everything. Oppose stuff for the sake of doing so because its what we do.

So already its a mindfield of decades of post Enlightened rationalisations and people are very good at posing alternatives and articulating arguements. Rightly so as within some contextes they are sound and rational and needed.

Taking this into consideration the first thing to note is that playing the same game by the same rules is not going to work. You more or less become another voice in a pot of voices all proclaiming a subjective truth. So you have to know when its a subjective matter or a factual matter or a bit of both and when to adapt or cease to engage.

I think apologetics is important. But basically I think its a spiritual battle. Most will not even believe such a thing so you cannot get into a rational debate. But we can say that what is being objected to or claimed within the social and moral or political realm is subjective. It is a belief no different to religious belief.

I mean for Christians there are certain core truths and we should be united in mind and spirit. So no need to arguements or decending into politics. Otherwise its not good fruit. Some arguements on the bible are not worth it if they cause division. Just leave it that people believe different and let God show the way.

But in the end all you can do is profess your belief, give testimony of the gospel and leave it at that. People underestimate testimony and we don't have to apologise for it. We use testimonial experience all the time and people believe people.

In saying that I think its by living the gospel or the teachings that will show others that this is not just about words or rationalisations. But a experiential belief that becomes reality. It has a real effect and presense in the world. Thats the evidence and its tangible in that sense. No one can argue about someone who is living the words without fault.

Often it is not what someone said but how they said it or what they actually did that later won the person over. We know that despite all the apologetics that it may be something completely unrelated that caused a person to hear Gods voice.

You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink. But you can show them the life giving water and leave it up to God.

It is indeed a different world compared to 50-75 years ago, at least socially and culturewise.

Gone are the days when the run of things (Sweden) where pretty simple compared to today.

Plenty of work, work Mon-Fri, wages in cash on Friday, sitting around the kitchen table with a bottle of vodka,

and solving all the problems of the world. That done, you were good to go for another week.

That what has not changed is talk of religion and politics in work places and even socially are a no-no.

Today however, the scene has changed, forums and different means of, sometimes letting off steam.

Of course this just a general look in the rearview mirror,

RamiC · 2025-11-29T16:08:13-0600

Yes "7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent." Luke 15:6-8 NIV

Jipsah · 2025-11-29T16:05:30-0600

Dan1988 said:
"Your question is mute

That’s “moot” you’re looking for. Just beginning the hilarity in this post

Dan1988 said:
I can't comment on your wild theory

Not in any rational way, anyhow.

Dan1988 said:
because it makes no sense.

Because you have to read it through the impenetrable fog of your hand wrought doctrine.

Dan1988 said:
It's not a valid question, there's not a single shred of Biblical evidence to support your silly nonsense".

Because you a, shall we say “unique” understanding of what you believe the Bible “really means”, which often has little or nothing to do with what it actually says.

Dan1988 said:
I'm not waiting for you to find the words "antihalation"

I don’t think anyone will have any luck finding that one.

Dan1988 said:
and or "cessation of existence",

That’s generally referred to as “death” by native English speakers.

Dan1988 said:
I know the bible

I’m not sure we’ve seen enough evidence to convict you of that charge.

Dan1988 said:
and I guarantee they are not there

Given that nobody talks that way that isn’t really a surprise, is it?

Dan1988 said:
so back to class you go.

Is that a class on various heterodox/heretical pseudo Christian sects?

Nithavela · 2025-11-29T15:57:50-0600

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:
If Trump pardons Juan Orlando Hernandez. That means, that he doesn't care about drug smuggling. Tha means Trump isn't killing the people on those boats over drugs. So Trump is just murdering those people on the boats.

Well, he's not just murdering them. He's also trying to provoke Venezuela into giving him a casus belli.

RainySunflower · 2025-11-29T15:57:40-0600

+1 on this comment.

Couldn't agree more. When bombs go down, we go up.

Maria Billingsley · 2025-11-29T15:48:10-0600

Dave... said:
My name is just plain old Dave. I used to post on Christian forums for about eight years when they first became popular in the early two thousands, and then stopped for about ten plus years, until recently when I started posting again. It seems that the character of many of the main forums has changed. I'm guessing that many were sold, which I always thought was inevitable since these were kind of a last stand where Christians could still talk without the 'modern thinking' (to put in mildly) policing us. So I'm looking for a new home.

My views on Scripture have grown, and they they have always been unique in a lot of ways and continue to be so. I've always considered myself reformed, but at the same time, I've always questioned some of the traditional reformed views of Scripture. Recently, many of those questions are being answered and I'm finding myself moving further away from traditional reformed views. Though, foundationally, I still hold to God's sovereignty over all things and continue in those core Biblical beliefs. I'm anxious to bring my understanding of Scripture to productive discussions and see what happens.

Sorry in advance for my dyslexia crippled posts. Sometimes it makes my already hard to understand posts even more difficult to read. I have good days and bad. Looking forward to talking....

Dave

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