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Amen. As Paul said - I have absolutely nothing to boast of but the cross of Christ.

@VMSwiderski Kinda figured you weren't 600yo ...🙂 BTW - you should follow me - I am delightful, and Father is very fond of me!

@cothran_tom Amen! Six. Six decades. Thank you for understanding!

My life has been wild. All over the map. Sixty decades in and I am seeing God use that incredibly intricate tapestry to bless the lives of other pilgrims on this mortal coil. Hang in there, Saints of God.

@HollyCabot A lot of the complainers are the same ones complaining about $25 lunches and $8. coffees as though bag lunches and home brewed coffee are out of the question.

I have a hard time believing people who complain about not being able to buy a home, could actually handle homeownership. If you can't cook a basic meal, I doubt you can handle a yard and the day-to-day BS. Houses are in constant need of repairs, basic care, etc

@VMSwiderski Humanity is perfectly imperfect.

“Nobody’s perfect.” Not even close.

@DefiantLs Funny coming from a guy with hair bleached like a lily white Swede.

"White people shouldn't f**king exist" Jesus Christ there's no talking to this guy.

@Leprakon76 @itsbighonkin Amen- and it is not even about "breaking the bank"- It's about the whole tipping mentality having gone insane. It's about the principal of not giving in to "crazy".

@itsbighonkin I am paying for the privilege of not making it myself. That is what I am purchasing with my money. You are not entitled to my money because you do the job I’m already paying for.

If tipping $2 on the latte someone made for you is breaking the bank might I suggest making it your fucking self

@DavidLimbaugh Johnny Cash made it work wonderfully. Play "Hurt" if you have doubts.

I will say, though, that Elton John still sounded phenomenal at Rush's wedding. I can't remember how old Elton was at the time. But I saw a clip of Paul McCartney the other day -- I think he's early 80s -- and it was really bad. And I am a big fan of the Beatles and McCartney. And, to be clear, none of this is intended as a put down, as many in the replies thought, but it was more an observation and a question. I am 73 and still working every day doing what I've always done. But vocals are different IMHO. They just aren't as rich at a certain point in a person's/singer's life.

@iWomansplainer I don't know about the "religious" part, but I do know this- I'm certain I don't merit or deserve anything from Him, and there is no good reason to be angry with Him. I've learned I can trust Him completely - "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him." - Job 13:15

Why are religious people so afraid of being angry with God??

@TodAshby @FitFoxx @Doc_Red_ The Todster has my vote.

@FitFoxx @Doc_Red_ Isn’t it getting out of bed in the morning and making coffee?

What do you consider the best test for general fitness?

@reformedhg Pretty sure I'd be a criminal... maybe in jail.

Sometimes I think about where my life would be if God had not saved me, the path I would have gone down, the trajectory my life would have taken. And yet I thank God that I never have to truly know what my life would look like apart from Christ, because by His mercy, He saved me.

@DonDubious @HardPass4 Yep- and anybody who has ever shot one knows Oswald couldn't have done it with that POS.

@cothran_tom @HardPass4

By far the biggest piece of shit I’ve paid US greenbacks for.

A pastor- @johnpauldickson who supports women pastors asked people if Paul really prohibited it? Personally, I care not EXCEPT that God clearly says it, so that ends all debate. I asked what part of "I do not permit..." he has trouble with... and told him to repent. Crickets.

@johnpauldickson I acknowledge that you and your post are in error in multiple ways, and your blindness to that means the truth is not in you. You should question your salvation. Cool.

@cothran_tom I acknowledge this post is not for folks like you. Cool.

Why some of us can rejoice in women “pastors” even if we pretty much disagree with the idea. First, take a less fraught example: baptism. Suppose you’re 80% convinced the Bible endorses only believer’s baptism, not infant baptism. That still means you think there’s a half-decent chance you could be wrong. Since this is a matter of church order rather than morality, perhaps that possibility should be enough to let you attend the baptism of your friends’ infant child and even find some joy in it. After all, there’s a meaningful chance this practice is biblical, as many thoughtful, biblically serious Christians believe. Likewise, suppose you’re 80% convinced the Bible restricts women from doing pastor-like things. That still means you think there’s a half-decent chance you could be wrong. Since this too is a matter of church order rather than morality, perhaps that possibility should be enough to let you sit under the preaching and ministry of a gifted woman and maybe even find some blessing in it. After all, there’s a meaningful chance this too is biblical, as many thoughtful, biblically serious Christians believe. At least, that’s how I’ve come to think about it.

@johnpauldickson Laughable that anyone would say that Paul meant something different that what he meant when he said "I DO NOT PERMIT...".

@cothran_tom Glad to hear you’re not 100 on everything. Given the mix of evidence, and the seriousness of alternative readings of 1 Tim 2, it seems more responsible to be less than 100% on women pastors, or at least to relegate it to a matter of second order.

@johnpauldickson This is just your sad version of "Did God really say?" that Satan used. Some things are debatable, but this ain't one of 'em. There are definitely absolutes in the Bible. and the fact that you refuse correction is a pretty good indicator that God does not know you.

@cothran_tom This reflection obviously won't chime with your approach. Presumably, there are some matters of church order about which you are only 80% convinced. Yes? Or are you a 100%-er on everything?

@SkEyeDaddie We see Him every day - You're just willfully blind.

I find it odd that God seemed to pop up everywhere thousands of years ago but is completely MIA now

@DonDubious @HardPass4 Carcano.

@HardPass4 Shit look like the gun I drew when I was 5.