http://bigchurch.com/blog/JustMe506/index.html?site=bc&pid=f3104 [I]"Never put a period where God has placed a comma.."~Gracie Allen[/I] http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_159171.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= Hard to tell in print if someone's lying. However, this article by Ranya Fattouh for Glamour gave good tips for signs of face to face lies. It confirmed what I had wondered about one person.Although Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:29:53 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_159171.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_159107.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= I just thought of something today. I wonder if early Jews that accepted Christ as Messiah started worshipping on Sunday to protect themselves from being discovered by Jews. It looks less suspicious Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:16:35 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_159107.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_159014.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= Just spent time today with a woman in her 70's, a strong believer in Christ AND a devout Catholic. I believe God can work and move in any denomination that acknowledges Jesus as Lord. I've seen that Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:59:52 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_159014.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158610.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= You know, all the denominational talk here got me thinking about my experience with receiving donations.When I worked in Christian radio ministry, our bosses had a little reminder on who was really pa Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:02:47 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158610.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158450.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= My previous prayer request is related to a general need for the mental health community in Portage County, Wisconsin.For many decades, the health care providers in this area have referred the chronica Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:33:53 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158450.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158360.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= So what did you think you were going to see......it's HALLOWEEN time (Let's see how many hits this post gets!! ) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:02:32 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158360.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158281.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= Yep, it actually happened....Sounds like a misplaced Wisconsinite!!!Here's the associated press version:DULUTH, Minn. — A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to driving his motorized La-Z-Boy chair while Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:09:05 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158281.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158263.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= Hey All,I just had a chance to read some much older blog posts (from 2006). They were the sweetest things.This one by Wormdust showed such understanding and sensitivity.SexHomosexualitySo, old timers Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:10:26 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158263.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158088.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= Was thinking about the debate on the Purgatory thread of angel_q92.A scenario came to mind.Do we ever remove money from the offering plate because we don't agree with the person who's giving? Have an Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:55:06 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158088.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158042.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= Here's the scenario to play out in your imagination.You're the leader of a ministry that does a great deal of good work and often presents the gospel with many people making a commitment to follow Chr Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:32:44 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158042.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158038.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= Today, I went to a counseling appointment. When I said a few sentences describing the things about Sam's behavior that hurt the most and were the most stressful for me, I ended with "...but I don't t Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:12:33 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158038.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158037.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= In my Kyria newsletter, I found a wonderful article written by Patsy Clairmont as told to Jane Johnson Struck. She starts out by discussing her agorophobia and how it limited her hospitality. Then, Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:02:05 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158037.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158002.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= This is so naughty, but I found out about it by accident. If you google someone's user name here, you can read their profile without purchasing a membership.I started doing it to weed out scammers as Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:14:05 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_158002.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157712.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= We exchange names in my extended family. However, I wanted to make a little side gift for everyone.I found this excellent slipper pattern to make slippers out of old wool coats and blankets. Between Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:34:51 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157712.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157686.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= That's the title of an audio cd someone mentioned at another dating site. Thought it'd be a good topic of conversation.I've learned that dignified honesty, even when it hurts, is really important to Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:46:08 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157686.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157608.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= Alright, who's willing to admit to them? My list..but not updated over the past several years.(You're going to laugh.)1) Siddig El Fadil (Alexander Siddig)2) Dustin Nguygen3) Jackson RaineSo, who' Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:13:02 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157608.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157594.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= I just wanted to tell you all about a man in my life who treats me with dignity and kindness.Drake is someone I met about 6 months ago. He's just a sweetie, a very nurturing guy.I'll list the things Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:24:33 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157594.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157539.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= A first tendril in the frosty heart today. "I hope he's happy..at peace."It came unbidden, unloaded with emotional land mines, like "..at peace without me around..". It came with a simple desire."I Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:28:34 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157539.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157503.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= ...Alrighty, some of this is very tongue in cheek..and might lead to some arguments.My friend Drake, sweet heart of a man, has about 4 diff. women he's befriended in some sort of way. I kid him and c Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:26:48 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157503.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157421.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m= Rough night last night. The previous man I dated, Sam, came to mind over the past several days (the one who accepted the message of Jesus in July). I wasn't sure what God was asking of me that he ca Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:47:30 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/12297/post_157421.html?site=bc&pid=f3104&m=