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Unless, of course, they have a track record of making crap up, or they are writing in a genre that positively expects that sort of thing, as with the Orphic Hymns mentioned above. Telford Suspended February 2021 Dafyd wrote: » show previous quotes A reasonable hypothesis about the ...
A few times in my life I’ve encountered works that stopped me in my tracks and made me say “Wait, you candothat?” I vividly remember my first experiences of Godard, Ezra Pound, Thomas Pynchon; they completely changed my ideas of movies, poetry, and the novel respectively. The last ...
“And there shall be a highway and a Road and it shall be called the Highway of holiness” That quote is found In The Bible, Isiah 35. As an aside to this story, I am going to use that verse as the title of my upcoming book. I was a hippy at this time and I was happy. L...
Is it immoral? No. Nothing in the Bible suggests that. Is it unwise? Possibly. I think that's what Paul is getting on about in the chapter in question-- but that's very much situational. I'm not sure I'd worry as much as another poster upthread about what the "community" as a...
The destruction mentioned is both a natural consequence of foolish living and a divine judgment. This is consistent with the biblical narrative that emphasizes the need for constant spiritual alertness, as echoed in 1 Peter 5:8, which warns believers to be sober and vigilant. The destruction of...
She mentioned Freddie "The Frog" Robdal, who befriended Joan in about 1960 when her and Reg were going through a rough patch. Reenie said when Robdal died in a safe cracking incident he had left the gold to Joan. Reenie said that Rodney had a resemblance to Freddie Robdal. The gold ...
when the preacher mentioned that he grew up on a property in the bush (meaning the Australian outback) where wild cattle ran in the hills, it was translated that he lived in a shrub surrounded by wild animals, and the place erupted in laughter. The story got even funnier after that, and...
As No99 mentioned, nobody is saying that India is a superpower. It is aculturalsuperpower, i.e. in terms of Soft Power. @kui Your most Welcome. I agree with you that both countries are going to benefit a lot from such cultural exchanges. ...
However, at the same time, he was moving to a new parish which happened to be just down the road to where I was moving to - in London. And so, I went to one last homegroup - it was the end of term. I mentioned this to said curate and he looked at me square on "i don't...