Conference lgp30::christian-perspective

    A heartfelt welcome to all who have introduced themselves thus
    far, and also to those who have not entered any notes as yet.
    It's good to "see" some familiar "faces".
    
    I bid you peace,
    Richard

I'd like to echo Richard's .1 by welcoming everyone who's entered the
conference.  I'm glad to see some of the "conservative" crowd from 
CHRISTIAN, and you're even bearing olive branches!  I also welcome those of
a more New Age persuasion who I haven't had the pleasure of noting with
yet.  Let's see, who did I leave out?... I welcome you, too!

Some of your introductions have interesting statements that I'd like to
follow up on.  (If you've already hit "Next Unseen", shame on you!)

Re: .1 Richard

>       I became employed in 1979 as Customer Response Representative for
>Digital Field Service in Phoenix.  Led once by conscience and once by
>circumstances, I transferred twice within the company, the last time to
>Colorado Springs.  

"Led by conscience", eh?  Sounds like an interesting story.  Unless you're
saving it for later, would you like to share it with us?  (In a new note,
perhaps, if it's *really* juicy.)

Re: .3 Harry/Hazza

>	It is with some minor trepidation that I am entering this note.  I will
>probably be, for the most part, `read-only' in here, as I am sure most of you
>know me from the GOLF::CHRISTIAN conference (and previously IOSG::), and thus
>know (in part) my (present) theological stance i.e. very much in line with the
>GOLF::CHRISTIAN conference.

I hope you'll feel welcome enough here to get involved in the discussions,
Harry.  I don't think we're trying to set up a "liberals only" conference here,
and from the notes you've written in CHRISTIAN I'm sure you're not to go around
brow-beating the "lost sheep". :-)

Re: .4 Irena

>    Truly, I'm *very* glad to see you folks here, undertaking this 
>    endeavor, and will keep your efforts wrapped in prayer that many
>    would come to a deeper understanding of God as He really is and not
>    in the way that organized religions have so often presented Him. 
>    I know that God answers prayer and I believe that much good will come
>    from this conference.

OK, Irena, I'm not going to cross examine you by contrasting what you wrote
here with the (mild) reproof you entered in CHRISTIAN.  I'm glad you're here
and I'm sure your contributions here will be as loving as they are in
CHRISTIAN and RELIGION.

Re: .6 Jim

> Beyond mere tolerance, I am working towards community.

I like that, Jim.  It sounds like it might have come out of a book (that's
a compliment!) but I think that's the direction I've been moving in myself
over the last couple of years.

Re: .12 Guy

>    When it
>    was mentioned that my parents should go [to church] too, we were allowed
>    to stop going.  

Kids are good at sensing hypocrisy -- or so I've heard.  Your story reminds me
of when my brother was about to get married.  My brother is pretty much an
agnostic like I am, with maybe a more Eastern slant on things.  I was surprised
when he told me that if he had kids he would join a Christian (probably
Catholic, since his fiancee was Catholic) church so that his kids could be
brought up believing in God ("Kids have to believe in something," he said) and
so they'd be part of the community.  Even though he'd be going to church too,
it seems to me that it would still be hypocritical for him to go to church and
more or less put on a false front when he didn't believe in God.  He should
tell his kids the truth, as he sees it.

Maybe this could be a new note if someone wants to talk about this subject
in more detail.

Re: .the rest

If you've read this far looking for a response to your own introduction,
don't feel left out.  I'm sure we'll find interesting things to discuss
in the coming months.  Welcome!

				-- Bob

    Welcome Carole, Barry, Peter and Bob.  I hope all will feel comfortable
    enough to take off your shoes and linger as welcome guests as long as
    you like.
    
    I pray you will find this conference helpful in preventing "hardening
    of the catagories!" :-)
    
    Re -1.  I'll get back to you, Bob.
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    Welcome Jerry, Dave, Mike, Barry, and Pete!
    
    It is my hope that you're experience here will augment the spiritual
    life of each of you.
    
    Peace,
    Richard

	Just to let you know I attended First Baptist, Fairborn in the mid-70s
while in the USAF at W-PAFB.  Worked at the Avionics Lab, the one with the
12-story tower in the back corner on the hill.  How many SBC churches are
there in that area, now?

    Hi Steve .26,
    
    > I'll try to be silent most of the time.
    
    Why?  You and your thoughts are welcome here, even if we 
    don't necessarily all agree with one another all the time :-).
    
    Karen                                  

Welcome Bill, Jack and Steve.

I hope you'll appreciate the richness of diversity I think you'll find here.

Peace,
Richard

    Re: Note 4.5 by YUPPIE::COLE


�	Just to let you know I attended First Baptist, Fairborn in the mid-70s
�while in the USAF at W-PAFB.  Worked at the Avionics Lab, the one with the
�12-story tower in the back corner on the hill.  How many SBC churches are
�there in that area, now?

    Great to hear from someone who is somewhat familiar with Dayton. I
    worked in the avlab (as it's affectionately known) in the early 80s. As
    for the number of SBC churches around Dayton, a quick count through
    the Yellow Pages comes to about 50. I'm partial to one in particular.
    Say, was Rev. McMurry the pastor back then?

    If you again have the good fortune to visit Dayton you have a
    standing invitation to look me up and come to Far Hills with me.

    	BD�

Re: .27

Hi Jim,

>    I'm still not sure why this conference exist, but if it helps some to
>    be more comfortable than I suppose it's O.K., but I wish we were all
>    able to share in one conference.

It's interesting that the people participating in CHRISTIAN-PERSPECTIVE
aren't just from CHRISTIAN but also from other conferences like UU and
DEJAVU.  CHRISTIAN-PERSPECTIVE is pulling in people who have been excluded
from CHRISTIAN.

I'd have preferred to "reform" CHRISTIAN so that all Christians would feel
welcome there, but that just wasn't possible.  If anything, the "one
conference" should be CHRISTIAN-PERSPECTIVE, since it is open to all
varieties of Christianity.

It's encouraging that a lot of people from CHRISTIAN are also participating in
CHRISTIAN-PERSPECTIVE.  I'd hate to see DEC's Christians split into two camps
that never talked to each other.

				-- Bob

    Bob,
    
    I agree with your last paragraph but disagree with the rest.
    
    Without getting into a lot of history, I'll just say that I was and
    still am an advocate of questions of (what I guess we can all call)
    Christianity by the bible in that "other" conference ;-)
    
    I guess we'll just have to see how God works this all out, eh Bob ;-)
    
    Steve

    Hello Jim!
    
    Hello Nanci!
    
    Jim, I think you'll find that this conference has not significantly
    affected the goings-on in the CHRISTIAN conference, yet there are
    folks here who dared not to speak up (or speak out) in CHRISTIAN.
    
    Nanci, you are as welcome as the flowers in Spring. :-)
    
    Peace,
    Richard

Welcome, Nanci.  Always interested to discover more read-onlies from
the Christian conference.  May the truth of God be revealed to us all
as we discuss and look at what the Bible says.

Collis

    Thank you Richard and Collis.
    
    Nanci

    Welcome Bonnie,
    
    I've heard a lot about you from Donald. (all good, btw  ;-))
    Looking forward to meeting you in person some day, maybe soon!
    
    Karen

My, I certainly recognize a few people here.  I'd like to say hi to Bonnie and
Donald.  It's been a long time.  Hi, Bob F.  I'm looking forward to your 
entries.  Alfred, remember the discussion in DISCUSSIONS a while ago?  I wonder
how things will turn out.

For those of you whom I don't know, I'm sure I'll get to know you in the months
ahead.  I'm looking forward to reading what you have to say.  I hope we can all
be open-minded and tolerant without appearing to compromise our beliefs.

In Christ,

Wook

    Hi Wook,
    
    How is married life treating you?
    
    Bonnie :-)
    

    inre 3.31
    
    Paul, sounds like you and my husband Don have a lot to say to each
    other.
    
    Bonnie

    Hi Paul,
    
    Gee, I was wondering when you were going to be stopping by. :-)
    And thanks very much, I really appreciate the compliment.
    
    That reminds me... remember when we first met?  It was not exactly love
    at first note was it?!  :-)  It was in Christian earlier this year, and
    although we were sharing similar viewpoints in a topic, on new age type
    stuff I think, you entered a reply whose tone really ticked me off. 
    And not tempering my emotions at all I fired off a response back to you
    in Christian, which then instigated a cold war between us?
    
    But with the wonders of modern technology, (notes and E-mail) we've
    come full circle haven't we? :-)  God is alive and well!  I think 
    S/He can work even easier when our minds and hearts are open.  Thank
    you for having an open mind and heart and allowing me in to get to know
    you and you know me after such a rocky start. :-)
    
    As always Paul, I look forward to your wit, curiousity and evocative
    entries!  Oooh.  I see you've already begun!
    
    Cheers,
    
    Karen.:-) 

    Personal welcome to Dave Dawson and Nancy Smith, both of whom
    I regard as very good and dear friends.
    
    Bonnie
    
    p.s. Dave? I hope I'm going to be glad I recommended this file
    to you :-)
    
    

    I add my greetings to Paul, Dave and Nancy, as well.
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    Re: .35
    
    Welcome, Charles.  I'm glad to see a fellow Boilermaker here.
    
    				-- Bob
    

    Welcome, Charles!
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    .17  Bonnie.... Why would Don and I have a lot to say to each other?
    I am curious. 
    
    
    .18  Karen, Karen, Karen ....  That's right, you DID snap at me when we
    first "met" in CHRISTIAN, you - you NA heretic!  ;)  ;)  ;) ;)  And you'd
    say it again, right?   Sharp wit?  Shucks ... I think I really end of
    eating up more disk space than necessary.  Thanks for you input, as
    usual, Karen;  My rapport with you is helping me learn/grow.  Nice
    conference too!   Nice job.
                               
    Paul
    

    inre .23
    
    because it sounds like you are both interested in a lot of the same
    things
    
    Bonnie

	... version of the KJV these days?  It's not in CVG::WORK1:[THOMPSON.
BIBLE], as I have connected to previously.

	Thanks!

    Welcome, Simon!
    
    Peace to you,
    Richard

    This is coming a little late, but I wanted to offer a hearty
    welcome to Cindy Painter, whose writing has touched me deeply
    on several occassions and who I feel extremely honored to be able
    to call my friend.
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    Thanks guys....charles
    

    And hey Simon, welcome, and it is nice to "meet" you in a different
    "place" this time!
    
    Charles
    

    John Ee,
    
    Welcome!  I think you find we are not free of arguement or
    hurtful comments, but we're learning to appreciate our unique
    diversity.
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    re .26, .29: Thanks, Richard, Charles.
    
    I may regret adding this conference to my notebook -- this is such an
    active conference, so far.  It's hard to keep up with, and I'm not
    going to pretend that I will.  It may be that I am just out of touch
    with "employee interest" conferences such as CHRISTIAN, RELIGION, etc.
    I know what to expect of the notorious Soapbox; that one, I can take it
    or leave it.  But such interest in Christianity, of whatever
    definition, I wasn't quite prepared for.
    
    --Simon
    

    Simon,
    
    The volume of activity here has surprised this modertor, as well!
    
    Glad to have you drop in as often as you like.
    :-)
    
    Richard

    btw
    
    hi Simon - tho we've never met, I still regard you as one of
    my noter friends.
    
    How are your teenagers doing?
    
    Bonnie

    >The volume of activity here has surprised this modertor, as well!
    
    Tee-hee!
    
    And thanks, too, to those of you who are doing all the work!

    re .33 (Bonnie):  Thanks.  Maybe we'll meet someday.

    As for the teenagers, the older one turned 20 in August.  He's a junior
    now.  The younger one is a freshman at Miami (Fla.).  Both are doing
    well, thanks.  With them out of the house, my wife and I took off for
    three weeks last month.  Yes, we had a nice vacation.

    --Simon

    �--Simon, we now have *two* sons in college, one a senior and one
    a frosh, and our daughter is a senior in h.s. and is looking for
    a school to go to.
    
    and in reference to 3.38
    
    Hi Cal! I feel like a lot of notes friends are showing up here and
    it is wonderful! :-)
    
    Bonnie

Hi Bonnie, Simon, et al

Bonnie, Kids growing up too quick or are we qualifying for the
AARP-set?

Simon, Are you back stste side from your stint in Hong Kong?

calvin

re Note 4.37 by CLOSUS::HOE:

> Simon, Are you back state side from your stint in Hong Kong?

        He sits just about 10 cubicles down from me (and LGP30), on
        the same aisle, here in ZKO3!

        Bob

    in re .37
    
    Cal, even if I'm due to be a grandmother in December, I'm still
    *much* too young for AARP! :-)
    
    Bonnie

    Hello, Cal.  Good to "see" you, as usual. ;-)
    
    Richard

    Welcome Jamey and Mark!
    
    Looking forward to your notes Mark.
    
    Jamey, Paul (not as in St.) will be very glad to see you here
    - I'm sure.  I heard he did take you water skiing this summer.
    
    :-)
    
    Karen

    re .42 (CARTUN::BERGGREN)
    
>    Looking forward to your notes Mark.
    
    	Ah ... you say that *now* ... :-)

    
    Thanks Karen,
    
    Yes, I just beat up Paul (Buckwheat) off-line. He owed me mail. See,
    Paul, now everybody knows. But yes, I did enjoy the boatride and
    swimming this summer.
    
    Jamey

    Don't scare me now Mark.
    
    ;-) :-)
    
    Karen

Hi Jamey and Mark.

Mark: I know this isn't the same as the BIBLE conference that you wanted.  When
you've been here a while, let us know if you still think we need a new
conference.

				-- Bob

    Hello, Dick!
    
    I've followed your notes for quite some time, now.  A hearty welcome
    to you!
    
    Richard

    Welcome back, Collis.  I pray you are feeling better.
    
    Richard

    
    Jamey, Jamey, Jamey.... 
    
    Welcome to C-P.  Nice to see your Bible-thumpin carcass in these parts.
    ;)  ;)  ;)  You seem to be following me around from conference to
    conference.  Trying to keep me outa trouble, huh?  ;)  
    
    So you start beating on me when I don't send you those blasmphemous 
    private mail transmissions, eh?  8)  I never knew you liked all my 
    "buckwheat" points of view!  There is hope for you yet, Jamey.   
    ;)   BTW, I think I still owe you some mail.
    
    No Karen, I didn't have time to drag Jamey all over Lake Winnipesaukee
    on waterskiis,  though I did make him jump overboard in the middle of
    the lake.  (Jamey, did I forget to tell you about those fresh water
    sharks?)  I didn't have time to channel for Jamey, either, which is just 
    as well since I didn't feel like getting cast into any abyss on a nice, 
    hot summer day.  }:^)  
    
    Maybe next summer there'll be time to take him for a real ride.  ;)
    
    Looking forward to some more fun here, Jamey old pal ....
    
    Saint Buckwheat    0:^)

Hey Mikie?

Glad to see that you've found this file.  (Introductions go in note 3, if
you feel like introducing yourself.)

				-- Bob

    yeah --Bob, I was glad to see the (in)famous Mr Morgan show up here. 
    
    Bonnie :-)

    Hey Mikie,
    
    Welcome!  But, I want to encourage you to stop repressing yourself and
    tell us what you really think.
    
    ;-)
    Richard

    So long, Barry and Jim.  Hope to see you again.  You will be missed.
    
    Richard

    
    Hi Mikie?!?!?!? :-)
    
    guy

re Note 3.52 by BRSISB::HAENTJENS:

>     I guess that some of the subjects of
>     discussion must be tough. But I think I'm not afraid of being exposed
>     to opinions which I don't share. We'll see in the coming days, when I
>     will have browsed through some of the stuff here.
  
        Welcome Ren�!

        This conference will become what it will be in part because
        of what you bring to it.

        We hope that we are worthy of your participation.

        Bob

    Welcome Simon Szeto. Fun to imagine that we might be discussing on a
    totally different kind of issues through this conference. Or is it
    really totally different? (Simon & I exchanged quite some mail on
    internationalization & multi-culturality.)
    
    Ren�.

    Welcome, Rene.
    
    I regret that I don't know how to put the diacritic over your second
    "e"! :-)
    You are correct that sometimes the notes here are not for the timid.
    
    I pray though that you'll learn and grow in the Spirit.
    
    Richard

    Hi Ren�.  I think this is something different.  We're not discussing
    Aramaic here.
    
    re .58:  Richard, you use the Compose key (or Compose-Space on
    DECwindows) followed by e' to make �.  Or cut-and-paste from Ren�'s
    note.
    
    --Simon
    

    Carol duBois:  I know you haven't written an introduction yet, but
    welcome to our notes conference anyway!
    
    -- Mike

    Welcome to my friend, Carol duBois.
    
    Richard

    Carol - 
    
    Come on in, the water's fine!
    
    :-)
    
    Nanci

    Hi Carol!
    
    Pete.

re Note 3.53 by CSC32::LECOMPTE:

        Welcome, Ed!

>     	I'm here to cause trouble.  

        Well we'll just have to deal with you like we deal with all
        the other trouble-makers!   :-)

        Bob

    
    	As a wise man once said;
    
    	"I have come to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable"
    
    	That's my calling.

Re: .53

Hi, Ed.

>    	I'm here to cause trouble.  I plan to trouble the comfortable 
>    where ever possible.

That's sort of controversial at the moment.  You see, that's the same approach
that Mikie Morgan took.  Now I happen to think that both you and Mikie should
be entitled to come in here and raise questions and make people think.
However, if the backlash against Mikie's notes results in a more restrictive
set of conference rules, then I'm going to make sure those rules are applied
consistently.

Anyway, welcome to C-P.

				-- Bob

    bye the way, Pete G I don't think I ever said hi to you!
    
    :-)
    
    bonnie

Bob,

I think Ed's way of afflicting the comfortable is *quite* different than
Mikie's.

Collis

    Welcome Alison.  Glad you are here.
    
    Richard

RE: 3.56
>    I'm a horrible speller;  not good at EVE editing;  miss my
>    spell-checker that I always use in ALLIN1!
    
    	Next time you are in Notes editing a note try PF1 KP7
    and enter SPELL at the Command: prompt. Works for me and as
    my friends all know, I NEED it to.
    
    		Alfred

    Welcome David Reeves!!

    Welcome back Jim Richard. I was kinda disappointed when you left.
    
    
                                                              Mike

I'm glad to see you've come back Jim Richard.  I look forward to seeing you
in some of the discussions.

				-- Bob

I trust that God will show you His purpose for bringing you here.

(Maybe he wants to "convert" you to liberalism?  :-) )

Collis

    It's great to see you again Jim!  I had to leave early yesterday so I
    didn't see your note 'till this morning.  But guess what?  Last night 
    you came into my thoughts as I was listening to some great folk and 
    blues music at the Old Vienna Coffeehouse in Westboro, and I thought 
    of how much you'd probably like it, soooo.... I picked up an extra copy 
    of their current schedule especially for you and I'll be mailing it 
    to you today!! 
    
    It's nice to have you back,
    
    Karen

    Welcome, Karin!
    
    Nancy

    Hi Karin!
    
    - Kb

    
    
    Good to see you here Karin.
    
    Carole

    Karin!  Welcome!
    
    It's good to see you in here!
    
    :-)
    
    Nanci

re Note 4.75 by XLIB::JACKSON:

> (Maybe he wants to "convert" you to liberalism?  :-) )

        I always thought that, compared to evangelicals, Catholicism
        was a brand of liberalism -- but a very old, conservative
        type of liberalism!

        Bob

    Hello Karin!
    
    DR

    Welcome Brian!  Sending you prayers and good thoughts during this
    tumultuous time.  Yes, we do have an "official" topic for prayer
    requests ( 58 ) but _anywhere_ they appear is okay :-). 
    
    Welcome Peter!  We are enriched by your presence.  I greatly appreciate 
    the intimate sharing of your life and journey with God.  
    
    - Karen

    Welcome Brian and Peter!!  Hope you both find this conference a happy
    and growing experience (at least *most* of the time)!
    
    Nancy

    Welcome Jody :-)

    Jody - 
    
    Welcome!  It's great to see you here!  :-)
    
    Nanci

    Welcome, Jody!

    Hi Jody,
    
    I think you may find a similar eclecticity here as what you 
    share with your friends and family. :-)  Great!  Welcome!
    
    Karen

    Glad to see you, Jody!
    
    Nancy

    Hi, Jody. Come to see me put my foot in my mouth(yet again) ?  Been
    doin it a LOT here. :-(  But I'll be better for ARISIA. See you there ?
    
    	Dave

    why yes....you certainly will!
    
    gee - I just felt like I walked into my own front door here!  good to
    be home folks!
    
    -Jody

    Welcome Karin, Brian, Peter and Jody!
    
    Richard

Welcome Peter and Jody.

    Welcome, Friend. :-)

    E Grace, hello again. I think I know a couple of those names that you
    keep bumping into and some are indeed here. Which reminds me that I
    need to check into THEATRE real soon again. 

    WELCOME E GRACE
    
    I feel like  I need a banner!
    
    BJ

    Welcome, E Grace Noonan.

    Hi E Grace!
    
    Nice to see you here.  I'm looking forward to attending a Quaker
    service in the near future.  I would really like to find out more
    about Friends;  (Mike Valenza has helped me a lot in this so far.)
    
    Karen

    Hi E Grace!
    
    Nanci

    Re: 3.64
    
    Well Collis,
    
    	I, for one, am impressed with your credentials.  Do you plan to
    become professional clergy?
    
    Peace,
    Richard

Well thank you, Richard.

I felt that God was calling me to teach when I applied to seminary.  I
have not felt either able to be a minister or called to a pastorate
ministry.  There are too many flaws in my own life - especially my
willingness to follow God where he leads me.  I pray this will change.

However, perhaps God will use my teaching abilities, for what their worth,
in places like this notesfile.  This is not at all to say that I am not
learning as well, for indeed I am.  I do not have all the answers
nor would God want to give me them all (pride is a problem), but I do
desire to share not only what I understand from Scripture, but also why
it makes sense to me.

I also desire to encourage and lift up others when I can here.  Any
of you may feel free to "help me" do this.  It's hard at times to
encourage those that you disagree strongly with, but if I can pray
for Saddam, then I figure then encouraging each of you shouldn't be
too difficult.  :-)

    Welcome, Donna.  We don't cry, "Heresy!" easily here.  Hope you'll
    linger.
    
    Richard

    And, a hearty welcome to you, Bill!
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    
    RE: .67
    
    What a team!  :^)
    
    Love,
    Carole

Welcome, Marc!

Glad you're here and hope that we can share the love of our Lord.

Collis

    A very warm welcome to you Marc.  I've enjoyed your sharing here.
    
    Karen 

    Hi, Marc!  Welcome!
    
    Richard

    Re: 3.69
    
    Welcome as Moderator, Bonnie!
    
    Richard

    Must be getting boring in WN.
    
    DR
    

    RE: 3.69 Just what we need, an other liberal moderator. :-)
    
    RE: 4.109 Don, why don't you go over to WN and stir things usp? :-)
    
    			Alfred

    Welcome A.Z.!  How about telling us something of yourself in
    Note 3.x?
    
    Richard

    Hi Ann       Everyone is welcome here.
    
    
    
    Dave
    

Re: 3.70
    
Hello again, Ann.

I, too, lost my mother fairly recently.  She died about 5 months ago.
You might want to take a look into "Memorials," Note 163.4.  I found
it helped me to bring closure to write about my mother's life, even though
tears were streaming down my face all the while I was writing.

God's peace be with you,
Richard

 Ann,

  I'm sorry to hear of your loss. I hope this conference and the information
 from here is of some comfort to you. I welcome you and would like to now
 share a few thoughts in the hope of comforting you in this time of grief.
 1st off grief is natural. We have several examples of this.. Gen 23:2 where
 Abraham wept over Sarah and at John 11:33-35 even Jesus gave way to tears 
 when Lazarus died. But even though there is a great sadness and loss felt 
 there is also a hope held out for all of us who have experienced losses. 
 This is found in many Scriptures such as Isaiah 26:19 and Psalm 37:29 which 
 give hope for a future re-union with lost loved ones. I would like to share
 one more Scripture with you; a favorite of mine. This has helped me through
 many hard times: Philipians 4:13.  Hope this helps.. and welcome.

                                                             Robin
     
 

    inre .109 and .110
    thankyou Don and Alfred
    
    it is nice to know that the men I admire and respect support me.
    
    Bonnie

    Re: .113, .112, 1114
    
    I just wanted to say thankyou to Richard, Dave and Robin for their warm
    responses to my Introduction. 
    
    Richard I'm very sorry about you loss but I want you to know that it really
    did and does help to know that others understand how I'm feeling.  I do
    plan on following you suggestion of writing about my mom in the
    memorial note.  I agree, I think it would be helpfull to me too.
    
    Robin, thankyou for your suggested readings.  They were very helpful. 
    It's a comfort to know that when we loose people we love, that is
    only temporary separation.  
    
    I'm so glad to be a part of this group and I look forward to sharing
    with all of you.   
         

    Karen,
    
                  I am *SO* glad you introduced yourself.  Uh.....you know
    the problem I had with this node name?   Could we keep that between you
    and me?  ;^)
    
    
    Welcome,
    Dave

    Welcome Karen :-)
    
    Bonnie

Glad to see you here, Karen.

    Welcome Karen Kennedy.  I hope you will come to love and
    appreciate this file as much as I do...warts and all.
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    Karen;
    
    I really enjoyed reading your introduction.  I too am fairly new to
    this notes file and am also in a 12 step program, so I really
    identified with that!  I believe that before I was brought to my 12
    step program, by the Grace of God, he was definitely watching out for
    me, but I was basically ignoring him.  I can gratefully say, today it's
    not so one sided.......I too have witnessed many gifts/miracles in my
    life.  And this notes file, for  me, has again been another gift.
    
    Welcome!!!
    
    Ann Z.
          

    Hi Karen!
    
    Glad you're here.  I want to acknowledge your courage in entering and
    going through your 12 step program.  God's grace works in so many
    profound ways.   I like to share our healing and growth and spiritual 
    journeys with each other.  Yours has touched me.  Thank you.
    
    peace & blessings,
    
    The other Karen, sometimes known as Kb. :-)

Hi Karen!  It's great to have you here!

:-)

Nanci

    You are *MOST* welcome here lisa.  We are a collection of varied
    backgrounds but I think love abounds here.
    
    
    Dave

    
    Welcome Lisa!
    
    Carole

Welcome Lisa!

Nanci-from-the-1-800-DEC-SALE line!

    Dear Richard:
    
    I am brand new to the conferences and have been with DEC for 4 years. 
    I think it would be a real blessing to all the readers if you wrote a
    short testimony of how you found Jesus Christ as your savior? 
    Actually, since this conference has the word Christian in it, I am
    testing the spirits as commanded in the book of Deuteronomy.  I'd love
    to hear how you got saved.
    
    Warmest Regards,
    
    Jack Martin

    To Mike Valenza:
    
    The Sermon on the Mount is an inspiring foundation for a lifestyle.  I
    was reading your opening paragraph and noticed your standing on the 
    divinity of Jesus.
    
    I would encourage you to read 2 excellent books.  1 is called Evidence
    that demands a verdict, by Josh McDowell.  He was an athiest who tried
    to prove the claims of Christ to be false.  In his two years of
    research, he was converted. (He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a law
    degree)   The other book is called Jesus Christ, Lord, Liar, or
    Lunatic.  This is written by C.S. Lewis.  Even if you don't want to
    accept the validity of Christ's claims (Which I pray you do)  you will
    still get a greater perspective on why strong Christians have high
    conviction the way they do.  Take care.
    
    Regards,
    
    Jack Martin

    RE: Jack.....
    
                      You are most welcome here.  You will find that we are
    *VERY* diverse here but knowledge is the goal and a closer relationship
    with God.  
    
    
    Dave

    A warm welcome to you Jack!
    
    Karen

    Hi Jeff!
    
    It's always a pleasure to meet up with you again!  
    A very warm welcome to you;  thank you very much for being here.
    
    Your thoughts on the importance of living the principles of
    Christ's life and work resonate very deeply with me, and as you 
    know, are the underpinnings of my life.  
    
    Welcome friend.  I look forward to you sharing yourself here as 
    the Spirit guides you.      
    
    Kb

    
    
    Welcome Jeff!
    
    *hugs*
    Carole

I'm glad to know you're here, Jeff.  Thanks for entering the letter to your
folks.  That's a wonderful way of expressing what I feel being a Christian
(or Christ-like) should be.

Nanci

    Jeff,
    Thank you for putting your intro in here.  It was wonderful to see your
    know and know that there is someone else that feels like I do. 
    Welcome!
    
    Karen

    Welcome Kindred-spirit, Jeff!!!
    
    Your intro and letter to your in-laws are inspiring.
    
    Glad to have you here dear friend - see you soon!
    
    Hugs,
    
    Ro
    

    
            You are *VERY* welcome here Jeff!
    
    Dave

    
    Hi Jeff!
    
    Cindy

    'llo, Jeff!  Glad you've made 'an appearance.'
    
    Richard

    Re: 3.75
    
    Welcome, Joe!!
    
    Oh...I don't think we'd call the folks who come to the get-togethers
    "lurkers!"  ;-}
    
    Richard

    
    Hi Joe!  Nice to hear from you again!
    
    Carole

    Welcome Joe!  Yes, I've met you too, and you didn't seem like a 
    "lurker" to me.  For whatever the reason though, I am really glad to 
    have your voice here! :-)
    
    Karen 

Hi Joe!

For one who doesn't have much to say you certainly have a way with words!

Welcome.

Nanci

    Welcome back Paul Cioto!  Nice to have you here again!
    
    Karen                  

    ditto to karen's ...
    
    very fine to see you here again, paul
    
    peter

    
    Hiya Paul! :^)
    
    Carole

    And to Jamey Nordby, I extend the hand of Christian fellowship.
    Good to hear you're still browsing through C-P from time to time.
    
    Blessings
    Richard

    Welcome, Joan!  I look forward to reading your perspectives.
    
    Richard

    A warm welcome to you Joan!
    
    Karen

	Hi Joan,

	This is funny.  I read your evangelism entry before seeing your
	intro.  The first thing that I though of was:  "Oh, good.  Now
	we can continue the lunch discussions!"  I'm really glad you're 
	here.

	Now, about this "born again" thing...  Maybe, we should pick up
	a discussion over in the reincarnation topic? ;)


	Joe

    
    
    Thanks Richard,
    
    Jamey

    Extending you a warm welcome Jean Allison!
    
    Karen (sometimes known as "Kb") 

Allison - 

A big welcome and a bigger hug!

I'm glad to see you here.

Nanci

    
    Welcome Jean!
    
    Carole

    Nice to see you here, Gil.
    
    Peace
    Richard

    Re: 3.78
    
    A warm welcome to a dear friend -- Judy Kilgore.
    
    Richard

    
    
    Welcome Judy.  I have noticed your voice in the Naturism conf.  This is
    a place for *ALL* voices and I sincerely welcome yours.
    
    
    Dave

    Welcome Judy - will enjoy reading your notes here as I have in other
    conferences.
    
    Love2U,
    
    Roey
    

    Re: 3.79
    
    Sam,
    
    	Welcome!  I hope you'll find the company cordial here.  Very
    few of us are adherents of the "shove-it-down-your-throat" technique.
    ;-}
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    Welcome Rollyn!  I'm very much enjoying the thoughts you're sharing 
    from your 'colorful tapestry.'  I work in MR03 as well.  Perhaps we 
    can have lunch sometime.
    
    Warm holiday wishes to you and all your relations,
    
    Karen

    Welcome Rollyn!
    
    If you decline lunch with Karen, I'd be happy to fill in for you!
    I'm a KB fan from way back.
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    >I'm a KB fan from way back.
    
    Yes, but then who isn't?  :-)
    
    -- Mike

    Aw shucks...  Thanks for the 'flowers,' guys.
    
    Hugz,
    Kb

    Welcome Pat and happy new year!
    
    Karen

    Re: 3.81
    
    Welcome Patrick!  I hope the hostility you've mentioned will be
    superceded by a sense of mutual appreciation for the rich diversity
    of our Christian perspectives.
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    Re: 3.82
    
    Greetings in the name of our Lord, Warren!
    
    

    re: 9.163,
    
    I'm glad you stopped by here Bubba and that you feel welcome, for you 
    are.  Everyone brings a unique color or hue to the community, and
    we become more vibrant as a result.  Oh, and as you surmise, one is not
    required to have any particular religious affiliation here and still be
    welcome; like you, I do not subscribe to any organized religion, and I'm
    a co-mod in this conference! :-)  You figgure it. ;-)
    
    So welcome, I've found your perspectives to be very provocative (whether
    or not I agree with them point by point) and I value and appreciate that 
    service very much.
    
    Thank you,
    
    Karen  

RE: Jerry Beeler (Bubba),


                            I have hesitated commenting on Jerry's arrival
here because we have been business associates and friends for the last 7
years.  He was "in" Lubbock when I arrived with DEC.  I remember telling 
Jerry, during one of his trips back to his home land...Texas, that I had 
been asked and accepted the task of being a moderator of CP.  His reaction
was typical of people who didn't understand the intent of CP and that is
to provide a forum for *ALL* people and beliefs to discuss their perspective
concerning Christianity.  I applaud his "perspective" even if I don't 
always agree. :-)  So I say welcome to a long time friend.


Dave
    
    
    p.s.  I am sure that many here would love to have you introduce
    yourself so they might get a "sense" of who you are.

   Welcome Jerry,

   I hope you find it interesting here.  

   Do you prefer to be called Bubba? (seriously)  I feels disrespectful
   to me to use that.

   Allison

.168> I hope you find it interesting here. 

    I've already found it interesting here!  Seems as though I have been
    able to discuss some things here that I couldn't discuss in other
    conferences ...

.168> Do you prefer to be called Bubba? (seriously)  I feels disrespectful
.168> to me to use that.

    In the D
            E
             E
              P  South, my "Roots", Bubba is a term of endearment.  The
    SOAPBOXers gave it to me some time ago, and, it stuck.  I'm known as
    Bubba and/or "The General" since I have a strong military presence.  IN
    actual fact, my full given NOTESname is:

    		General Bubba Beauregard Beeler.

    I love it!

    Bubba

re Note 4.169 by MORO::BEELER_JE:

>     In the D
>             E
>              E
>               P  South, my "Roots", Bubba is a term of endearment.

        My understanding is that "Bubba" is simply a local equivalent
        to calling a person "brother".

        Out of the southern context, I can imagine it could get
        confused with the demeaning "Hey Bub!"

        Bob

    Yes, but what about "Jerry Ol' Man Beeler"?  :-)
    
    Nanci (at 800-DECSALE)
    
    
    By the way - Welcome!  Good to see you here!

    Nanci,
    
    <------sounds more like an editorial!  You must know him too! :-)
    
    
    Dave

    Hello Bubba! Nice to see you here.
    
    By the way, your recipe for hoppin' john was great, although I have
    modified it some.
    
    Marc H.

    Jerry
    
    Welcome to C-P from me as well..
    
    Bon

Indeed, welcome to Bubba Beeler.

I hope that others who've not yet introduced themselves will follow your
lead and do so.

Peace,
Richard

    As another Southerner (but not Deep South) who is used to double
    names, how do you feel about "Bubba Beau?"  I think that would be cute!
    
    Nancy Lou
    
    (from Ky, where everyone seems to go by a double name -- Billy Joe,
     Mary Ann, etc.)

    
    many welcomes, sunil
    
    peter
    

    
    Hello Sunil!
    
    Carole

    A warm welcome to you Sunil!
    
    Karen

    A warm welcome to you Sunil!
    
    Allison

    Welcome Sunil!
    
    Nanci

    3.85
    
    Allow me to add my welcome, Sunil.
    
    Namaste,
    Richard

    RE: 3.85
    
               And mine Sunil!  :-)  Welcome!
    
    
    Dave

    Sunil,
    
    welcome
    
    Pat

    Hi,
    
    Thanks for all your welcomes I have never felt so welcomed it gives me
    a warm feeling.  I hope we could exchange ideas and come to a better
    understanding of each other unlike some other conference !!!!
    
    God Bless
    
    Sunil

    Hi Steve,
    
    It's really nice to have you here.  I've been enjoying your notes
    tremendously.  I look forward to reading more.
    
    Karen                                        

    Welcome, Steve!....and Zoiks!
    
    :-}
    Richard

    Welcome to ya Steve.....
    
    
    Dave

	Nice to see ya in here Steve!


Glen

    Just gotta tell you folks ...

    I think that I've learned more from this conference than I learned from
    all of the Sunday School classes (combined) from year 1 of my life to
    year 17!!

    I've been reading some of the older notes ... and the newer stuff (like
    the Arc of the Covenant).  Each and every time I've asked a question I
    get a level headed response - no one has tried to "convert" me - no one
    has sluffed off my ignorant questions with "I'll pray for you" ...

    Whadda you people tryin' to do ... kill me with kindness so that I'll
    take a step inside a house of worship and see what it's like again? 

    Even a C-P dinner to meet me?  Wow.
    
    That's it!  You people are recruiting!! I knew it!  I knew it!  There
    *is* a method to this kindness!

    :-)
    Bubba

    
    <-----
          |
          |
          |
          |
    
    
    
       :^)
    
       Looking forward to meeting you Bubba!
    
       Carole

   Bubba,

   The more notes I read from you the more I appreciate who you are.  It's
   a shame I'm stuck on the east coast.

   Allison

    RE: Bubba....aka Mr. Jerry Beeler (as I am *required* to call him) :-}
    
    
                      I know your note was kinda "tongue-in-cheek", but
    you have touched on a primary focus of this file and that is to allow
    *EVERYONE* room and consideration for their personal views...as long as
    they keep them that way.
    
    
                      I, like you, get frustrated when honest questions are
    asked and not answered in the same spirit it was asked.  Praying for a
    person is fine and I believe in it but along with prayers, honest, real
    answers need to be given....even when its..."I do not know".
    
    
    
    Dave

    Re: 3.87
    
    Welcome, Ellen!
    
    Richard

    It's nice to have you join us Ellen!
    
    A warm welcome,
    
    Karen

    Hiya PJ (3.88),
    
    'bout time you said hello!!  8^)
    
    Love,
    
    Roey
    

    Great PJ,
    
    Nice to have you here!
    
    Kb

    Welcome, PJ!
    
    Richard

    Welcome PJ and Ellen!
    
    Nanci

   Hello,

   Welcome PJ and Ellen.

   Allison

    Hi Jill,
    
    Welcome to Christian-Perspective!
    
    warmly,
    
    Karen

    3.89
    
    Welcome, Jill.  You'll not find us a very homogenous lot, but we
    aren't boring, either.
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    A warm welcome Jill!  I liked your intro.
    
    Ro
    

    Hi Jill!  It's nice to see another Coloradan among us.
    
    :-)
    
    Nanci

    RE: 3.36

    Simon Szeto died yesterday. He was found on the street after going
    for a bicycle ride. That's all I know about that so far.

    Simon was my friend. He was a great man of faith as well. A quiet man
    whose words were always worth listening to. He was an example to me in
    many ways though I will never be his equal. He helped me many a time 
    with his advise, his willing ear, and his prayers. 

    As a believer, as Simon was, I know we will meet again in paradise. But
    I'll miss him until then. I morn for his family, he leaves a wife and
    two sons. I morn for myself and his other friends who are feeling a
    great gap in their lives. Simon is with the Lord but his friends on
    earth where not ready to see him go.

    		Alfred

re Note 4.206 by CVG::THOMPSON:

        I'm shocked.  I've begun to get used to long-time friends
        departing from Digital via SERP or TFSO, but this is
        something else.  Simon was one of the real "guiding spirits"
        of the informal Digital culture.

        Bob

    
    Thanks for all the warm welcomes.  I also wanted to let all of
    you know that I found a church.  I feel God has really been moving
    in my life.  I find myself giving more and more over to Him and
    relying on His strength and guidance.  You're in my prayers C-P'ers.
    
    Thanks again, Jill

    Hi Ben,
    
    Thanks for your input to the UU note!  That you do not call yourself
    Christian doesn't mean your voice isn't welcome here.  It most
    assuredly is!  Please feel free to share your ideas and views as
    the spirit moves you. :-)
    
    Karen

    Welcome Ben and Mike... it's nice to see old friends in new places.
    
    Bonnie

    A warm welcome to both Mike and Ben.  And also to Conan the Librarian!
    
    Shalom,
    Richard

    A very warm belated welcome to you Mike!  You're succeeding
    at your purpose here. :-)  
    
    Thanks,
    
    Karen

    Welcome, Paul Ferwerda!
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    Welcome Paul and Rick.
    
    Dave

    Welcome, Rick!  As an observer, have you noticed a change in the climate
    of C-P in recent weeks?
    
    I have.
    
    Peace,
    Richard
    

    Hi Laura,
    
    Glad to have you here and adding your $.02!
    
    Welcome,
    
    Karen

    Laura,
    
    Welcome.  I am enjoying your $.02 worth too.
    
    
                             Patricia

    Welcome, Laura, from a writing supervisor (IDC) in LJO.
    
    Nancy

    3.94
    
    Thanks for being here, Laura!
    
    Richard

    Hi Laura,
    
    I'm glad you're here too!!  I remember we met at another notefile
    dinner.
    
    Ro (also a tech writer)
    
    

    Hi Laura!
    
    Nanci

   Dave,

   We hardly got to say hello and it's goodbye.  Such is life.

   Live well,
   Allison

    3.95
    
    David,
    
    	Thank you for visiting with us, if only briefly.  I do appreciate
    your efforts to be congenial without compromising your values.
    
    Peace be with you,
    Richard
    

   Welcome Bubba,

   Glad to have ya here.

   Peace,
   Allison

    'ppreciate that Allison ... sho' 'nuf do.  I can't wait to tell mah'
    mama that I be in a "Christian" conference ... don't fret 'cause I
    won't tell her that I've seen more fights in here than I saw in the
    back-water bars in Osaka, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, or
    Honolulu ... not to mention Midland/Odessa, Texas.
    
    Bubba

	A hearty Rocky Mountain welcome, too, Bubba!

	Richard

    I fear for the republic.....
    
    Marc H.

    Bubba is moderator of Christian-Perspectives notes conference?  Gak!!

    Seriously, this is welcome news, as Jerry has some very unique
    perspectives on a whole host of issues, and will undoubtedly prove to
    be a valuable contributor to the evolution of this conference.
    
    Good show, Bubba!
    
    Mike

    Lookin forward to workin with ya, Bubba.
    
    :-)
    
    Karen

    In spite of your venerable age I'm sure you're up for the job, Jerry.
    
    ;-)
    
    Nanci

    "Texas farm boy makes good"?
    
    You folks is too kind.
    
    God do move in mysterious ways.
    
    Bubba

>    God do move in mysterious ways.

    	God also has a rather remarkable sense of humor. :-)

    			Alfred

    Amen, Alfred! 
    
    :-) :-)
    
    Sorry, Bubba, couldn't resist!
    
    Karen

.232> .. Ross Perot in DC may not be too far out...

Let's hope so!

Bubba

    RE: .232 Alfred,
    
    		
    >God also has a rather remarkable sense of humor. :-)
    
    		Yeah...but wouldn't it be interesting if the "joke" was on
    Bubba! ;-)
    
    
    Dave

    
    
    -1
    
       YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    DAVID

    
    
    
      Jerry,
    
     SPEECH, SPEECH!! Give us your platform!
    
    David

    A warm welcome to you, Patricia, in your role as co-moderator,
    Christian-Perspective!  We're graced by your addition, and I 
    very much look forward to working with you.
    
    Karen
    Co-Mod, C-P    

    An offical welcome, Daniel. :-)
    
    Your eclectic views and historical perspectives are most welcome.
    As you have probably noticed, the conference as a whole probably
    epitomizes eclecticity. :-) Looking forward to having you share 
    the contents of your "mixed bag" here.
    
    Karen

Welcome Daniel!!  I've enjoyed reading your notes over the last couple 
of years in -wn- and am very happy to see you here.

Ro

    3.101
    
    Welcome to Christian-Perspective, Daniel!
    
    Peace,
    Richard

   Hi Daniel,

   Welcome...  Hope you find it interesting here.

   Peace,
   Allison

    Look folks ... you'll regret this touchie-feelie-huggie stuff with
    Katz.  I know Daniel Katz .. he's young ... very intelligent ...
    understanding .. compassionate .. reasonable ... etc ... The guy's
    gonna' give VAX Notes a bad name.
    
    :-)
    Bubba

    aw, shucks......
    
    8-)
    
    Daniel

    Welcome Daniel!  Glad to see you here!
    
    hugs,
    
    Nanci
    
    (Jerry  :-PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!)

    3.103
    
    Welcome again, Hans!  And greetings to Mia.
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    3.104  A hearty welcome to you, Eric!
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    Well thank you, Mr. Jones-Christie!
    
    Shalom,
    	Eric

3.104> ...so I may seem to be opinionated.

    Aw shucks ... in that case you'll just blend right into the woodwork!
    with some other participants ... :-)

    Welcome!!!  Glad to have another one aboard who is not afraid to speak
    up (some call that ... "opinionated").

    Bubba

    PS:  Only two areas that will get you into trouble with me:  (1) always
         speak reverently when talking about the USMC, and, (2) speak MOST
         reverently when talking about Texas.

    The beauty is in the eyes of the beholder  
    
    	and I believe you shall enjoy!
    
    	Shalom,
    
    	Ron
    

Welcome, Eric

    welcome Eric
    
    
    Patricia

    91.2243
    
    Welcome, Scott!
    
    Richard
    

Glad you're back with us again, Daniel!!

Ro
    

    Yay!  Glad to see you back, Daniel!
    
    Nanci

A word of welcome to Dorian Brooks, who I know from other files, also
to Gutierrez, who has entered a couple notes here, but whose first name
I do not know.

I hope you'll both feel comfortable enough to enter a note of introduction
in Topic 3 at some time.

Pax, Shalom, Salaam,
Richard

    Welcome again, Juan and Dorian!
    
    Richard
    

    Welcome Dorian. I don't expect that I am in agreement with much of
    your idea's, but, we can still talk/learn!
    
    Marc H.

re Note 3.107 by VNABRW::BUTTON:

        Welcome, Derek!

> 	To put it in a nutshell, I am neither qualified, nor worthy to
> 	participate actively in your conference.
  
        Gotcha -- humility is an alternate qualification! :-}

        Bob

    Derek.....you have as much right as anyone to participate.
    
    Marc H.

Dorian,

Warm welcoming hugs from me, although it seems you've been 
participating for several months now so it feels like we're old 
friends!  I especially enjoy your perspective and find much richness 
in what you share.

Hmmm, since your SO deals with antique books, perhaps he could offer 
suggestions in how I would go about researching Saints of Cornwall.  
I've become fasinated with St. Keyne and her 25 (mostly) sisters and
brothers all of whom but one became Saints.  They lived in the 6th
century and were the children of King Brychen of Wales.  Since they 
lived during the time when the old religion was being 'phased out' and 
Christianity became prominent in Great Britain, I'm curious as to 
their involvement in this 'event'.

I have a list of books, but since they are either published in England 
or out of print, I'm not having much luck in locating them.  Any tips 
would be appreciated.  My husband thinks I should write a novel on the 
subject based on my intuition and imagination, but I'd first rather 
read the 'facts' as recorded in history!  


Juan,

Hey, I know you!  ;')   Good to 'see' you here!


Love to you both,

Ro

    
Welcome, Derek!  Participate to the measure to which you are comfortable.

Richard

Welcome, Derek.

Despite our differing viewpoints (particularly on the
subject of what is truly logical to believe), I'm glad you
are here and pray that God will open our eyes to the
truth.

Collis

    3.108
    
    Welcome Richard, you old fire starter, you.
    
    Peace be with you,
    Richard
    

    3.109
    
    Welcome, Jim!
    
    Richard
    

	Thank you for your welcoming words.

	Strange: I feel better now that I have introduced myself. As an
	"unknown" reader, I always had a sort of "peeping-through-the
	keyhole" feeling. That's gone now.

	To 4.260 Collis.

	>Despite our differing viewpoints (particularly on the
	>subject of what is truly logical to believe), ...

	This is a comment predestined to start an argument rather than
	a discussion; kind of throwing down the gauntlet. I will not
	take it up except to say: after reviewing all the evidence
	available to me, I did a great deal of soul-searching to arrive
	at my beliefs. Logic played a very minor role in the process
	and I neither mentioned logic nor truth in my intro.

	>...I'm glad that you are here... 

	Thanks again. 

	>...and I pray that God will open your eyes to the truth.

	And my prayers are for and with you, Collis, as well as for
	all our companions in CP.

	Greetings, Derek.
    

Hi Derek,

     >>Despite our differing viewpoints (particularly on the
     >>subject of what is truly logical to believe), ...

  >This is a comment predestined to start an argument rather than
  >a discussion; kind of throwing down the gauntlet.

Sorry, it wasn't meant that way.

  >Logic played a very minor role in the process and I neither 
  >mentioned logic nor truth in my intro.

Sorry again, my mistake.  Logic and truth play a major role
in my process.

Collis

    	Collis:
    
	Thank you; a most gracious apology. One of the reasons I prefer
	discussion to argument is that the need for an apology does not
	usually arise.
	It is interesting to note just how easily the spoken (written)
	word can differ from the heard (read). I am aware of this and
	honestly try to avoid ambiguity (usually falling into the trap
	of verbosity): even so, I am frequently misunderstood.
	So, for example, with the use of the concept of truth. because
	I did not use the word in my intro, I seem to be understood as
	having ignored truth in my search for a foundation for my
	beliefs. I thought that my reference to "- IMO - overwhelming
	evidence" made clear that I had `sought and found' truth. I was
	obviously mistaken and it is my turn to apologise.

	Geetings, Derek.

    Welcome, Kamran Hakim!
    
    Are you the same one who knows my beloved spirit cousin, Cindy Painter?
    (Another CP!) ;-)
    
    Richard

    639.8
    
    Indeed, welcome, Ruth.
    
    Nice to see another participant from the Springs!
    
    Peace,
    Richard
    

    650.4 & 5
    
    Welcome, Joe!
    
    Richard
    

    3.111  Welcome to our richly eclectic conference, Tom.
    
    Richard
    

    Welcome, Tom!  :-)
    
    Nanci

    Glad to see you here Tom!
    
    Ruth

I hope you find this conference as challenging and as stimulating as I
do Tom.  Welcome!

Paul

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    3.112
    
    Welcome, Sandy.  I, for one, would like to learning more about what
    separates fundamentalists from evangelicals, and also why each tries
    to distance themselves from the other.
    
    Peace be with you,
    Richard
    

    
    Glad you feel like joining this nutty bunch!  Just remember one
    good principle and you'll do fine...try to read your Bible more
    than this notesfile....it'll help keep ya focused.  
    
    Jill
    
    P.S.  Don't bother ducking under your desk...some of these guys/gals
          have lousy aim.  ;^)

Welcome to all who have joined recently.

Collis

            <<< Note 4.277 by CSC32::J_CHRISTIE "Declare Peace!" >>>

    3.112
    
    >Welcome, Sandy.  I, for one, would like to learning more about what
    >separates fundamentalists from evangelicals, and also why each tries
    >to distance themselves from the other.
    
    >Peace be with you,
    >Richard
    

So wouldn't I, Richard. :^)  I think I spent so many years equating 
liberal with good and conservative with bad that I have a hard time 
accepting myself as a fundamentalist. :^)

Sandy

    Sandy,
    
    	I would have put the advice a little differently:
    
    >   read your Bible more
    >   than *any* notesfile....
    
    :-)
    Richard
    

            <<< Note 4.281 by CSC32::J_CHRISTIE "Declare Peace!" >>>

    >Sandy,
    
    	>I would have put the advice a little differently:
    
    >>   read your Bible more
    >>   than *any* notesfile....
    
    >:-)
    >Richard
    

Sound advice, Richard.  I'll be sure to take it.  :^)

Same to you, Jill.

    Yo!  Sandy!  Don't believe a thing anyone tells you about me.
    
    Bubba

    even the true stuff?  8-)

    Yeah .. well .. that stuff about me being good looking, rich, kind,
    generous, compassionate, valdiff, etc .. that's all true but I really
    don't want it to get around too much.  I'd prefer to just remain a
    plain ol' Bubba.

    
    	Sandy,
    
    		you mentioned that you used to be an atheist.  If you don't
    	mind, and if it isn't too personal, I would like to know what was
    	it that made you change ?.  Welcome, and thanks, 
    
    			Juan

       <<< Note 4.283 by MORO::BEELER_JE "Rush Limbaugh for President" >>>
                         -< Check with me first ! :-) >-

    >Yo!  Sandy!  Don't believe a thing anyone tells you about me.
    
    >Bubba

No problem, Bubba, you old Yankee sympathizer, you.


Sandy

         <<< Note 4.286 by STUDIO::GUTIERREZ "Citizen of the Cosmos" >>>

    
    	>Sandy,
    
    		>you mentioned that you used to be an atheist.  If you don't
    	>mind, and if it isn't too personal, I would like to know what was
    	>it that made you change ?.  Welcome, and thanks, 
    
    			>Juan

Nope, it's not too personal, Juan.  As soon as I figure it out, I'll let 
you know.  :^)

Actually, it's rather difficult to put your finger on what generates 
such an abrupt change in belief and behavior.  If it hadn't happened to 
me, I wouldn't have believed it myself.  I was at a very low point in my 
life and was struggling to keep everything together, when I ran into an 
acquaintance who mentioned a women's support group that met at her house 
each week.  This person swears that she told me it was a Bible study and 
I believe her but I never heard those words.  If I had, with my hatred 
of religion, I would have never showed up.  To make a long story short, 
the women at that Bible study showed such complete and unconditional 
love for me, who should have been a mortal enemy, that it bowled me 
over.  I went out and bought a Bible and started to read it.  Now, I had 
read bits and pieces of the Bible years ago, but it didn't make any 
sense to me and it didn't apply to anything today so why bother.  But 
the words I was reading now made much more sense to me and I found them 
curiously comforting and uplifting.  My friend and I talked into the wee 
hours of the morning, every night for about two weeks until I looked up 
and realized the tremendous peace and joy that walking with Christ 
brings me.

Juan, it's sort of like telling someone at what specific point and why 
did you fall in love.  It's really hard to put into words but you know 
it's there. :^)


Sandy
 

    Steve, FWIW, I definitely think you should continue participating here.
    Your recent "modest proposal" was thought provoking and made for an
    interesting contribution to this notes file.
    
    -- Mike

    3.113, Steve,
    
    	My only problem with you is your right-hand margin.  Some of your
    messages run off my screen! :-)
    
    	You are not the first atheist (or agnostic) we've hosted.  You are
    welcome here.  I hope you find the atmosphere hospitable.
    
    Richard
    

    RE: .290
    
    I'll second that too.....if you make me think, its fine with me!
    
    Marc H.

    Welcome, Steve.  
    
    I'm glad you've decided to participate here.  It's nice to have yet
    another perspective to challenge us.  :-)
    
    Nanci

    
    	RE.: 3.113
    
    	Steve,
    	
    	 	as far as I'm concerned, all roads lead to Rome, as the
    	saying goes, there are many many roads to choose from and they 
    	all lead back to the same point where we originated from.  Some
    	roads are short, some are long, some are bumpy, some are smooth,
    	some are the scenic route, and some are harder than others. Each
    	one of these roads has a name given to them by religious and
    	philosophical groups.  

    		Don't let anyone tell you that there is only *one and only
    	true road* as I have heard some say in here.  Which road is best for 
    	you only you can decide; don't let anyone choose for you, and don't
    	let anyone push you around. I would like to hear what you have to
    	say. 
    
			Juan

    Hey Steve!

    Glad you're here.  And I agree, your modest proposal note was
    brilliant!  Great insight.

    Welcome,

    Ruth

First, 

Thanks for the welcome, I will continue to participate and hopefully add some
value.

Second, I really, TRULY did not write the modest proposal note. I honestly 
did enter it for another. But I'm sure he has read these replies and appreciates
the comments.

Steve

    636.61
    
    Welcome, Wally!
    
    You might want to introduce yourself in topic 3, when you have a
    chance.
    
    Richard

    Wallie,
    
    So glad you could join us!  
    
    Ruth

    19.21
    
    Welcome, Ray.
    
    Richard
    

    3.114
    
    Hullo, Mary! 8-) And welcome!
    
    I left my Bible at home!
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    3.114
    
    Hello, indeed.  And welcome, Mary.
    
    I also am Bibleless here.
    
    If you stay after your answer is questioned (?) it will make for some
    interesting discussions :-)
    
    Tom

 Each passage refers to the forthcoming transfiguration of Jesus which took
 place in the next few passages.  There Peter John and James were with Christ
 and saw Him glorified and heard of His pending death..Interesting  these 3
 figured prominently in early spread of the gospel.




 Jim

Warm welcome to you, Mary!!!

Kind of neat having you here - looking forward to your contributions 
as I always enjoy reading your views!!

Hugs,

Roey

    RE: 3.114 Welcome. Bible texts sent by mail.
    
    			Alfred

    Thank you all.
    

    re:  714.5
    
    Welcome Richard W.!
    
    I hope you find this conference enjoyable, enlightening, and
    encouraging.
    
    Peace to ya,
    
    Ruth

    716.0  Allow me to add my welcome to Ruth's, Richard!
    
    Richard

    735.36  Welcome, Mike.  And thank you for your input.
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    3.116
    
    Welcome again, JD!  I hope you'll participate to the extent your
    time and interest permits.
    
    And I wish to also extend an invitation to others who've not posted
    an introduction to please do so.  You hear, Nancy? :-)
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    
    Hi everybody...'specially you, GB/CZN Richard.  (;^)  I just popped
    in to say hello, and may write something in the multiculturalism topic
    eventually, having worked with the largest Hindu cultural organization
    in the US for the last year+ now.  The president is a good friend of
    mine, as are all the board members and their families.  He and I were
    talking on the phone this evening, and agreed that the only way to
    truly bridge the cultural gaps in this world is one-on-one.  So that's
    what we'll be doing for the next few decades together.  I'm really
    excited about the prospects.  And all that wonderful Indian food I'm
    going to enjoy...(;^)  Tomorrow at worship committee, I'm going to
    suggest that he come and talk at our church about Hinduism and the
    culture of India, since we'll be without a minister for the next 6
    months or so.  (For those of you unaware, I attend a Unitarian
    Universalist church which is open to all regardless of religious
    beliefs or lack thereof.)  (;^)
    
    Hi to you too, Nancy - that was a very touching intro you wrote.
    I grew up under difficult circumstances as well, however I cannot
    imagine what you have gone through.  I do know though, that what 
    does not destroy you makes you stronger.  
    
    One question - what is this 'separation' you mentioned?
    
    Cindy
                              

    3.117
    
    Welcome, Nancy.  And thank you for responding to the gentle nudging!
    ;-}
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    4.309
    
    	It is so *GOOD* to have you visit here, Cuzzon Cindy!!
    
    Peace and grace to you always
    and everywhere,
    Richard
    

    RE: Nancy,
    
    		A simple thank you is all I can yet muster.  Your note 
    has and will touch many I am sure...at least it has mine.
    
    
    RE: Cindy,
    
    		Well!  Its about time Cindy! ;-)
    
    
    Dave

    Cindy,
    
    You asked for clarification of separation.  Separation is a term that
    comes from the Bible as a direct command, "Be ye separte from the
    world.."  This world offers much in the way of lifestyles, but God says
    that CHRISTIANITY is a lifestyle.  God has revealed what the
    Christian life should contain in His Word.
    
    Nancy
    

    RE: .313
    
    Thanks for the moving story in your intro, Nancy.
    
    Marc H.

    I was hoping Donna Huddleston would say a few words of introduction,
    also!
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    Hi Cindy,
    
    Let me know when the service on Hinduism will be and remind me where. 
    I might attend.
    
    Sounds like a great learning experience.
    
    
    PatriciaZ

    
    
    Hi JD, Cindy, and Nancy!  Welcome.  
    
    Thanks for sharing so much Nancy.  I love Titus 1:2 just for the reason
    you stated about God loving us before the foundations of the world were
    even laid.  
    
    God bless you all.
    
    Jill

    
    Will do, Patricia!  It will be in the Groton parish.
    
    I'll post it in UU for sure.  Meanwhile, if you or anyone has any
    questions you might want answered, please send them along to me
    offline.  My friend can speak on just about anything related to Hinduism,
    India, and so on, and would like to get an idea of what he should focus
    on for a UU gathering.
    
    Cindy

    We're honored to have as our guest yet another moderator of the
    fundamentalist file.  Welcome, Mark!  I hope you'll take a moment
    to introduce yourself in Topic 3.
    
    Peace,
    Richard
    

Will do, even though your characterization and information are amiss.
Fundamentalism is a specific flavor of Bible-believing Christians
and you use it incorrectly when referring to most participants of
the Christian Notes conference.

Secondly, I am an ex-moderator (since last march) of the Christian notes
conference.

And thank you for your welcome.

Mark 

re .319

You really are an expert at speaking with a forked tongue, aren't you, Richard.

/john

    .321  I suppose, John.  I suppose.
    
    Richard
    

    .320  I use the term "fundamentalist" in a broader sense than some
    prefer.  Technically, it is not as accurate as it could be, as I've
    admitted to Collis on occasion, but it saves on a lot of painful
    detailing, sort of like lumping all non-fundamentalists together as
    liberals or humanists.
    
    Richard
    

>    Technically, it is not as accurate as it could be, as I've
>    admitted to Collis on occasion, but it saves on a lot of painful
>    detailing, sort of like lumping all non-fundamentalists together as
>    liberals or humanists.
    
So stereotypes are acceptable in this file?  Just want to know the ground
rules.  

Still, your characterization (or lumping) is incorrect, even by the sterotype.

By the way, NOW you can "respond to my introduction" as this topic seems
to indicate.  Perhaps calirvoyance is another trait of yours.  ;-)

MM

I believe that the term "conservative" is accurate and
would not draw a protest.

However, it does lack the negative connotations that (evidently)
Richard was attempting to achieve.

But there I go again, repeating myself...

Collis

	Welcome Mark! I guess I'm one of those people you consider to be to 
the far left as I sometimes view you to be to the right. :-)



Glen

    I also welcome you, Mark.  May our discussions be both beneficial
    and enlightening.

    Tom

    
    		Welcome Mark.
    
    
    Dave

    Welcome Mark!
    
    We'll get along just fine, after you fix the spelling of your name.....
    
    
    :)
    :)
    
    Marc H.

    We're honored to have as our guest [a former] moderator of the
    [conservative] file.  Welcome, Mark!
    
    Peace,
    Richard
    
    No, I'm not clairvoyant.  But I used to date her sister.

    
    I'd welcome you too, Mark, but I just arrived the day before you.
    (;^)
    
    Richard - that was baaaadddd...
    
    Cindy

    Richard,
    
    You still got your nose bent out of shape from last year? :-) :-) :-)
    :-)  My, my, grudges do become you.
    
    poke, poke, fun, fun

Oh no, a prolific conservative writer has again succumbed to the
temptation to input Biblical truth in this conference.

I'm sure I'll be blessed by what you share.

Collis

Note 4.333 TLE::COLLIS::JACKSON
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Oh no, a prolific conservative writer has again succumbed to the
>temptation to input Biblical truth in this conference.

Input Biblical truth? Yes.
Succumbed, not.
Temptation, not.
Prolific, me?

>I'm sure I'll be blessed by what you share.

Thanks Collis.  

MM

P.S. The pinball machine needs a little work.  It's the
left flipper, but I often had trouble with the left wing.  ;-)

    797.1  Welcome, Kent.  I don't recall "seeing" you here before.
    
    Many blessings to you,
    Richard
    

    Richard,

    IF your former marriage is adultery in the eyes of God (I doubt it
    somehow from knowing you even the little I do, as you have charity
    in your heart and that is what God prefers most.), then taking on
    the truly courageous and generous responsibility of step-parenting,
    and also preventing children that you cannot take care of from being 
    born must surely make you one of God's most beloved sinners.

    Eileen

    3.120  Welcome to CHRISTIAN-PERSPECTIVE, Rodger!
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    3.121
    
    Welcome, Debby!  So glad you're here!
    
    Having served as a hospital chaplain, I have a deep respect for those
    who serve as Eucharistic Ministers.  (Don't be surprised if someone
    asks what one is! ;-})
    
    Peace,
    Richard

    Welcome again, Mark Trumpler.
    
    I hope you'll continue to participate to the degree you are comfortable
    in doing so.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    Hi Debby,
    
    Glad to see you here.
    
    Patricia

Welcome, Mark.

Sometimes God calls those who aren't looking for him,
so there's still hope.  :-)

Collis

    3.123  Welcome, Ron.  Make yourself comfortable.  Help yourself to
    the fridge.
    
    Richard
    

    Richard:
    
    Don't show me 'the fridge', I'm trying to curtail. :-))
    
    Ron

    
    Ron,
    
    Ah...but you don't yet know what's in the fridge here!  (;^)
    
    Cindy

    3.124
    
    Welcome to C-P, Tony!!  And thanks for introducing yourself.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

	Welcome Tony! 2 more days until your birthday, huh?



Glen

    3.128
    
    Welcome *officially*, Tom!  Glad to have you aboard.  I truly
    appreciate your seeking spirit.
    
    Peace,
    Richard
    

    3.130
    
    Welcome, Pete.  I share a greater affinity with those who don't
    believe they already have all the answers and don't need to make sure
    everyone else also has their answers, than with those who do.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    3.131
    
    Welcome, Paul.  And thank you for your sense of courtesy and community!
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    3.129
    
    Welcome, Hank.  I *thought* I'd already entered a note of welcome to
    you, but I don't find it here.  So let me extend the hand of Christian
    friendship.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    3.132
    
    Welcome, Rob.  Nice to hear from the other hemisphere! :-}
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    3.133   Thank you, Steve, and an official welcome to the conference.
    
    May we bless each other in Christ.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    3.134
    
    Hullo Julie!
    
    	I thought you'd introduced yourself, too.  Thanks for catching that
    and a hearty official welcome to you.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    3.135
    
    Welcome, Earl!  I genuinely appreciate your introducing yourself.
    Enjoy and participate in the conference as your time and interest
    allows.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    3.136
    
    Agostino,
    
    	Good for you!  May God guide your search.
    
    Peace,
    Richard
    

    3.137
    
    Welcome to CHRISTIAN-PERSPECTIVE, Alex Odor!  Sorry I hadn't said so
    sooner!
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    3.138
    
    An official welcome to CHRISTIAN-PERSPECTIVE, Mike.
    
    And congratulations to you and your spouse on your recent anniversary!
    
    I lived more than 30 years in the Phoenix area.  I really miss it
    sometimes.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    3.139
    
    Welcome, Mike Richard!
    
    I am very familiar with All Souls Unitarian Church.  Is it still
    enjoying a growth spurt??
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

Re.  -.1
We split into two congregations earlier this year.  It seems that the board 
of the main church didn't adequately plan for the reduced numbers, and now we
are suffering a budget crisis.  So what else is new?  It's still a lively 
place.

/Mike

re Note 3.140 by POWDML::FLANAGAN:

	"sisters burned at the state"

        I bet you're opposed to capital punishment, too. :-{

        Bob

    Yah,
    
    I sort of have this feeling that only God has the right to choose who
    lives and who dies.
    
                                Patricia

>    I sort of have this feeling that only God has the right to choose who
>    lives and who dies.

So you're pro-life now!  Good!

/john

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    I believe the issue of abortion is much more complex than deciding who
    lives and who dies.  It is about deciding who has the right to
    determine how the body of another person is used.
    
    Choosing when to allow or not allow one's own body to be a vessel for
    another is what abortion is about.
    
    Any possibility of you guys welcoming me for who I am as oppose to
    putting words in my mouth?
    
                                 Patricia

> It is about deciding who has the right to determine how the body of
> another person is used.
>    
> Choosing when to allow or not allow one's own body to be a vessel for
> another is what abortion is about.

Oh.  And I thought the more significant (and certainly more _permanent_) choice
was about whether to allow someone else's body to be used for medical waste or
to be born.  To decide whether the baby lives or dies.

But enough of this rathole.

/john

    3.140
    
    Thanks for the updated intro, Patricia.  Glad you're a part of us and
    that you've been resiliant to the challenges encountered here.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    re Patricia's new introduction.
    
    Welcome again dear friend.  I wish you success in your quest and your
    journey.
    
    Greetings, Derek.

    3.144
    
    Joe,
    
    	I do welcome you.  Genuinely, and in Christ.
    
    	I have appreciated your witness in the past in other environments
    regarding Marriage Encounter.  M.E. has had a profound influence on our
    lives, spirituality and relationship.
    
    	A word to the wise: This is not SOAPBOX.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    	Thanks, Richard.  
    
    	Happy dialog!~

Joe,

What was 'fertilization'?

Steve

    	see 960.*

    3.145  Welcome, Annette!  Pour yourself a hot cup of cocoa and join in
    anywhere you'd like.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    Welcome Annette.
    
    Patricia

    	Nice to meet you, Annette. I hope that you'll feel at home here.
        
    	Greetings, Derek.                                      

re Note 3.147 by MIMS::CASON_K:

        Welcome, Kent, and thanks for the intro and quote from 2
        Timothy!

        Bob

    Welcome Kent,
    
    That is one quote from Timothy that sounds good to me.  
    
    
                                       Patricia

    Hello Kent,
    
      I know what you are saying about being a hot-head. I was the same,
    "I'm right, your wrong" doesn't go very far and people are put on
    the defense which means they will stand up for what they think is
    right. That happens when one has a mind conversion without a heart
    conversion....something like Peter.
    
    Bruce
    

    Hello, Kent!  Welcome in the name of our Sovereign!
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    3.149  Hello, Dave Clark!  Welcome to CHRISTIAN-PERSPECTIVE!
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

 Yes, welcome Dave Clark...one of 2 with the same name with whom I happened
 to share a fun time in Albany NY a few years ago ;-)



 (a time which ultimately pointed me back to Jesus Christ)


  Jim

3.150

A hearty welcome to you, Andreas.  If there's one thing we can stand
in CHRISTIAN-PERSPECTIVE it's more participants!

Richard

    Welcome Andreas.
    
    

    3.152
    
    Welcome, Tom.  May we all find this conference to be a place to learn
    and grow, rather than to merely inflict doctrine.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

thank you very much for the welcomes, richard, patricia and jack!

you know, so much interesting stuff has been written in this conference 
(i'm just barely trough the first 100 topics), that i wonder, when i've
read it all, if there's anything left to discuss ;-) :-)

but i trust, you richard won't ever run out of ideas! :-)
good, thought provoking stuff.

greetings,
andreas.

Note 4.386

>but i trust, you richard won't ever run out of ideas! :-)
>good, thought provoking stuff.

I try.  Some even think I'm one of the most trying people they've ever
met in Notes!  ;-)

Shalom,
Richard

    3.154
    
    Welcome, TTom <Is this your preferred spelling?>!!
    
    Enjoy the roses.  Be aware of the thorns.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

It's Tom but in Notes I adopted TTom.

Thanks,

Tom

	That's one good way to differentiate yourself from the other Toms. The
other would be your username... :-)   (sorry, couldn't resist)

Well that's the way "TTom" started: "This Tom" not "That Tom".

I has had some issues with Haas;-).

TTom

    welcome ttom
    

Note 217.141
GEMGRP::MONTELEONE

Welcome to CHRISTIAN-PERSPECTIVE, Bob.
    
Make yourself at home.

Shalom,
Richard

Note 3.155

>   Thanks for being in my family,

Thanks for being a part of the family, Joe McClain!  Glad you found us!

You may be interested to know, if you don't already, that we have
a sister conference called CHRISTIAN.  You may add it to your notebook
by tapping keypad 7 or by typing at the prompt:

ADD ENTRY YUKON::CHRISTIAN
<Return>

In Christ,
Richard
    

    Re: 3.155 Intro by Joe.
    
    Welcome on board, Joe. I hope that you feel comfortable here and that
    your expectations are more than met.
    
    Greetings, Derek. (Co-mod.)

    Welcome brother!  May God give you wisdom and guidance as you grow in
    your spiritual walk!  
    
    God bless,
    
    -Jack

re Note 3.156 by POWDML::FLANAGAN:

>     Congregation in Andover.  My Fiancee and I have joined the First Parish
>     UU church in Groton.   Joining the Groton church is in anticipation of our
>     marriage and moving to Groton.

Welcome to the town!

Bob

    Thanks Bob,
    
    I guess that must mean that you live in Groton too!.
    
    
                                 Patricia

    Beautiful town.  Cumberland farms is an eye soar though!!!!!
    
    -Jack

    Welcome back to CHRISTIAN-PERSPECTIVE, Patricia!!
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

re 3.160


hello there, steve leech - i have read some of your stuff in =wn= 
and the ::box and can't wait to hear your reply to topic 1048.0 in 
this conference! ;-) 

...and may i congratulate you for your exquisite choice of joining
this illustrious forum! 

enjoy!


andreas.

    Welcome Steve.
    
    
    
                              Patricia

    3.160
    
    Welcome, Steve.  And thanks for introducing yourself.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    3.161
    
    Welcome, Leslie.  I look forward to learning from your participation.
    
    Shalom,
    Richard
    

    
    Hi Leslie - welcome!
    
    Btw, are you the same person I used to work with many years ago?
    
    Cindy

    Welcome Leslie,
    
    It is good to see you noting over here.
    
    
                               Patricia

    Yeah...instead of over there!  :-)

Thanks everybody. Yes Cindy, same person. And Jack - its not instead of over 
there, its in addition to over there :-).

Leslie

    
    Great, Leslie!  It's been so long.  Glad to see you're still here.
    
    Also, another introduction of sorts as this last Sunday, Patricia and I
    finally met in person and exchanged hugs at our UU coffee hour.
    
    Cindy

re 3.161


it's great to see you joining in here, leslie. 

welcome to C-P!



andreas.

Note 3.165

	An overdue, but no less genuine welcome to you, Glen!

Shalom,
Richard