2012 - Christian Random Thoughts Thread

Touche, nicola.kirwan.

Take care.

N&W

nicola.kirwan said:
This is the last that I will post on this topic because I am not and was never seeking an argument. I wrote multiple times that it is not wrong to honor the life of Whitney Houston or any other celebrity. But I hope that I am clear in saying that it is wrong to honor a celebrity--even if that celebrity confessed Christ--more than other believers are celebrated, especially those who lived and died doing God's work.

We all exist in this space on the CF together. We can all see what threads are and are not created and what is posted in them. We all have access to the same national media outlets on TV and the internet. The same Gospel stars and other celebrities who were present are visible to everyone equally. So, if one person is honored through all of those outlets, it is easy to make a comparison between the degree to which that person is honored and the degree to which others are honored. (I also mentioned the thread about the bodies of the indigent piling up in the Cook County coroner's office) This is not about an investigation into any individual believer's practices, it's about an overall cultural attitude that simply does not reflect God's ways.

You don't neglect something because you go to a service. It's not what is done, but what is not done. It would be wonderful to see as much fanfare at the funeral of the pastor who died after giving a sermon and serving his congregation for decades.

Again, that is all that I will say on here about that. Anyone is welcome to send a PM if they so desire.
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Nice & Wavy said:
Yes, I agree. I thought the song was beautiful the way he changed the words to reflect on her life.
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I'm glad you posted the link here in our Christian Forum. :yep: I was out all morning yesterday; my babygirl called me while I was out to share the highlights of Whitney's Service.

I don't fair too well in the other forums; I'll read what's necessary to be updated; I'll thank some of the posts, for sharing the information, and then I'm out. I still don't understand the disrespect that is shown in a forum where the members know it is Chrisitian owned and yet they show such disregard. :nono:

Hence, thank you for placing the link here... as I would have missed it otherwise.
 
Shimmie said:
I'm glad you posted the link here in our Christian Forum. :yep: I was out all morning yesterday; my babygirl called me while I was out to share the highlights of Whitney's Service.

I don't fair too well in the other forums; I'll read what's necessary to be updated; I'll thank some of the posts, for sharing the information, and then I'm out. I still don't understand the disrespect that is shown in a forum where the members know it is Christian owned and yet they show such disregard. :nono:

Hence, thank you for placing the link here... as I would have missed it otherwise.
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Thanks, sis :love2:. I was at work, so I missed it as well. I was watching it last evening while posting it on the Christian forum. I thought it would be good for the believers who didn't get a chance to see it, to see how the Lord was lifted up. :yep: But, it was probably requested that it leave the Christian Forum and now no one is posting in the thread.

That's ok though....I'm blessed anyhow!

:love3:
 
Nice & Wavy said:
Thanks, sis :love2:. I was at work, so I missed it as well. I was watching it last evening while posting it on the Christian forum. I thought it would be good for the believers who didn't get a chance to see it, to see how the Lord was lifted up. :yep: But, it was probably requested that it leave the Christian Forum and now no one is posting in the thread.

That's ok though....I'm blessed anyhow!

:love3:
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Now I gotta go to the 'utter side' to get the link 'again'... :look: :lol:

The link isn't saved in my 'history'.

This is like walking through 'muddy water' in my LV's....

J/K... I don't wear LV's....:lol:


Whew! I'm back! That was a quick in/out. I got the link...

http://www.livestream.com/private/whitneyhouston

I'm saving this to my 'favorites'.
 
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Shimmie said:
Now I gotta go to the 'utter side' to get the link 'again'... :look: :lol:

The link isn't saved in my 'history'.

This is like walking through 'muddy water' in my LV's....

J/K... I don't wear LV's....:lol:


Whew! I'm back! That was a quick in/out. I got the link...

http://www.livestream.com/private/whitneyhouston

I'm saving this to my 'favorites'.
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I saved it as well. I loved when CeCe Winans sang "Don't Cry for Me"....tears flowed out of my eyes.
 
Nice & Wavy said:
I saved it as well. I loved when CeCe Winans sang "Don't Cry for Me"....tears flowed out of my eyes.
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I love 'CeCe'.... :yep: Have you noticed that she doesn't minister in all of the 'bling and blitze' that many others do? CeCe is real and I appreciate her style and manner when she visits other Churches. Depending on the occasion, she keeps a low profile and exhalts Jesus, not her shoes, jewelry and clothing.

I also wanted to share that I'm able to share this link with my family. :yep:

Tyler Perry was also awesome. However, he just called Jesus Lort instead of Lord... one of his movies is on. I'm folding laundry and too lazy to turn the station...
 
You Know My Other Side,
I Can No Longer Hide
Let You Down So Many Times
Sin Freshly Crucifies
Thought That I Had A Plan
I Had It All Fingured Out,
But The More That You Tried, To Be My Side
The More I Pushed You Out.


(CHORUS)
Lord Make Me Over
(Make Me Over Lord) Lord Make Me Over
(Make Me Over Lord) Lord Make Me Over
Make Me Over Again Lord

Make Me Over Again, Make Me Over Again
Make Me Over Again, Make Me Over Again

(VERSE 2)
Time After Time I Failed You
Pierced Your Side When They Already Nailed You
Jesus Healed My Open Wound
I Just Want To Be More Like You

Father I Let You Down
Was Not Like You Just Take It Out
Reconciled Me Jesus
I Just Wanna Please You, Wash Me And Make Me Whole,
OOh

(CHORUS)
Lord Make Me Over
Lord Make Me Over
Lord Make Me Over ...
...
Make Me Over Again
Watch Me Through And Through Lord
Make Me Over Again
What Ever You Want, What Ever You Need
Make Me Over Again
I'll Do It For You Jesus
Make Me Over Again
Make Me Over


REPEAT CHOURS 3 TIMES

Lord I'm tired
Make Me Over Again
Everyday Is The Same Time Is The Same Thing
And I'm Ready For Change Lord
Make Me Over Again
Help Me Say Oh

Oh oh oh oh oh
Help Me Say Oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Help Me Say Oh
Oh oh oh oh oh

Make Me Over Lord ...
 
Lord remind me of the need, the great need in the world when I become caught up in my own little world of self-absorption. Show me how to give, how to pour into other people's lives. Whenever I want to complain and wallow in self-pity like I am sometimes tempted to do, remind me of your mercies Oh Lord.
 
Shimmie said:
I love 'CeCe'.... :yep: Have you noticed that she doesn't minister in all of the 'bling and blitze' that many others do? CeCe is real and I appreciate her style and manner when she visits other Churches. Depending on the occasion, she keeps a low profile and exhalts Jesus, not her shoes, jewelry and clothing.

I also wanted to share that I'm able to share this link with my family. :yep:

Tyler Perry was also awesome. However, he just called Jesus Lort instead of Lord... one of his movies is on. I'm folding laundry and too lazy to turn the station...
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Yes, I do notice and it makes me smile. She is real and down to earth.

I'm happy you shared the link with your family...I shared too!
 
what a quote

"Help me to see that I cannot build my tomorrow on the words of man, for certainly if they praised You one day and crucified You the other, I don’t stand a chance. May we be anchored to Your will, unable to go in any other direction than the one you have laid. I pray that man’s applause never distracts me from the foundation of Your grace, less I be like the man who built his house on sand and not on the solid Rock. In all that I do may You be constantly glorified, always lifted up. May Your role be increased in my life…more of You, less of me." - Sarah D. Hensen
 
When we don’t embrace forgiveness as the key to our freedom, our little ideas will always poison our bigger opportunities for new thought, honest dialogue, and solution-oriented discussion.
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Bishop TD Jakes
 
Need to get my roof replaced...praying for guidance on which company to use. Father guide me to make the right decision. In Jesus' name Amen.
 
I'm pretty much saddened by some of the discussion because it is rather insensitized. In the end of it all, when people look towards heaven because of you, that's what counts. That's what this was all about. No one is perfect and it's clear there was physical damage that became difficult to manage (addiction). But who are we to overlook the heart, the worth of every person, high or lowly, and to disregard just what He has done at even the death of a very beloved person. She gave, she loved...imperfectly...but she LOVED. That was her final gift to everyone. And yes, in the death of the lowliest person, it's the same..they gave it all. G-d chooses the stage for that, whether publicly or privately, in mansions or in shanties. It all is the same in heaven. But somewhere, somehow, the blessed have touched the lives of others around them. We cannot direct G-d's hands...this was His call for it to play out this way. I cannot tell you the number of people who are not christians who have been touched and who are now seeking life, even in my own family and friends. He will use this tragedy for a greater good for all. And all the tears shed in introspection are collected in heaven. They are valuable, whether by the high or lowly.

I Look to You
 
Guitarhero said:
I'm pretty much saddened by some of the discussion because it is rather insensitized. In the end of it all, when people look towards heaven because of you, that's what counts. That's what this was all about. No one is perfect and it's clear there was physical damage that became difficult to manage (addiction). But who are we to overlook the heart, the worth of every person, high or lowly, and to disregard just what He has done at even the death of a very beloved person. She gave, she loved...imperfectly...but she LOVED. That was her final gift to everyone. And yes, in the death of the lowliest person, it's the same..they gave it all. G-d chooses the stage for that, whether publicly or privately, in mansions or in shanties. It all is the same in heaven. But somewhere, somehow, the blessed have touched the lives of others around them. We cannot direct G-d's hands...this was His call for it to play out this way. I cannot tell you the number of people who are not christians who have been touched and who are now seeking life, even in my own family and friends. He will use this tragedy for a greater good for all. And all the tears shed in introspection are collected in heaven. They are valuable, whether by the high or lowly.

I Look to You
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I for one appreciate this post. Thank you for sharing your heart. :love3:

Blessings,

N&W
 
Ladies....

Who sang the song, "I look to You" at Whitney's service?

Thanks... :Rose:
 
Nice & Wavy said:
That was R. Kelly.
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OH... Okay. :yep:

Thanks, Sis. One of my co-workers was asking me this morning and I didn't have the answer. *shrugs*

Please don't laugh if I ask, who's R. Kelly? :look: :blush3:

He's a rapper... I know... :yep:
 
Came across this gem on Spiritual Growth....


GO to God daily in prayer (John 15:7)
READ God's Word daily (Acts 17:11); begin with the Gospel of John
OBEY God, moment by moment (John 14:21)
WITNESS for Christ by your life and words (Matthew 4:19; John 15:8)
TRUST God for every detail of your life (1 Peter 5:7)
HOLY SPIRIT - Allow Him to control and empower your daily life and witness (Galations 5: 16, 17; Acts 1:8)

source: http://4laws.com/laws/english/flash/
 
Shimmie said:
OH... Okay. :yep:

Thanks, Sis. One of my co-workers was asking me this morning and I didn't have the answer. *shrugs*

Please don't laugh if I ask, who's R. Kelly? :look: :blush3:

He's a rapper... I know... :yep:
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All I know about him is that he sings for the world. Guess he was a friend to Whitney.
 
Shimmie said:
OH... Okay. :yep:

Thanks, Sis. One of my co-workers was asking me this morning and I didn't have the answer. *shrugs*

Please don't laugh if I ask, who's R. Kelly? :look: :blush3:

He's a rapper... I know... :yep:
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He's a singer. He began singing in the church when he was a little boy. As he got older, he moved largely into R&B.

There was a little controversy about him singing at Whitney's service because he had his own skeletons (i.e., sleeping with teenagers). However, he did write many songs for Whitney, including "I Look to You".
 
@Shimmie I have to laugh at you (in a good way) truly you are out of the loop, not knowing who R. Kelly is, but then that could be a good thing...

I'm sure you know the song, 'I beleive I can Fly he wrote that as well' ...google him
 
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You are beautiful
King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Woe unto him that strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashions it, What do you make? or of your work, He has no hands?
 
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