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Parents, would you ever...? 1 2 3
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Would you ever disown your child? If they did something that you really disapproved of or was really, really evil? Katy-Anne
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1 Cor. 7 1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. I know that a lot of people believe this verse to mean that a man should not touch a woman except for his wife, but I have a question about another verse. Song of Solomon 2:6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. To my understanding, this is before they get married in chapters 3 and 4. I was just wondering if this means that touching is good in a dating/courting relationship.
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For the past few years, since 1999, I have been in deep depression about my divorce. It is over, but I cannot seem to get pass the fact that is happened and divorce was wrong in the eyes of God. I feel as though I cannot be useful to God because of it.... Just venting.
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My flatmates have just raised their eyebrows at me ironing my t-shirts. Now, I iron all the things I think obviously need ironing: shirts, trousers, jumpers and t-shirts. I thought I was being a bit on the daring side for not ironing my boxer shorts, pyjamas or bed sheets; obviously I was wrong. So how much do you iron? Or do you iron any of your clothes at all?
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I babysit 4 wonderful kids. 3 are girls and 1 is a boy the baby of the family. The boy doesn't know how to talk and he is 3 yrs old.He push girls and his mom does nothing about it. She says she spanks him but i know she doesn't . He is getting out of control. he does n't listen to anyone but his mom. what can i do when i sit for them. :puzzled: Oh did i forget they are my sibleyings oh and he throws fits over everything. lIke when his mom will not let him in her bedroom when she is changing. He is a mama boy.
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Made this rocking horse when my son was small. I made another just like it, for our grandson's 2nd birthday. The only difference was that I put an extra board between the rockers with his name on it. On the bottom side of the board, I engraved "from Papa". I just learned that our Daughter in law later sold it at a yard sale. I had also made him a little pulpit because he had gotten into pretending to "preach" and she sold that too. She has consistently restricted our access to our grandson for years and on the few times he got to stay with us, he never wanted to go back home.. But now that she is divorcing our son, she wants us to keep the children for free while she work…
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What's worse 1 2 3
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(1)This is an either/or question. Everybody here has probably had conflict with either Christians or non-Christians at one time or another, I would guess. Which one would you consider you had the most conflict- Christian or non-Christian? (2)Which one do you think hurt the most or was the most difficult to deal with?
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Ephesians 6:1 says, "Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right." Jesus Christ expects children to obey their parents and show respect for them. Verse 2 of Ephesians 5 says, "Honour thy father and thy mother, which is the first commandment with promise." So if you want a long life on this earth, show respect and honor for your parents.
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Wedding planning... 1 2 3
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I need some ideas... I've already got my dress and the bridesmaid dresses picked out. I just need some ideas about other things, so I thought maybe you ladies could help (I doubt the guys really care about this subject, lol). :smile So here are some questions I have... What's the best way to get nice invitations without spending too much money? What are some ideas to keep the reception nice, but not too spendy? Someone already told me that I should ask some people in my church to bring food (the wedding's gonna be at my church), so that they can feel like they're involved and then I won't have to spend a lot on that. How long before the wedding should I get my…
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Astonishing story of family with 11 children under age 12 hits the mainstream media by Jeremy Kryn Tue Aug 16, 2011 The Kilmer family. Photo: The Washington Post ROCKVILLE, MD, August 16, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The astonishing story of a Maryland family with 11 children, ranging in age from 1 to 12, has been featured in a back-to-school piece by the Washington Post Newspaper. The August 10 story chronicles the Kilmer household’s day-to-day life and details how they manage to stay lighthearted and have fun while balancing what some might consider an impossibly difficult lifestyle. Read the Washington Post story here. In an interview with LifeSiteNews (LS…
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Biblical purpose of marriage 1 2 3
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What is the Biblical purpose of marriage? (please use Scripture in answering) I am sure this was covered in one point of time in my SS class and I forgot the answer. I am asking because I recall when we met with the pastor that married us for premarital counseling that he was really not to happy about marrying us, because I didn't want children. I think the reason why he married us, because of our living arrangements. I had a brother on another Christian board say to me, that if it wasn't for having children then marriage would just be a copout to have guilt free pleasure. Is the purpose of a Biblical marriage to produce offspring to raise and serve the LORD? …
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My husband and I do have fairly strong beliefs on how we are going to train our children. We have since heard of a new thing that people say where they think that if you have a "compliant" child, you will be able to train him, and if you have "non-compliant" child, it doesn't matter what you do he will be a rebel. I tend to not believe that. My husbands parents complain sometimes that they can't get their little ones to do such and such a thing because they just won't, and he will turn to them and say, dad, you never had a problem getting me to do it...you forced me. They are way more lenient on the younger kids and will admit it but people tend to say it is becau…
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...marraige? (Forgive me if i sounds stupid but I really don't know much about this) Do they think that wives should be submissive to their husbands? How about divorce? Do most Baptists marry other Baptists? What about sex before marraige and contraception?
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Your Daughter's : Would you allow your daughter to call a boy "just to talk"? Your Son's : Would you allow your son to call a girl "just to chat"? OR Do you teach them that they need to call and ask for her dad's approval to do so? This would include explaining who you are and answering any question's the dad may have concerning you.
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I have been gone a few days... Its good to be back.!! Anyway the police came to our house tonight. Apparently a report was filed that a child was being abused at our house. It just so happens that when the police arrived she was in the middle of letting everyone know she was being abused with constant screaming. The abuse of course..is letting her cry it out in her bed. We have been having her cry it out, not going to get her, and hoping that she would learn to sleep on her own. We are up to about 2 weeks straight of sticking to it and this happens. In Hawaii you live in close quarters unless you are lucky enough or rich enough to get a house. Anyway the neighbors all s…
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. No doubt someone's nose is going to get bent over this topic but let me assure them I don't mean Mr. Clinton's daughter any harm but only to utilize her recent marriage as a convenient OBject lesson. Chelsea' marriage is off to a very, very bad start; in point of fact, it's a marriage made in Hell. Why do I say that? Because the bride's religion is Christianity, while that of the groom's is Judaism: two religions which are totally incompatible. †. 2 Cor 6:14-18 . . Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or…
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What does a believer do when every aspect of their marriage is tried? SO far we've faced problems in these areas... Lack of leadership Lack of submission Threats of divorce (by one partner) Separation discplining the children finances controling in laws backsliden spouse physical abuse Uncontrolled anger difficult pregnancy We really need encouragement & Prayer for God to perform a miracle in our lives! We have been seeking Biblical Counseling on a regular basis.
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I don't want to get into a raging debate about Prov. 22:6 and whether or not it's a promise, a guarantee, a principle or a pithy saying...I have a scenario that I would like to get some feedback on. Let's say that a child is raised by parents who work to raise him or her for the Lord. And the child is normal - OBedient at times, disOBedient at others. If the child becomes an adult and is rather indifferent to things of the Lord (Bible reading isn't that important, church attendance is spotty, etc), many would say that it is the parents' fault because of the way that child was raised. I myself have come down on the side that believes that the rearing of a child determ…
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Why not Waiting? 1 2 3
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Why not waiting? So many teenagers mess up thier lives with dating/courting/marrying the wrong person. I am nineteen years old, never been on a date, and I am not ashamed. I choose to wait until God sends me someone. People think that waiting is some kind of work that is shocking to the ears. We see young teenage girls getting into relationships that they are not ready for, and get into sin, and shack up with a guy and become pregnant. We see so many youth of today that don't care who they date. We see so many young people messing up thier lives. Why not wait until God sends someone in our lives? This world has become so focused on lust, that that is all they go after? …
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First Date 1 2 3
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So do you remember the date of your first date with your spouse? Mine was May 18th 1991, we went to a movie and dinner. I remember the date well because it was 5 days before my birthday. On my birthday I recieved a beautiful large arrangement of flowers, I walked next door and gave him a kiss for them, he asked what was that for? :? I explained i got my flowers, he then stated he didn't send me any. :oops: It was from one of the other guys I was dating :o He didn't sign his name to the card :shock: stupid moron :mad:
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Ok, I am already in the teen years with my girls, and it is going ok over-all but my oldest son is starting to give me a fuss. He is 13 and he is starting to test me, mostly with his mouth. He doesn't do this to his father (my hubby is about 6' 3" and weighs about 230lb.) but I'm 5' and my guy has about 4 inches on me. I'm thinking the size issue is making him more bold. Anyway, I was wondering if any of you on here have had a similiar problem and how you handled it, and or what kind of discipline techniques you used. Feel free to PM me if you want to do that as well. I have 4 sons, and whatever this one gets away with, I know will be compounded in my others. I pla…
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Hello, I am a recently divorced 38 year old man. My exwife had an affair, refused to reconcile, and became physically abusive towards me. I'm ready to move on after much prayer, fasting, and good Biblical Counseling with my pastor. Our church runs about 150 on Sunday morning. There is a 28 year old woman that has caught my eye so to speak and I would like to pursue a relationship. I have NO IDEA how to court, as I was unsaved when I began dating my exwife. I want to do things the right way now. For those of you that have adult daughters in the church, do you want the man to ask for your permission to date her before they begin dating? How do you …
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Correcting child in public 1 2 3
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I am not talking of spanking, I am talking of stuff like saying excuse, and such. I will give an example, and I also will ask that my example not be picked apart. It is just an example of what I talking about. Today at the pool Sami kept cutting other kids off, walking right in front of them and such. I am not saying she was doing it on purpose to be mean, she just wasn't watching what she was doing. So I informed her she shouldn't be rude and to stop getting in front of others. My natural tone of voice is usually harsh with a little colorful language thrown in for variety. I'm not the type to go "now honey don't do that" I am more of the type to say get your…
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A shinny new car can't say daddy catch me!
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