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Re: Mike's Corner
By: Mike Waters Date: September 9, 2023, 12:23 am
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[quote author=Mike Waters link=topic=28.msg656#msg656
date=1694236467]
And now Dave had dared me to consider 'filling your boots' by
presenting some of my more diverse thoughts.
[/quote]
Origin of 'fill your boots'
'English coal miners wore hobnailed boots which were slippery on
cobblestone streets, so they carried them home after work so
they wouldn't slip. This allowed them to "fill their boots" with
coal which would be just enough coal for a family for one day.
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Re: Mike's Corner
By: Dave Date: September 9, 2023, 11:47 am
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Mike what an abundance of diversity has sprung forth, “fill
your boots” reminded me of when we were kids, standing on a
bridge trying to drop railway flints down the funnels of trains,
which resulted in the train cab people throwing coal at us,
which we would then pick up and take home.
Thanks for the memories.
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Re: Mike's Corner
By: Rita Date: October 2, 2023, 12:44 am
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How is your shoulder Mike ?
How are you and Christine ?
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Works versus Faith
By: Mike Waters Date: July 4, 2024, 2:04 pm
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But surely it should be Works as well as Faith.
Faith versus Works has never been a problem for me.
From my earliest days of fellowship I was taught the difference
between the 'Gift' and the 'Prize'.
Eternal life in God's New Jerusalem being a 'Gift' that was
'Given' regardless of 'Works'.
Whereas a place in God's 1000 year millenial reign (metaphoric
in the sense that a thousand years is but a day to God?) was to
be 'Won' (Revelation describes the participants as those being
"accounted 'Worthy' to reign with Christ,") IOW a 'Prize' to be
'Won' by 'Works'
For me that resolves numerous perceived scriptural ambiguities.
The Gift as distinct from the Prize (might they not be attained
chronologically at second and first resurrections?)
Paul already had the Gift, but nevertheless "strived to attain
the Prize"
"If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the
dead.
Not as though I had already attained, either were already
perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for
which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one
thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and
reaching forth unto those things which are before,
I press toward the mark for the Prize of the high calling of God
in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 3:11-15
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Another aspect of my Testimony.
By: Mike Waters Date: July 4, 2024, 2:15 pm
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For my part (at 89) "I've been everywhere man" and been a lot of
things.
I've never had a 'road to Damascus experience' but feel sure
that I have never not believed in God in a very real way.
Nevertheless I have to confess that I first got into
'evangelical fundamentalism' at around 12-13 years of age simply
by joining the little suburban Chapel opposite our house, for
the purpose of getting closer to Jean, who had been my childhood
sweetheart since the age of 10.
I joined the chapel's young men's group and everything grew from
that.
We had such a thriving 'young people's group' that we completely
filled two rows of 'pews' at adult services, morning and
evenings every Sunday, every Tuesday evening for prayer, every
Thursday for Bible Study, and every Saturday evening at the
Young People's Fellowship held at the much larger City Chapel
from which ours had sprung.
Otherwise we always did everything together, including holidays
at Christin guest houses and camp fellowship.
Those were the most fantastic years of my life, culminating in
my marriage to Jean at the age of 23.
A few years later everything changed when our Chapel suddenly
imploded in fierce three party controversy over who should
succeed its aging Pastor.
I found myself unable to take sides and became so disillusioned
that I withdrew completely and threw myself into a long study of
how Christianity began and developed through to ages up to the
time of my beloved Chapels implosion.
Everything that I now am derives from my ever developing
convictions, based on complete rejection of preconception and
the search for real 'truth' which I became more and more
convinced lays within an unbiased study of Matthew chapter 13.
That is what led to my early username choice of 'Oneoff' which I
first adopted a little over a decade ago.
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Re: Mike's Corner
By: Rita Date: July 6, 2024, 1:38 am
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for sharing, so good came out of the split if it led you
down the path to look into things xx
So many churches have splits, and yet many came about because of
splits and division. I am so not denominational anymore -
competition between believers just brings distraction and a lot
of bad things in my opinion. Although having said that , leaving
the church also brings a kind of division as well, it’s merely
taken me from one group to another but perhaps the latter group
is more universal x
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Re: Mike's Corner
By: Dave Date: July 6, 2024, 11:29 pm
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Yes thanks for sharing Mike, our Christian heritage is always
pretty unique, mine seems to be around the many people landmarks
that will never be removed.
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Re: Mike's Corner
By: Mike Waters Date: July 13, 2024, 11:58 pm
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My Fiat Panda's electronically controlled automatic gearbox
suddenly gave up the ghost. Wish I had known before I bought it
but I now read reports and find it to be an unpredictable but
frequent fault.
Fiat were unable to guarantee repair but price could run into
more that he car was worth so I've had to sell it for scrap
(£122) and buy a cheap manual 'run about'.
The whole saga has almost exhausted my 'rainy day' savings with
prospect of even heavier rain ahead as Christine's health is
deteriorating rapidly.
"Woe am I for I am undone" >:( :( :-X
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Re: Mike's Corner
By: Rita Date: July 14, 2024, 12:52 am
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Sorry to hear about the car and Christine’s health declining
Mike. Cars and their woes are often the bane of both my son’s
lives, and neither of them have rainy days funds. Garages often
have people over a barrel because people need to have cars.
Much love as you deal with how it’s making you feel, and may you
be sustained to cope with all that Christine’s declining health
brings about xxxxxxxx
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Re: Mike's Corner
By: Dave Date: July 14, 2024, 10:20 am
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Mike give Christine a hug from Calgary and our prayers for you
both we leave, before the throne of grace.
One of my things with modern cars is the fine array of ‘warning’
lights, that never really seem to actually “warn” before an
event.
Anything here to do with anything on vehicles, is a major
hurricane storm, ‘rainy day’experience.
I remember the coloured man who ‘tuned’ my car by ‘ear’, that
was as electronic as it got, just as well because I’m tone deaf.
I have to take my CRV in for a transmission oil change as
recommended at 60,000 kms, I shall take my wheelchair in with me
when I have to pay.!!!
If my balance was better I would go for an electric bike with
panniers for shopping.
I think I read that car tribulation worketh something, followed
by more somethings.👍👍👍.
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