a very long thread

[retread]

Niaga Daerter,

What a weird name.  Maybe the weirdness of the name is the reason for the weird dream.  After all, someone who throws darts could be called a darter.  I suppose there is a slight resemblance between Niaga and Knight.  Do you remember having any weird dreams way back when you first started posting with the name retread?

There are many mysteries about how the brain works.  Nerves are optimized for processing statistical information.  This makes it difficult for them to cope with rare and single occurance type of events.  I believe that during sleep, such rare events are reprocessed into a sequence of patterns with variations that are used to produce a statistical type of signal that the nerves can use to adjust their programming.

Either that or maybe I should just stop eating Pizza before going to bed.

[M2]

Narnian,

You don't have to defend me. It's OK. This BB plays a very important role, it helps Sondra from being idle. Who knows what else she'd be up to, otherwise.

Do you think that if I posted "BLACK" that she'd reply to my post with "WHITE" and vice-versa?

Sondra, my husband remains in the assembly to spy for me so that I can post current information on the Ottawa assembly.

Marcia

[sarahhoffee]

Verne-  It has been a while. I'm glad to hear your daughter is cute. (looks like I did- cute, same thing)haha. Though I don't know why an old picture of me should be in your brand new Subaru (sorry I forgot the style) coupe ??!? But, I've never really been a picture person. Although my brand new digital camera the Fuji FinePix 2650 has made picture taking more enjoyable for me. Gotta love how there is no development time involved... Hmm. development time- thats an interesting subject. If I understood your last post properly- then GG development time is over. ---Though he is still living ----- God has exhausted all efforts and will now leave him to be consumed by his own sinful desires until he dies and burns in hell. ?  And I thought I was impatient in seeing what I wanted. Suggestion to God..." Don't throw away the negative, if You want quicker results- go digital, or if the object of interest does not appear as desired try in different setting with different lighting.. oh but what would I know." But I think I strayed from the topic you weren't saying that God is still interested in GG, you were saying He is finished with him. ... Hopefully your daughter is photogenic.

[vernecarty]

Verne-  It has been a while. I'm glad to hear your daughter is cute. (looks like I did- cute, same thing)haha.

Anna Charis is seven and the light of my life along with her sister Christina who is four. Both very photogenic indeed!  

Though I don't know why an old picture of me should be in your brand new Subaru (sorry I forgot the style) coupe ??!? But, I've never really been a picture person.

I think it was after a seminar and I must have been assigned to give you a ride home or something of the sort. I will have to see if I can dig that one out sometime
 
 

Although my brand new digital camera the Fuji FinePix 2650 has made picture taking more enjoyable for me. Gotta love how there is no development time involved... Hmm. development time- thats an interesting subject.

I am enamored with all things digital. I have a 3.2 megapixel Casio QV3000EX and take 'em by the thousands! I also have a Canon powershot of silmilar quality. We will have to compare archives someday.

If I understood your last post properly- then GG development time is over. ---Though he is still living ----- God has exhausted all efforts and will now leave him to be consumed by his own sinful desires until he dies and burns in hell. ?  

Not sure about his destiny. I have spent a lot of time trying to understand what God's Word says about men like him. I do respond to entreaties to pray for him but my own sense if I understand Scripture correctly is that the prognosis in not favorable.

And I thought I was impatient in seeing what I wanted. Suggestion to God..." Don't throw away the negative, if You want quicker results- go digital, or if the object of interest does not appear as desired try in different setting with different lighting.. oh but what would I know." But I think I strayed from the topic you weren't saying that God is still interested in GG, you were saying He is finished with him. ... Hopefully your daughter is photogenic.

It depends on what God's purpose is concerning George -whether he is intended to be a vessel of glory, or a vessel of wrath. If the latter, any entreaties on his behalf are futile. He is already judged. But enough with the heavy stuff. I will see if I can dig up that pix. Great to talk to you after all these years. Be sure to say hi to Chubby and Linda Todd.
Verne

[vernecarty]

"We feel led to close our sight soon."

The latest from "Seagulls". Of course most of us are convinced that this was already the case...that is to say, their "sight" (watch out for that "third eye" ) has been closed since inception...

Why is it that supposedly savvy cybernauts cannot distinguish between the words "site" and "sight"? For somebody in real estate, one would have imagined the mantra - location, location , location!, as in S-I-T-E  would have triggered some scant recognition (am I being too subtle here...? Naaaahhhh!)  
Go figure. Anybody sorry to see 'em go?...didn't think so... O.K., back to ignoring 'em.
Verne

[M2]

We feel led to close our sight soon.

The latest from "Seagulls". Of course most of us are convinced that this was already the case...that is to say, their "sight" (watch our for that "third eye" ) has been closed since inception...

Why is it that supposedly savvy cybernauts cannot distinguish between the words "site" and "sight"? For somebody in real estate, one would have imagined the mantra - location, location , location!, as in S-I-T-E  would have triggered some scant recognition (am I being too subtle here...? Naaaahhhh!)  
Go figure. Anybody sorry to see 'em go?...didn't think so... O.K., back to ignoring 'em.
Verne

Verne,

Maybe she meant to say sights, like the sights down a gun barrel. If that is the case, then 'close our sights' could mean zoom in OR it could mean closing down. Time will tell what it really is.

Marcia

[vernecarty]

We feel led to close our sight soon.

The latest from "Seagulls". Of course most of us are convinced that this was already the case...that is to say, their "sight" (watch our for that "third eye" ) has been closed since inception...

Why is it that supposedly savvy cybernauts cannot distinguish between the words "site" and "sight"? For somebody in real estate, one would have imagined the mantra - location, location , location!, as in S-I-T-E  would have triggered some scant recognition (am I being too subtle here...? Naaaahhhh!)  
Go figure. Anybody sorry to see 'em go?...didn't think so... O.K., back to ignoring 'em.
Verne

Verne,

Maybe she meant to say sights, like the sights down a gun barrel...

Marcia

Uh Oh...! Where's the Kevlar?  
Should we go ducking for cover?  
Verne

[M2]

Verne,

Maybe she meant to say sights, like the sights down a gun barrel...

Marcia

Uh Oh...! Where's the Kevlar?  
Should we go ducking for cover?  
Verne

For sure Verne, you of all the people should. She's definitely had her 'sights' on you since the beginning.

Marcia

[vernecarty]

Verne,

Maybe she meant to say sights, like the sights down a gun barrel...

Marcia

Uh Oh...! Where's the Kevlar?  
Should we go ducking for cover?  
Verne

For sure Verne, you of all the people should. She's definitely had her 'sights' on you since the beginning.

Marcia

YIKES!!....IN-COMING....!!!!  
Verne

P.S. But semi-seriously, what does it tell you about the desperate wickedness of the human heart that after all that God has shown us about who George Geftakys was and the destructive perversion of what he taught, that someone would erect a public forum to defend this apostate and attempt to continue promulgation of his damnable heresies? We batttle not against flesh and blood folks...believe it...your spiritual life depends on it...
Verne

[vernecarty]

YIKES!!  SHE'S NOW A MARRIAGE COUNSELLOR??!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!      
Verne

[retread]

BBers,
When I began posting again on this forum (a month ago?), I read something about the soaring site because it seemed to be causing some dissent here.  I surfed over to check it out, but didn't really read it because it seemed to be
1) personal discussions between two people that I don't agree with, and
 2)  statements in article form of various subjects by someone I definitely don't agree with.  
No, this is not because this forum doesn't agree with it.  Affirming holds to some alarming views with regards to the assembly, and church models of similar form.  I am allowed to disagree, yes?

I chose to go over again today (twice) to actually read what had been posted (because I wanted to see if it was true that my friend Marcia had been slandered) and was....how do I put this......sorrowful.  I am surprised that any of you venture there to read their...um....material.  

Matt, when we had our recent email conversation, I had no idea that we were so utterly at odds in our views.   It was my hope to have a real conversation about what your motivation was and exactly what you were trying to defend.  It is pretty clear now from reading some of what you said on your site.  As I said to you before, I understood part of where you were coming from (your defense of the integrity of certain men that you knew personally), but do not understand your more recent view of things.  

The soaring site is unprofitable.  My advice would be to never surf there again, folks.

Andrea

ps  Matt, please don't send an email, unless you want to have a civil conversation.  If you will read back over this email, I have refrained from name-calling and have simply stated my disagreement with your views, and your site.

Very well stated Andrea!  Since Sondra feels led to close her site soon, hopefully this problem will go away soon.  I must admit that I still take a peek there every once in a while, but it has only ever brought frustration for me, and no good has come from it.  The only things I post about recently (other than the nonsense on the stats thread - which I greatly enjoy by the way) seem to be regarding what happens over at the soaring site.  On to better things I say!

[al Hartman]

BBers,
When I began posting again on this forum (a month ago?), I read something about the soaring site because it seemed to be causing some dissent here.  I surfed over to check it out, but didn't really read it because it seemed to be
1) personal discussions between two people that I don't agree with, and
 2)  statements in article form of various subjects by someone I definitely don't agree with.  
No, this is not because this forum doesn't agree with it.  Affirming holds to some alarming views with regards to the assembly, and church models of similar form.  I am allowed to disagree, yes?

I chose to go over again today (twice) to actually read what had been posted (because I wanted to see if it was true that my friend Marcia had been slandered) and was....how do I put this......sorrowful.  I am surprised that any of you venture there to read their...um....material...  

Andrea

Very well stated Andrea!  Since Sondra feels led to close her site soon, hopefully this problem will go away soon.  I must admit that I still take a peek there every once in a while, but it has only ever brought frustration for me, and no good has come from it.  The only things I post about recently (other than the nonsense on the stats thread - which I greatly enjoy by the way) seem to be regarding what happens over at the soaring site.  On to better things I say!

     Those who have been around here awhile may recall that some months ago i extended myself to the fullest on behalf of those who now call themselves "eagles."  That was when they were still posting on this BB.  It was not that i believed as they do, but that i thought that the extending of the hand of fellowship could open their eyes and eventually win them over.    i stood against those who posted harshly against them, ultimately to my own detriment.
     How very wrong i was.
     i received two personal invitations to come & post on the new "eagles" BB when it began.    i responded with personal emails, which were never answered.  Then i visited the new BB and read what was there.    i never posted there & i only returned a couple of times to follow up on something i had read here.
     i was deeply saddened by the eagles' doings, as was Andrea:  they behave as little children, piping a tune then complaining that no one will dance to it.  It still grieves me to see someone render lip service to Christ then behave in a manner dishonoring to him.
i cannot imagine what it does to the heart of God.
     i'm not sure it was right of Joe to name this thread "...Seagulls."  Seagulls may be scavengers, but the comparison still seems almost demeaning to them.

al

[vernecarty]

Matt, when we had our recent email conversation, I had no idea that we were so utterly at odds in our views.   It was my hope to have a real conversation about what your motivation was and exactly what you were trying to defend.  It is pretty clear now from reading some of what you said on your site.  As I said to you before, I understood part of where you were coming from (your defense of the integrity of certain men that you knew personally), but do not understand your more recent view of things.  

The soaring site is unprofitable.  My advice would be to never surf there again, folks.

Andrea

ps  Matt, please don't send an email, unless you want to have a civil conversation.  If you will read back over this post, I have refrained from name-calling and have simply stated my disagreement with your views, and your site.

One of the things the presence of the Spirit of God in our lives should do for us is give us discerment. One of the most painful things for me to observe is what happens to God's people who lack it. Oh that God would give us eyes to see beyond the merely apparent....wise as serpents, harmless as doves...
Verne

[Joe Sperling]

Al----

The title actually got changed along the way by someone. I had suggested before it should be called "Snoring with the beagles". On a daily basis I get to work a little early and then visit SWTE, RFTW and then this BB. I visit SWTE out of curiosity mostly, and "because it's there" I suppose. I don't stay very long(but I'll check back on occasion through the day as I do with the other BB's too) because it's usually the same thing---posts put up as replies to a few people here for something they have said, or articles dealing with the "problems" most of us"apparently" have over here dealing with bitterness and anger, etc. I'm not sure if that BB could exist if there weren't  this one---because everything written on it has to do with this one, or the people here. But I know I will continue to visit and read the stuff there---I'm a glutton for punishment I guess .  take care Al, and it's good to see you posting once again

--Joe

[vernecarty]

One of the most fascinating things about the way God compares sin to the disease of leprosy, is the manner of acquisition of injuries. There is no one who is not surprised to learn that the terrible disfigurement of the leper in the form of deformed and eroded limbs and appendages, has little to do with the disease itself, but are rather the result of the desensitization caused by the disease's presence. It is truly a fascinating thing to observe a spiritual leper. The notion of a seared conscience is exactly the imagery evoked by the plight of the poor leper. I am so glad I met the Great Physician! Aren't you?  
Verne