General Chat

Good afternoon..... :-)


Couldn't get on here this morning and then had to go out. So, here at last....


Yes there are many denominations....some are accepted as reliable - others aren't. Make of it what you will! :-D

St. Augustine wrote these words: “Leave the past to God’s mercy, the present to his love, and the future to his providence.”

Lord, we give you thanks for the assurance that the past can be left to your mercy, the present to your love, and the future to your providence. Help us to grow more aware of your loving presence, that we may live more authentically and proclaim by our words and actions the good news of the fullness of your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen


Cx :-)

The Orthodox Church was the first large schism, not liking the authority of the pope I believe, about the time of the Battle of Hastings.

With the passage of time, has the Catholic Church not spread and split and

become the Protestant Church, Presbyterian Church, Methodist Church,

Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses and so many other denominations, and schisms, most
arguing with with each other, sometimes violently. :-S

Good morning :-)

I'm never quite sure what I am going to be greeted with when I arrive here in the morning! :-D

I have never heard of the said gentleman, let alone read any of his views, books or meanderings. As Rambling is a pretty fair judge of character, I will probably give him and his books a miss but will ask our RC priest friend if he has ever heard of him (if I remember of course) :-)

The colours you mention are the liturgical colours David. Anglican bishops wear purple shirts and the colour in churches, in vestments, on the altar etc., are determined by either the season of the year or the occasion.

I would advise that, when seeking answers to questions or reasons why, that folk look at some 'tried and trusted' and authentic sites. There are too many off-beat, weird and wacky websites about for my liking. :-D

For today:

Born in Albania on this day in 1910 was the girl who grew up to be Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who worked with the poorest of the poor in India. A journalist once asked Mother Teresa why she bothered working with the poor in Calcutta, because it was all just a drop in the ocean - there being millions of poor people in India. Mother Teresa said in reply that she was not concerned with a big way of doing things - she was concerned with individuals: “This person”, she pointed to someone, “thinks it makes all the difference!”

Loving Lord, inspire me to be welcoming and generous in my attitude to others, showing individuals that they matter and are important. May I make a difference to someone in my part of the world today. Amen.


Cx :-)

No time for him David, his faith, research and opinions on religious matters may be accurate, I don't know, but some of his personal opinions aired in interviews are 'dodgy' imo.

but if you enjoy it go ahead :-) You may enjoy his youtube videos. I wouldn't lol /

Good morning to you all :-D <3

I down loaded a book from Amozon last night.

It's by Taylor R Marshall and the author was an ordained Episcopalian

Priest. He changed his religion to Catholicism due to becoming aware

that the Catholic Church is so close to Judaism.

Indeed the Bishops, cardinals and Pope wear purple, red or white

scull caps. The book's title is The Crucified Rabbi.

Good morning :-)


Oooer. I'm all at sea now! :-D I certainly wasn't expecting to come across the Titanic this morning but that's part of how this page works - you never know what will be discussed next :-D

Very much a Judgement Day reference yes, and Revelations is such a difficult book to get to grips with - John was one on his own in many ways.

Pat.....not a bell in sight! I'm quite disappointed. Each time your name appears on here, I always say to myself "The bells, the bells...…" :-D :-D

For today

"God created the natural world, and the beauty of his creation renews us.
We are replenished when we see pine trees standing tall.

Imagine the gentle sound of ocean waves as they tap against the shore, washing away your cares.

Picture yourself walking in a quiet place: along a sandy beach, in a sunlit forest,
or atop a magnificent mountain peak.

God created all this for you to enjoy and more than that,
God is with you. Always. Be at peace."


Cx :-)

I can think of three reasons for not attempted to get the bodies from the Titanic

1 - it's in a dangerous condition and it's believed in the next twenty to thirty years it will be destroyed

2 - it's about two and a half miles under the water

3 - what would be left of the bodies is disjointed bones and lots may have been dispersed by currents and preditors

It's just over 100 years since they located and explored TITANIC

They've not recovered any of those who perished within the stricken ship..

Rev 20 : 13 doesn't explalin wha it means.

But it was a Revelation of God to John for the Churches

at a time when most were illiterate.

It's all the bodies of all those drowned at sea and buried at sea, those who only had a watery grave.

As it's in Revelations I would say it's when all the people who had died were being resurrected and judged so making sure that those in a watery grave didn't avoid the judgement day. Whether by accident or a deliberate act to avoid judgement.

There's a great deal of prophecy in the Bible. What does it mean where it says

"And the sea shall give up its dead" ?

Good morning :-)



The Collect (special prayer) for today

Let your merciful ears, O Lord,
be open to the prayers of your humble servants;
and that they may obtain their petitions
make them to ask such things as shall please you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.


The gospel reading is from Luke and is where Jesus heals the crippled woman on the Sabbath – and is criticised!


Cx :-)

Hello all

Loving this weeks humour, thank you Cynthia.

Thanks also to David for your interesting question and to Rambling for the info.

Sunshine for us all to enjoy and I hope you will have a Happy Bank Holiday weekend

Good morning :-)


I think I have stumbled across an RE lesson.....well done Rambling.....love the explanations. Thank you. <3


Finishing our week of smiles.....

At a Wednesday evening church meeting a very wealthy man rose to give his testimony.
"I'm a millionaire," he said, "and I attribute it all to the rich blessings of God in my life. I can still remember the turning point in my faith, like it was yesterday:
I had just earned my first dollar and I went to a church meeting that night.
The speaker was a missionary who told about his work.
I knew that I only had a dollar bill and had to either give it all to God's work or nothing at all.
So at that moment I decided to give my whole dollar to God.
I believe that God blessed that decision, and that is why I am a rich man today."

As he finished it was clear that everyone had been moved by this man's story.
But, as he took his seat, a little old lady sitting in the same pew leaned over and said: "Wonderful story! I dare you to do it again!"


Cx :-)

Thank you Rose, I thought my memory might have "invented" Shuhite.

Genealogy note, re Job, you often see the names of his daughters when researching: Jemimah (which means "dove"), Keziah ("cinnamon"), and Keren-happuch ( I'd often wondered where that name came from!).

But also you find transcriptions which give the name Job, but often they are mistranscriptions of Jos short for Joseph ( where the writing on image used the old fashioned S which looks like a B).

Have a good day all :-)

Shuhite
(decendant of Shuah). This ethnic appellative "Shuhite" is frequent in the book of Job, but only as the apithet of one person, Bildad The local indications of this book point to a region on the western side of Chaldea, bordering on Arabia; and exactly in this locality, above Hit and on both sides of the Euphrates, are found, in the Assyrian inscriptions, the Tsahi , a powerful people. It is probable that these were the Shuhites.

"Bildad
A descendant of Abraham by Keturah, Genesis 25:1,2. Shuah and his brethren were located in Arabia Petraea; and thus Bildad the Shuhite was a neighbor and friend of Job, and came to condole with him in his affliction, Job 2:11; 8:1-22; 18:1-21; 25:1-6. His chief topics are the suddenness, swiftness, and terribleness of God's wrath upon hypocrites and oppressors."

Good morning, I think there was also a Shuhite (sp)

Good morning :-)


Yes, Paul was over 60 when he died. I remember a tv programme from many years ago (now showing my age), when the late Patrick Troughton played the part of Paul. I always see his face when Paul is mentioned. Paul doesn't sound as though he was high in the handsome stakes :-D


Keep smiling

Man: What is a million years like to you?
God: Like one second.
Man: What is a million dollars like to you?
God: Like one penny.
Man: Can I have a penny?
God: Just a second.


Q: Who was the smallest man in the Bible?
A: King David because he was only 12 inches/30cms tall as he was a ruler.


Cx :-)