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    SO here is my Situation

    I did skip Easter service. I didn't;t really miss anything, I took a look at it later on the YouTube channel, nothing special, just a little more fashionable with more of a crowd (and less parking) as compared to a regular service. I was thinking about something this week. I have gone...
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    Why I Think Christmas is Not Biblical (Please read OP before posting).

    According to the Liturgical Calendar, Nov 23 2025 will be Christ the King Sunday, the final day of the liturgical year. We will then begin a new Liturgical year the following Sunday Nov 30 which is the First Sunday of Advent Seems like Months away, but we will be ready Somehow I usually...
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    Why I Think Christmas is Not Biblical (Please read OP before posting).

    Well Said At the end of the day, we each get to choose how we live our lives and how we choose to celebrate anything Just because some old book does or does not specify something, does not nor should not dictate our celebrations today. And certainly someone else's interpretation of some...
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    LIVE UPDATES: Death of Pope Francis and sede vacante

    Woke up to the saddle news. But I have fond memories of our vacay to Rome and getting to be in the Pope's audience, to listen to Pope Francis
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    A new ADVENT

    Greetings Brethren. As many of you know, I have never been into the Lent season, and this year, I had planned to skip it all together. Due to personal reasons, I have been (occasionally) attending a congregation that does not follow the liturgical year but somehow I had this AH-HA moment...
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    When does daylight saving time begin? Here's what to know about ‘springing forward'

    I would love to see Daylight Savings time end Tomorrow, I''ll skip church on the First Sunday of Daylight Savings TIme as is tradition
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    Missionary Baptists

    I was at Bible Study there Wednesday night and during the time that people in the audience are speaking (testimonials) one lady mentioned how friendly everyone there is, how she had been coming for 2 years and was not a member but felt like she was part of the family Afterwards, I talked...
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    Missionary Baptists

    I always dress nicely when I go on Sundays But the thing I notice is that the men wear black, the ladies wear white on the First Sunday of Every Month Now they dress colorfully and nicely and sometimes ever=n have THEME days like where everyone wears their college or football attire on Sunday...
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    SO here is my Situation

    I'm now thinking 20 as we are into February 20 Is more realistic and doable
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    Missionary Baptists

    The Missionary Baptist movement in the US is predominantly black, and I am predominantly white, and I will say that I have never ever met a nicer, friendlier, more loving group of people at any church that was not part of an Arizona or California cult. I even did something I said I would...
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    SO here is my Situation

    I am not really so much into Holy Week as I am into Advent. I can take it or leave it or go elsewhere. I think the things that have me the most irked right now is one, the parking situation. Why is the parking lot full, when the church is not? We hired someone to supposedly monitor it, so...
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    SO here is my Situation

    UPDATE SO I had a family member visiting during what I remember to be Epiphany Sunday a few weeks ago. We went to the Episcopal Church and again, no parking . I dropped him off at the door and went driving around looking for a place to park A half a mile walk later, I arrived. I did tell one...
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    Missionary Baptists

    Some would find this interesting, but I attend a Missionary Baptist church though I am a confirmant in the Episcopal church The Pastor at the MBC is such a great guy, a one of a kind in a good way. The people there are welcoming friendly and joyful. What I noticed though are two things...
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    Merry Christmas to all!

    Merry Christmas to All
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    Can we be certain that Jesus Christ was born on December 25th?

    MERRY CHRISTMAS Tonight, Many of us will be celebrating the Nativity, the "CHRIST MASS" The Birth of Jesus, the revelation of God to Mankind. For many, myself included. it is the Highlight of the Christmas Season. To walk into the service on Christmas Eve, and walk out after Midnight...
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