No, not particularly. --- Lance Muir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does that include an interest in film also? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christine Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: July 14, 2005 10:07 > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] On playing chess & On > reading/interpreting the > Scriptures for living (not for 'A' living) > > > > Lance wrote: > > > 'Irony is wasted on the stupid' would be an > example > > > of sarcasm. Insults and > > > scorn comprise the heart of sarcasm. Do you and > your > > > Dad employ such during > > > 'public' preaching? > > > > It's often dangerous to do with you, Lance, but > I'm > > going to answer your comment here seriously. It is > > easy to respond to the crowd's aggression with > more > > aggression (or bitter retorts), but to do so would > not > > be a good witness. On my first experiences on the > > street, I found myself feeling controversial and > > combatant, and checked myself. Since then I have > > learned to interact with angry and bitter crowds > in a > > spirit of meekness and paitience. My father serves > as > > an example to me in this. I have never seen him > fail > > to exhibit any of the fruits of the spirit while > > preaching. > > > > Lance wrote: > > > PS:Ouch! Did you attend 'Grade Saver' for a > summary > > > of 'A Separate Peace'? > > > > No, I have read the book several times. I was once > > very much a literary junkie. In high school I was > on > > the academic team, in charge of any literature > > questions. My natural aptitudes and tastes are > > contrary to my father's in that way. > > > > I guess he wasn't able to 'train' me out of my > > right-brained tendencies. :-) > > > > > > Blessings > > > > --- Lance Muir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > What makes me think that you rarely keep things > > > like this to yourself, > > > Christine? As I said in a different post, > Christine, > > > your Dad seems to have > > > 'trained' his family well. I suppose he's to be > > > commended for that, anyway. > > > > > > 'Irony is wasted on the stupid' would be an > example > > > of sarcasm. Insults and > > > scorn comprise the heart of sarcasm. Do you and > your > > > Dad employ such during > > > 'public' preaching? > > > > > > The person your dad is at home may be different > than > > > the person who posts on > > > TT. Let's hope so. > > > > > > PS:Ouch! Did you attend 'Grade Saver' for a > summary > > > of 'A Separate Peace'? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Christine Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: July 13, 2005 15:10 > > > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] On playing chess & On > > > reading/interpreting the > > > Scriptures for living (not for 'A' living) > > > > > > > > > > Lance wrote: > > > > > Contradicted? If this were an exercise in > logic > > > > > then, OK. But, it is an > > > > > exercise in humour so, no. > > > > > > > > I normally keep thoughts like these to myself, > but > > > I > > > > thought you would appriciate this, Lance. > > > > > > > > It was John Knowles in "A Seperate Peace" that > > > said, > > > > "Sarcasm is the protest of the weak." > > > > > > > > > > > > Blessings > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Lance Muir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Contradicted? If this were an exercise in > logic > > > > > then, OK. But, it is an > > > > > exercise in humour so, no. > > > > > > > > > > You keep tryin' ta weasle out of this, > David. > > > It's > > > > > the people who agree with > > > > > me (you) thingy that you don't seem prepared > to > > > > > acknowledge. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > > Sent: July 13, 2005 11:14 > > > > > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] On playing chess & > On > > > > > reading/interpreting the > > > > > Scriptures for living (not for 'A' living) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Lance wrote: > > > > > > > a. I read TT > > > > > > > b. Jesus isn't 'mentoring' anyone I know > > > David. > > > > > > > Perhaps He is not even mentoring you. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jesus does mentor people, but I understand > how > > > you > > > > > do not recognize that. > > > > > > > > > > > > Lance wrote: > > > > > > > Do you fail to note the excessively > > > conflicting > > > > > > > conundra appearing daily on TT? Each is, > as > > > > > > > you put it, mentored by Jesus.(I'll let > God > > > > > speak > > > > > > > for the Mormons) > > > > > > > > > > > > How can you say that Jesus isn't mentoring > > > anyone > > > > > you know, then turn > > > > > around > > > > > > here and say that each on TT is mentored > by > > > Jesus? > > > > > You just contradicted > > > > > > yourself. > > > > > > > > > > > > The conflicting conundra you mention > exists > > > > > because some are mentored by > > > > > > Christ through the Spirit of God and some > are > > > not. > > > > > > > > > > > > Peace be with you. > > > > > > David Miller. > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- > > > > > > "Let your speech be always with grace, > > > seasoned > > > > > with salt, that you may > > > > > know how you ought to answer every man." > > > > > (Colossians 4:6) > > > > > http://www.InnGlory.org > > > > > > > > > > > > If you do not want to receive posts from > this > > > > > list, send an email to > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be > > > > > unsubscribed. 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