One of the many reasons that I fell away from the Church was because I was being too judgmental... and was also seeing too much judgment as well. In a time, as a young person (13-14) I needed the help of the pastor and youth pastor to get out of an abusive environment. Now granted the danger was not life threatening or anything like that, but it was serious enough that it severly affect my life. I asked them for help, while at the same time fearing the wrath of my parents for 'tellin...

Non-believers need not post. First, I want to let everyone know that this is not a debate. Anyone who argues with another poster will find their post deleted. I'm posting this question in an effort to learn. As such, your answer with supporting explanation/evidence would be most helpful to me. References to documents and/or the Bible would be helpful along with citations (this will give me more sources to explore). If your answer is simply what you believe, please feel free to state...

Non-believers need not post. First, I want to let everyone know that this is not a debate. Anyone who argues with another poster will find their post deleted. Who did Cain marry? If Adam and Eve populated to world then did Cain marry his sister? At what point did it become bad to marry a sister? Why? (Note: I'm not condoning incest) I'm posting this question in an effort to learn. As such, your answer with supporting explanation/evidence would be most helpful to me. References...

Non-beleives need not post. First, I want to let everyone know that this is not a debate . Anyone who argues with another poster will find their post deleted. What do you believe about creation? Is a day literally 24 hours? I'm posting this question in an effort to learn. As such, your answer with supporting explanation/evidence would be most helpful to me. References to documents and/or the Bible would be helpful along with citations (this will give me more sources to explore)...

I'm looking into churches in my area and I can't decide what to do. I don't know what denomination is the right one for me. Today I went to a Baptist church where a friend attends, but it just doesn't seem to fit me. I'd never been to a baptist service before. It was very different from any church I've been to - not that I've been to very many. I've been to a Catholic church a couple of times - didn't do anything for me. Went to a Lutheran church - the only thing I remember is that th...

Dear Mr. Tuttle, In an effort to help you, as a participant at Joeuser.com, I’d like to suggest the following modification to your post to help you, “Smart up” as you say. I am currently taking classes at a Michigan University to teach English at two-year colleges and hope to take this opportunity to invite you into the educational community. Based on my assessment of your ability to write a coherent essay on the topic of your choice, i.e. this post, I’d like to suggest that you start wi...

Does anyone believe they mean anything? Any dream interpretors out there? 1. Babies anyone? I dreamed that babies were being born out a big belly, but it wasn't attached to a person. No legs in the way. I had a list that told me what gender each one was. I checked the list as every one came out. They came out feet first and if the feet were crossed it was a girl, if they weren't crossed it was a boy. There was one on the list that just showed "uhhh...?" on the list, mea...

I haven't been around for a while - again! Life gets busy I guess then slows down and here I am again. Thanksgiving was good. I have lots to be thankful for. Christmas was good. I got exactly what I wanted. New Year's Eve was fun, or funny, or pathetic. I'm not sure which. While my husband slept through the ball drop I was partying it up with a couple of neighbors. Me, 35, Dave, 56, and Sylvia, 75. We ate, drank, played cards, ate, drank, played cards and then toasted in the...

Warning: This is a rant. Sugar beets are being harvested here in mid-Michigan and it stinks. No, not the actual pulling out of the ground part. It's the processing part that stinks. It smells like burning beets. Try it - put some beets on the stove and keep cooking them until they're black. That's the smell. It's very foul. But the smell doesn't really bother me. Most of the time I don't even notice it. Friends come over and say, "what's that nasty smell?" and it takes me a minut...

You know - the kind of word that sticks in your head. But ones that aren't usually used in everyday conversation? I heard my husband's favorite word on the news last night. It's not very common so It really stuck out. Malfeasance . He loves malfeasance, nonfeasance , and misfeasance . I like nonfeasance best myself. My favorites are tabula rasa and the much more common macabre . What's your favorite word?

A big black lab followed my neighbor home. She went in her house and shut the door. I was letting my dog out and found him. It was very clear that he had several tags on his collar. I brought him inside to check him out and see if there was a number on one of the tags. He ran through the house and found the toilet. Why do big dogs like to drink out of the toilet? He was a mile from home down a very busy 45mph street so I called the owner and he said he'd be right over to pick him up...

I remember being very young and being in a strange hotel room with my family. I was on the floor in a sleeping bag at night with my teddy bear (a Paddington Bear) and took its paw and rubbed myself. I assume that it was to comfort myself in a strange place. I felt that I was being bad for doing it. Later when I reached my teens I would sped a lot of time in the bathtub touching myself. I also did it some in my bedroom too, but was always uncomfortable because I didn't have a lock on th...

I went to Goodwill and Salvation today. I love looking at the stuff...ok..junk. Sure, some of it is junk but there's just as much good stuff. I bought a pair of jeans for 4 bucks. Like new jeans that weren't even worn at the knees or arse. Most times I don't find any shirts or blouses worth buying, but I love the jeans. Some even have the tags on them still. I also like to look for skirts. I love skirts. There’s nothing like the freedom a skirt offers. I got a pair of sandals- ...

Note: this is not related to anything that's going on here! I've noticed lately that a friend of mine, a very good friend, is very judgmental. I don't like it but I don't want to call her on it. I've tried to be subtle, but it hasn't worked. In one situation we were at the store and saw a couple that was very overweight. I notice them, but didn't make any judgment. She on the other had make a comment to me about them and how 'fat' they were. The thing is neither of us is skinny ...