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FaithT · 2025-10-09T19:55:43-0500

RileyG said:
It’s a Bible that is approved by the Catholic Church. I also own it, and about 50+ other bibles.

I thought I had a lot of Bibles! I have a wardrobe/dresser drawer full plus 2 or 3 on my bookshelf. You’ve got me beat.

FaithT · 2025-10-09T19:52:53-0500

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:
Some Trump supporters are starting to call this a Democrat hoax.

So is Trump.

DreamyLaLa · 2025-10-09T19:38:40-0500

Multifavs said:
To celebrate one year of modeling in Blender, I modified my bee model (which was my first Blender project) to make a firefly and white butterfly! (The actual anniversary date was October 3, but I didn't feel up to modeling that day.)
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Here's all three of them together!
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So cute!

Do you have fireflies where you live? I've never seen one in real life.

Douggg · 2025-10-09T19:34:14-0500

RandyPNW said:
My own belief, though highly speculative, is that when Jesus comes again to earth, he will bring his glorified Church with him. However, being that we will have become immortals we may go back and forth dimensionally from the earthly plane to the heavenly plane, just like the angels.

I agree.

BPPLEE · 2025-10-09T19:34:04-0500

essentialsaltes said:
Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats
Some students involved in the Rutgers chapter of Turning Point USA, the political group founded by Charlie Kirk, began circulating an online petition that claimed Bray was an “outspoken, well-known antifa member” and referred to him as “Dr. Antifa” while calling for his dismissal.

I suppose people who can be relied upon to confuse "teaching Christianity" with "teaching about Christianity" are pretty much guaranteed to confuse "teaching about anti-fascism" and "teaching anti-fascism".

I would have to attend his class to know which one he was doing

ArmyMatt · 2025-10-09T19:33:01-0500

SaulnowPaul said:
I see, thank you. It was just ancient cities(think buildings in the older parts of Jericho that still exist), a grassy field with a small building in the background, what looked to be either a crater or a blackened sore, then the egg and sperm.
I also want to run this part by you. Soon after said encounter flies inundated the house(my parents noticed it as well which served as confirmation it was real and I wasn't having hallucinations). What followed was spiritual warfare(which I though was something Christians imagined in their heads when I was an atheist) with stuff like everything that could go wrong did and all at once, temptations assailing me like no other, and other occurrences like uncomfortable sensations over my body. I feel(& I know ones feelings or personal interpretations don't carry much weight in Orthodoxy) like it was the Enemy's attempt to scare me and have me completely fall back into my sinful old life(which i did have a slip due to the stress of it all). Despite the veracity of my initial encounter, I know the spiritual realm exist due to both the consequences of dating that woman and feeling the Holy Spirit in church wash over me. I will continue to attend and seek counsel with my priest.

and the enemy will use all that kinda stuff to trip us up. you’re smart to take this to your priest.

ARBITER01 · 2025-10-09T19:27:55-0500

Dan Perez said:
This is what John 3:5 says !!

# 1. Jesus answered ?? IESOUS , is. in. the. Nominative Case , in. the Singular

# 2. ANSWERED //. APOKRNOMI , in. the Aorist Tense , in. the MIDDLE VOICE , in. the Indicative Mood. , in. the SINGULAR

# 3 I. Say //. LEGO . in. the PRESENT TENSE , in. the INDICATIVE MOOD , in. the. SIGNULAR

# 4. UNTO THEE //. SOI , is. a PERSONAL POSSESSEIVE PRONOUN. , in. the DATIVE CASE , in. the SINGULAR

# 5. EXCEPT // ME , is a DISJUNCATIVE PARTICLE. NEGATIVE.

# 6. A MAN // TIS , is indefinite article. , in. the nominative CASE , in the SINGULAR

# 7. BE BORN //. GENNAO , in. the. AORIST TENSE , isa SUBJUNATIVE TENSE , in. the Singular

# 8 OF // EK , is a PREPOSTION

# 9 WATER // HYDOR , in. the GENITIVE CASE in. th SINGULAT in. the NEUTER

# 10 AND // KAI , is. a CONJUNCATION

# 11 THE SPIRIT //. PNUEMA , in the GENITIVE CASE in the SIGNULAR , in. the NEUTER

# 12. HE CANNOT // DYANNAI , in. the PRESENT TENSE , in. the MIDDLE VOICE , in a INDICATIVE MOOD , in the SINGULAR

# 13. ENTER // EXSERCHOMAI. , in. the AORIST TENSE , in. the ACTIVE VOICE ,

# 14 INTO // EIS , PREPOSTION.

# 15. THE KINGDOM //. BASLEIA. ,, in. the. ACCUSATIVE CASE , in. the SINGULAR

# 16 OF GOD //. THEOS. , in. the GENITIVE CASE , in the SINGULAR

And my question is Hoe re you BORN of WATER and of the SPIRIT. ??

Can. you give a clear verse ??

dan p

Is this code? I'm not understanding the post.

bèlla · 2025-10-09T19:26:22-0500

peaceful-forest said:
I agree with you.

I don't know about you all, but I feel like I tend to lose friends more than others. And I struggle to make new friends. I believe this contributes to my loneliness. Then social media has changed so much in my opinion. I used to be able to find people with similar interests with no problem. That's hard to do now.

I think you’d benefit from the post I left about personal curriculums. There’s christian women doing the same and some are studying the bible and related subjects. The key to overcoming your dilemma is followthrough. You can’t put your writing on the back burner or your gifts and I hinted at why in my comments. It isn’t a trend it’s a movement of women doing the same. That’s where kindred spirits are found not on the sidelines.

Sometimes we must walk through a door to unlock our blessing. Don’t be afraid. The things you seek are on the other side. ;-)

~bella

AV1611VET · 2025-10-09T19:16:14-0500

partinobodycular said:
Will you grant it the right to vote.

If it has a valid driver's license and tenure, and is at least 18 years old per the 26th Amendment to the Constitution ...

LynnMaria · 2025-10-09T18:35:14-0500

Just finished an amazing study on Formed with a friend. Hoping to start another one soon.

Great day in Adoration today - sometimes the tears just come in Jesus' presence.

dms1972 · 2025-10-09T17:50:28-0500

A CCM Classic from 1994.

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DragonFox91 · 2025-10-09T17:44:41-0500

These are all good posts, but a word of warning: there's a lot of strange ideas that can come into caring for the environment. It can especially attract crowds that are hostile to God, they have made the environment their God instead. There's a reason many religions in the past were centered around the earth. Be careful of false teachers if this is your pursuit, you will surely encounter them

Paidiske · 2025-10-09T17:43:25-0500

They're so mainstream, though. I mean, that's always the take on them that I've heard or read.

Interestingly, I just checked a commentary on Genesis that I have; at one point, the author is reflecting on the misleading teaching on this passage that he received as a young child.

He says, "with those pictures went an oral narrative that was very flawed. I will not blame the teacher or even the creators of the fine color pictures for the misconceptions I was taught. I will blame an oral tradition of teaching piety among Christian laity that has been perpetuated for generations. Maybe I will blame preachers for perpetuating those misunderstandings with their casual allusions in sermons. How can a theological tradition that proclaims sola scriptura so loudly and boldly then develop so many misconceptions of these stories and others in the Bible?

Do we read the stories too quickly and quote biblical passages rather than reading them, or is it just theological stubbornness that says, “I know what I believe, don’t bother me with the facts.” I have taught Old Testament for over thirty five years to encourage people to look closely at the text, especially if they are teachers, so as to avoid misconceptions."

Gnuse, Robert. Misunderstood Stories: Theological Commentary on Genesis 1–11 (p. 276).

ThatRobGuy · 2025-10-09T17:40:58-0500

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:
Her ex husband accused her of pouring boiling potatoes on his head . He would have suffered burn trauma. And would have had to go to the hospital. Does he have any proof. Does he have burn scars? I will look more into this.

Katie Porter Married Young, Divorced Loud — Ex-Husband Citing Explosive Mashed Potato Incident

Katie Porter married her college sweetheart. Their divorce included restraining orders, wild accusations, and one very hot bowl of mashed potatoes.

www.distractify.com

While I don't know if you're going to find any releases of medical related information.

There is a paper trail showing how tumultuous the marriage was in general (involving restraining orders)

And this isn't the first time her behavior has raised eyebrows, she's been secretly recorded on video being verbally abusive towards staffers.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5546766-katie-porter-cursing-staffer/

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/08/katie-porter-tears-into-staffer-new-video-00598942

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/women-rule/2023/01/13/katie-porters-bad-boss-problem-00077874

Given her track record of how she's talked about (and to) her staff and peers, I'm inclined to think that there's a fairly solid chance that her ex-husband's allegations may have some merit. She seems like a real... let's say... witch (to keep it PG)

DragonFox91 · 2025-10-09T17:31:53-0500

I thought he was a saint in all branches of denominations that have official Saint lists?

My own thought is he wasn't saved & so not a saint. Judas is the example where you think you are tight-knit w/ Jesus, but you're actually not. This is a reality. I think the seal for me is that he committed suicide. This might sound unsympathetic to those who know someone who killed themselves, but I think that's evidence the Holy Spirit was not in him. He said no to God's promises

DragonFox91 · 2025-10-09T17:26:58-0500

There's this idea that before Jesus, everyone - saved or unsaved- went to Hades, basically you'd just rot forever, 'saved or not'. After Jesus' death & resurrection, those who were righteous, their spirits went to heaven.
I do not know what to think about that.
The emphasis is usually a lot in the Old Testament are saved. We do know that. Hebrews describes a great cloud of witnesses who are examples of the faith, including OT prophets. Abel is mentioned, not Cain. Adam is not mentioned, but few Christians will doubt Adam wasn't saved. Moses & Elijah also appear at the Transfiguration.
(I wonder if their appearance at the Transfiguration dismisses the Hades idea???)

bèlla · 2025-10-09T17:18:49-0500

The ministry could have had them removed and there’s prominent cases involving influencers who’ve done the same. The larger goal of deepfakes is regulation through products that confirm our identity like the orb produced by Tools for Humanity. The deepfakes make us uncomfortable so we’ll welcome the solution. They’ll promote its security, trust, etc. But you’re losing your privacy.

~bella

Konnie King · 2025-10-09T17:18:45-0500

The Bachman Books by Stephen King

BPPLEE · 2025-10-09T17:00:42-0500

FAITH-IN-HIM said:
Just because people disagree with you doesn’t make them liberal.

I’ve seen enough of their posts to know

Robban · 2025-10-09T16:52:59-0500

Come to think of it, how much of the time are we on auto-pilot?

Kind of like, mobile in one hand, hamburger in the other and steering the car with one`s knees.

More or less.

RDKirk · 2025-10-09T16:52:34-0500

The Liturgist said:
Indeed, although I will also say chatGPT has very good guardrails against racism so what could be going on there is prompt hacking and/or outright fakery. Did you see screenshots or was it just purported output.

Oh, I was actually able to get it to make similar assertions. It's basically a matter of having it assume a persona. And sometimes it assumes a persona based on its interpretation of the prompts, possibly without the user realizing it has done so through inadvertent phrasing.

ArmyMatt · 2025-10-09T16:50:16-0500

Melily said:
That would be fantastic if you have suggestions. She’s a dear friend that we helped her move recently and I noticed she had some that were raised and I asked her about them. She referred to them a tactile. I’ve been searching around but haven’t found anything so far so I figured I’d check here. Y’all have always been so kind and helpful.

any of the big ones like St Tikhon’s, any of Elder Ephraim’s, St Gregory Palamas, etc

DragonFox91 · 2025-10-09T16:47:12-0500

timewerx said:
Marriage is often like a business transaction even from a Biblical perspective. Everyone's got a price and there's always something you can offer.

As cold as that sounds. Jesus discussed about it as little as possible and the most important part of marriage it seems is not breaking it just like a business contract. The presence of "romance" doesn't seem as important.

It's often "sold" as fun & enjoyable, but I picture a lot of work going into it. What it really is is: you're signing up to take care of the other person & meet their needs.

bèlla · 2025-10-09T16:42:22-0500

timewerx said:
It's crazy how wasting people's time is a lucrative business. I suppose it's like selling drugs. Many people also do this on social media platforms as influencers with time-wasting content that doesn't add value to anyone.

It was really bizarre and I understand why companies are investing heavily. Competitive players spend a lot and being on a team is like a second job. They’ve captured their attention and the platforms are milking it by offering perks in the beginning and reducing them over time while raising prices.

I saw the same with physical games. We were huge fans of The Sims and had several editions and expansion packs. But every update included a little less which required another purchase. By the third release I was done. The fourth was gutted and I refused to support the company anymore.

I grew up with Atari and Nintendo and my mother used to take us to the game room and played as well. There were two consoles that came before Atari that we used to play as well. I understand the draw but I’ve seen the same unfold in other areas online. Watching people get sucked into worthless things or destroy their lives keeps you levelheaded.

As for influencers, it was never a draw and my business coach warned us against it. The majority aren’t entrepreneurs in the traditional sense with products and the like. They work for brands and the bulk of their income is derived from pushing their products. But budget cuts can reduce their earnings significantly. We witnessed this with pride day campaigns.

Influencer content comes in three varieties: aspirational, informational and entertainment. All of the channels I follow are educational and I’m always learning something or increasing my proficiency. I’m not into escapism and I was late to YouTube. I don’t look at Tik-Tok, Instagram or X.

timewerx said:
Or turning useful people into useless people.

If you take what he said at face value it isn’t possible. The human spirit is resilient when applied. If Ai eliminated jobs a portion of those impacted will seek alternatives. But the ones who don’t are the people he’s referring to. Their willingness to accept government support in place of employment is problematic from their perspective. Because work is a spiritual act at its core. The free time won’t allow them to do xyz and we saw that with covid. The people who used that period productively were doing it elsewhere. That’s the society they want.

timewerx said:
It's not just video games. Men can be very involved with hobbies and even fiercely protective of them. I used to have the same problem. But I started losing interest in everything but a few things.

I heartily support hobbies and don’t believe a relationship should be anyone’s orbit. That position belongs to God and the kingdom is inclusive. We’re meant to impact our home, church, community and so on. When the pairing is balanced you welcome those opportunities.

Time with God.
Time with your spouse.
Time with your children.
Time with your family.
Time with friends.
Time with believers.
Time with neighbors and the community.

But that’s predicted on the principle of seeking the kingdom first (step one) and its righteousness (step two) that establishes our priority. Which is the governing influence of heaven on earth in everything and the right alignment/positioning with its authority. That‘s our compass. Once we comply the “rest” will be added. We were never meant to pursue it.

~bella

Tinker Grey · 2025-10-09T16:38:54-0500

Godcrazy said:
I will not question my faith with you, what you are asking about is a matter of belief in the end. I know God is real. Do you? doesn`t sound like it the way you question. I see what you try to do. I do not bite. You know, I used to talk like you, back in the occult. This is quite their standpoint. To refuse to acknowledge God, or make others not believe. However, my experiences are way beyond all that. I have seen things. And no, it is NOT up to debate. END of conversation

Then go to the Christians Only part of this forum. Stay there.

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