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1. 

   What percentage of prayers do you get answered... 1 2 3

   March 13, 2008 by Guest Guest

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   For the purpose of this poll I mean ones that were answered yes and in line with what you asked. Technically I know a no is also a answer but that isn't what I have in mind...

   

   Last reply by JerryNumbers, February 26, 2009
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   After your visits to OB 1 2 3

   January 19, 2009 by matie-k

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   Generally speaking, do you feel better or worse after a visit on this forum? Another question that would be interesting to compare with this poll would be to know whether everyone who answered tends towards optimism or pessimism.

   

   Last reply by 777, February 25, 2009
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   Religious Beliefs Of Our Presidents 1 2

   February 22, 2009 by John81

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   The Religious Beliefs Of Our Presidents by Franklin Steiner An account of the religious beliefs, and lack of such beliefs, of our chief executives, and a chronicle of the more important religious events and controversies of their administrations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "When the crisis came, Jefferson, Paine, John Adams, Washington, Franklin, Madison, and many lesser lights were to be reckoned among either the Unitarians or the Deists. it was not Cotton Mather's God to whom the author of the Declaration of Independence appealed, it was to 'Nature's God.' From whatever source derived, the effect of both Uni…

   

   Last reply by John81, February 25, 2009
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   Wish I lived in Arkansas

   February 24, 2009 by dwayner79

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   http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/ ... no=HCR1011 For those who do, go call your reps and tell then you agree!!!

   

   Last reply by Guest, February 25, 2009
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   New People 1 2

   February 22, 2009 by John81

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   I notice a large number of people join OB each week. Most never post. Who are these people?

   

   Last reply by Guest, February 24, 2009
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   Mission Trips

   February 21, 2009 by lilyamongthorns

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   Has anyone ever gone on a mission trip? Would you mind sharing your experience? Where did you go? What was the best part? What was the hardest part? Thanks for sharing :smile

   

   Last reply by matie-k, February 24, 2009
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   C u later....

   February 23, 2009 by HappyChristian

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   My hubby and I both have birthdays this week (his is Thurs, mine is Fri). We are leaving this afternoon to spend a couple of days at a bed and breakfast in the next town. It's right on the highway, but it's so well insulated you can't even hear traffic. We've been several times over the last several years. It's so nice to get away with him, and just relax.... Here's a link: http://www.innataberdeen.com/ The guest suites: http://www.innataberdeen.com/rooms/gues ... ummery.htm We've stayed at the Abbotsford, the Holyrood, the Balmoral, and the Cawdoe suite. Don't know where we'll be this time. We register through an organization that allows us to get the rooms f…

   

   Last reply by John81, February 24, 2009
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   Seedline

   February 21, 2009 by shari313

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   has anyone heard of Seedline? a church closeby here in Millford Ohio does Bearing Precious Seed, and they've started a great program that gives other churches a chance to put together bibles! it's the coolest! well yesterday, my family got to do a program at our church last night for Seedline, and it was really great! it was for the whole weekend, but we only went for last night. The Seedline guy had brought all we needed. i got to collate, and there were people stapling, and there were some huge cutting machines too. it was just such a wonderful experience. my 5 year old did a little to help, like delivering my finished books to the group that put the covers on. …

   

   Last reply by John81, February 24, 2009
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    Tipping 1 2 3

    January 27, 2009 by Bakershalfdozen

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    Hopefully this thread won't turn out like the last one... :frog I read an article on tipping today that indicated that our society is going overboard with the tipping thing. The writer's premise was that tipping should be restricted to those workers who earn less than minimum wage because they are providing a service which merits additional money based on performance. Examples include wait staff, bellboys, etc. Anyway, do you tip? What is your baseline? Do you vary based on performance? Do you think tipping should be restricted to jobs like restaurant waiter/waitress, etc.? http://moneycentral.msn.com/community/m ... did=864226

    

    Last reply by hisprincess, February 24, 2009
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    turnitinBot

    February 23, 2009 by 1Timothy115

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    In John's thread (viewtopic.php?f=13&t=25811) about "New People" I posted current "Who's On line" status and noticed there was a "turnitinBOT" and decided to see what it was about. It's a BOT from this site... http://turnitin.com/static/index.html . "About Us The iParadigms team is a group of dedicated professionals that includes award-winning teachers, graphic designers, computer scientists, and business professionals working together to stop the spread of internet plagiarism and promote new technologies in education. Our offices are located in the San Francisco Bay area." "History iParadigms, the company behind Turnitin, got its start in 1996, when a group of …

    

    Last reply by Guest, February 23, 2009
12. 

    Church Etiquette 1 2

    February 21, 2009 by Pastorj

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    Good Evening, What are things that should be taught to people, that no one seems to want to teach on. Here's Mine: The church is not a playground. The church sanctuary is not a place for kids to be running around in. It is a place to worship God. I could say a lot more, but I don't want to get into an argument. This thread is not for arguing against other people. Just list your etiquette issues. Thanks

    

    Last reply by JerryNumbers, February 22, 2009
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    Chocolate

    February 19, 2009 by Bakershalfdozen

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    Folks, it has been too long. Let's talk about chocolate! 1. Favorite candy bar 2. Favorite drink (chocolate milk, hot cocoa, mocha) 3. Favorite cookie w/chocolate 4. Favorite cake w/chocolate 5. Favorite ice cream w/chocolate 6. Other chocolate candy 7. Favorite anything else w/chocolate

    

    Last reply by shari313, February 21, 2009
14. 

    EDITED: Where is my church going?? 1 2 3

    December 15, 2008 by futurehope

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    Some of you remember the first thread on the shack - as do I. My reason for this one is that a woman in our church gave it to my wife and reccomended that she read it. I thought nothing of it (as I had forgotten the title of the book and the previous thread). Then my wife mentioned the "woman-god" or "father-goddess", it alerted me as to what this book was. I approached our pastor with the guidance that we should address the issues of this book and worn our congregation about the book only to find out that his wife also read the book. He said that some of those things bothered her, but that she said the bigger picture of the book was very good. Through the cours…

    

    Last reply by JerryNumbers, February 21, 2009
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    Best, Worst and Fave

    February 19, 2009 by Bakershalfdozen

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    With all the talk of Lincoln on this board and since I saw a similar thread on another board... Who were the 3 best Presidents America has had and why? This can be constitutionally, morally, spiritually, etc. Who were the 3 worst Presidents America has had and why? This can be constitutionally, morally, spiritually, etc. Who is your favorite President to study/read about? (This can include one you don't like if you spend a lot of time reading about him)

    

    Last reply by Wilchbla, February 21, 2009
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    The Long Retreat

    February 20, 2009 by John81

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    The Long Retreat by Patrick J. Buchanan 02/20/2009 "The situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating," said President Obama, as he announced deployment of 17,000 more U.S. troops. "I'm absolutely convinced that you cannot solve the problem of Afghanistan, the Taliban, the spread of extremism in that region, solely through military means." "(T)here is no military solution in Afghanistan," says Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Said U.S. Commander Gen. David McKiernan yesterday, U.S. and NATO forces are "stalemated." Such admissions by our military and political leadership in a time of war call to mind other words heard back in 1951, when Gen. Douglas MacAr…

    

    Last reply by John81, February 20, 2009
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    Obama and the Great Game

    February 14, 2009 by John81

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    Obama and the Great Game by Patrick J. Buchanan 02/13/2009 The day before Richard Holbrooke arrived in Kabul, eight suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the Justice and Education ministries, killing 26 and wounding 57. Kabul was paralyzed, as the Taliban displayed an ability to wreak havoc within a hundred yards of the presidential palace. The assault came as President Obama is both conducting a strategic review and deciding how many additional U.S. troops to send. Earlier, there was talk of 30,000, bringing the U.S. total to 63,000. Now, there are reports Obama may commit no more than the three brigades promised in 2008, and only one brigade now. Clea…

    

    Last reply by elijahruth, February 20, 2009
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    Hard Candy

    February 19, 2009 by Bakershalfdozen

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    Our kids' jr. church teacher (he's a dentist, BTW! ) passes out candy on Sunday and sometimes my husband makes comments about it saying that kids shouldn't even know what sugar is until they are teenagers. He'll go on and then eventually he will launch a lengthy discourse about all the different kinds of candy he ate as a kid. I rarely had hard candy as a kid and don't really have a taste for it. I remember the occasional peppermint, butterscotch, jaw breaker and cinnamon ball. That's about it. Anyhoo, all of that rambling to ask...what is your favorite hard candy?

    

    Last reply by Salyan, February 19, 2009
19. 

    The Plan

    February 17, 2009 by John81

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    The Plan by Newt Gingrich 02/17/2009 Democrats in Congress have made a $1.14 trillion bet on big government. With less than 48 hours notice, they passed a 1,073 - page collection of special interest spending and dared to call it a ?plan.? With interest, the $787 billion bill will cost us, our children and their children about $1.14 trillion. That works out to about $30,000 in new debt for each American household. Worse, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) asked the Congressional Budget Office to estimate the cost of permanently extending the twenty most popular provisions in the bill. The cost? $3.27 trillion. But we?ve seen Washington bet on big government and b…

    

    Last reply by John81, February 18, 2009
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    Smaller Police Forces - Personal Protection

    February 17, 2009 by 1Timothy115

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    In the event the economic downturn, recession, or depression continues or worsens public safety funding will be strapped to provide law enforcement personnel. State, county, and local governments are being forced to trim and slash budgets now. Decreased revenue from a depressed tax base will require local governments to downsize their police force. There will be less state, county, and city funds available for law enforcement. I?ve already seen evidence of city governments dropping police task forces designed to prevent neighborhood drug trafficking and activity. I?ve also heard of localities curtailing plans to increase their police forces. Ohio authorities question…

    

    Last reply by JerryNumbers, February 17, 2009
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    The journey's ended, the battle's over

    February 17, 2009 by OLD fashioned preacher

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    Well the gasping and gurgling is over, the week of 1-2 hours sleep per night is ended. The 3000 mile round trip by car is still ahead. However, whereas 7 different times in his 83 years has seen him fight death with tooth and nail -- this time he fought his body's lack of cooperation but when death came he didn't fight but left his decrepit body peacefully. Having been saved less than a year ago and still just a babe in Christ, my father-in law was ushered into the presence of his Blessed Savior @ 2:15pm MST today. My wife and I were there along w/ a couple from the church. The Grace of God and the Peace of God have been marvelous. To the end of the earthly journe…

    

    Last reply by HappyChristian, February 17, 2009
22. 

    Nibble, Nibble Like A Mouse...

    February 16, 2009 by Bakershalfdozen

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    Mm, I love medium cheddar! I also enjoy monterey jack, colby and a bunch of other cheeses. I tasted a delectable nugget the other day; it was a cheese that had dill in it. Yum! So, what is your favorite snacking cheese?

    

    Last reply by HappyChristian, February 17, 2009
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    Cake toy poll 1 2

    January 9, 2006 by Anon

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    I am trying to decide which one to save up for using birthday money and some extra Paypal money. Not sure how much I will get, might have to save longer. I am either looking at getting an airbrush (specially for cakes), which all said and done including colors and cleaner and shipping will be close to $300 (I have been told by decorators I do not want the cheaper one as it has no air pressure control). OR an edible image printer which I can get, counting shipping, for close to $200 all said and done or a nicer one with seperate ink cartriges (only replace a color at a time) all said and done for $300. I did price one of the printers elsewhere and its just as cheap to get …

    

    Last reply by Jotselou, February 17, 2009
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    The Homeless Funeral

    February 17, 2009 by pneu-engine

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    EDIT:::::::::::: The following story was sent to me from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from a.................... "As a young bagpiper, I was asked by a funeral director to play at a grave-side service for a homeless man, with no family or friends. The funeral was to be held at a cemetery way back in the country, and this man would be the first to be laid to rest there. As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost; and being a typical man did not stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour late. I saw the backhoe and the crew, who were eating lunch, but the hearse was nowhere in sight. I apologized to the workers fo…

    

    Last reply by Guest, February 17, 2009
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    The Dinner Party

    February 17, 2009 by pneu-engine

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    A group of country neighbors wanted to get together on a regular basis and socialize. As a result, about 10 couples formed a dinner club and agreed to meet for dinner at a different neighbors' house each month. When it came time for Jimmy and Susie Brown to have the dinner at their house, like many women, Susie wanted to outdo all the others and prepare a meal that was the best that any of them had ever lapped a lip over. A few days before the big event, Susie got out her cookbook and decided to have mushroom smothered steak. When she went to the store to buy some mushrooms, she found the price for a small can was more than she wanted to pay. She then told her husba…

    

    Last reply by Guest, February 17, 2009
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    Samer and Joyfulpraise 1 2

    February 6, 2009 by rancher824

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    Has anyone heard how Rachael is doing, as whether or not she has had their little boy yet?

    

    Last reply by Samer, February 17, 2009