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- Thu Jun 13, 2019 12:41 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: Things you don't miss about the c of c
- Replies: 90
- Views: 14075
Re: Things you don't miss about the c of c
5. BINGO! When my husband and I left, one particular elder (he's the "head hauncho" who always spoke for the others) told us he saw that my husband changed and was affected by reading/studying Crazy Love by Francis Chan a few years ago. (insert ALL the eye rolls here) It's like they all t...
- Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:03 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: Crazy things C of C have judged you for.
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6660
Re: Crazy things C of C have judged you for.
The town named after "Umble Awl" (now known as Exxon)!Sean wrote:When you live near or in "umble" then you say humble with an H when talking about humility (not umility) otherwise folks will think your are talking an area up by the big airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble,_Texas
- Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:01 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: Crazy things C of C have judged you for.
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6660
Re: Crazy things C of C have judged you for.
My sister-in-law still refers to "the male nurse" every single time she runs across a nurse who happens to be a man.faithfyl wrote:She also uses the term "lady doctor" which I find old fashioned and weird. A doctor is a doctor, not sure why gender matters.
- Thu Feb 14, 2019 4:24 pm
- Forum: Tea House
- Topic: Another Question about NICOC
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6450
Re: Another Question about NICOC
I've never been a member of an NI-CoC that didn't allow it. My wife and I were married in one. R. J. Stevens sang a solo! Most people now get married at wedding venues, so it's becoming a non-issue anyway. Neither of my sons nor any of my nieces and nephews got married in a church building. They all...
- Thu Feb 14, 2019 4:00 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: CoC congregational splits
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7107
Re: CoC congregational splits
I somehow managed to avoid this, although the church I was at when I was a toddler may have split during that time. This would have been around 1962. And why? Was it over "the issues" (i.e. "institutionalism")? Not exactly. It was because the preacher wanted the elders to publicl...
- Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:56 pm
- Forum: Welcome -- please introduce yourself here.
- Topic: Hi All
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2146
Re: Hi All
Hi, JW! Welcome! I'm a closet atheist. I got outed once and had to duck back in the closet because I have a son who is a minister, and my brief conversation with him led me to realize that being truthful wasn't going to go well. Other son is an atheist and my outing had to do with that, and his fath...
- Fri Jan 18, 2019 4:21 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: Texas Monthly Magazine bum steer awards
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3238
Re: Texas Monthly Magazine bum steer awards
This is awesome! And to think I just dropped my subscription. My dad subscribed to TM from the very first issue. He didn't keep it more than 5 or 6 years, as I recall, but I've subscribed off and on through the years. I remember after Jimmy Carter was elected that they ran an issue advising Texans h...
- Fri Jan 18, 2019 4:15 pm
- Forum: CoC doctrine, theology and crazy experiences.
- Topic: The Church is Under Attack!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3430
Re: The Church is Under Attack!
Yup! I still hear it occasionally. But it's nowhere near as common as "separate and apart from the Lord's supper..." That'll probably go away, too. Twelve or thirteen years ago I attended "chapel" at Florida College when one of my kids was there. One of the students making some a...
- Fri Jan 18, 2019 4:08 pm
- Forum: Welcome -- please introduce yourself here.
- Topic: Leaving CoC
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2441
Re: Leaving CoC
I'm in the closet for this very reason! Only it isn't parents, it's one child. The subject was broached and it didn't go well. However, his brother is no longer going to a CoC and, though there's been some pretty big conflict, their wives seem to be keeping them together. I'm glad for that! And mayb...
- Fri Nov 30, 2018 6:10 pm
- Forum: Tea House
- Topic: Anyone here heard of Daniel Johnston? He's a genius
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2689
Re: Anyone here heard of Daniel Johnston? He's a genius
I've seen the "Hi, how are you" graffiti in Austin many times. Awhile back Apple was using one of his songs to advertise the latest Mac.
I had no idea he had CoC roots.
I had no idea he had CoC roots.