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I have so much respect for Joy, and admire her strength and grace. Out of the shadows, indeed!

Sad to lose another high school classmate - and Ruth VanKley Ossewaarde was one of the sweetest.  (I'm pretty sure she & Don both graduated from HAC - would've have been around 1982?) http://lairdfamilyfuneralservices.com/obituaries-detail.php?obit_id=4416

I LOVED this record!  If we'd had "playlists" back then, this would've been on mine, along with a few Lewis Sisters records and one by the Faith Trio.  Oh, and the Pantanas! But was this a college group, or a church group?  Because Cindy Lord (far right) was my high school English teacher in...

For some of us old-timers, the yellow one was the NEW auditorium; the old one had green carpet.  :) 

So it looks like her issue, as well, is fear that when people are allowed to go uninsured without incurring a penalty, premiums will go up to cover the loss of those penalties... IF a repair or replacement is not implemented in the meantime (which, if I understand correctly, is in 2019).  Fair...

Absolutely agree.  In instances where there is truly a need for government assistance/safety net, I'd rather leave it up to state and local officials to find out a workable solution for their own communities.  It's much easier, IMO, to be heard and affect change (in policy AND in election...

I understand your 2nd example as you clearly state your friends FEAR they won't have affordable coverage; I've experienced that fear every year since the ACA was passed, having been cancelled 4 times, had my premiums almost triple, and learned that no individual policy available to me covered my...

I think it'd be compassionate to, at the very least, remove her married name from the thread title.  After all she went through and has overcome, having this discussion about her being "wild" or "sneaking into dorms" turn up in a Google search just adds insult to injury, IMO.  :(

It doesn't really "credit" the ACA - the guy admits it wasn't studied but "suggests" the decrease could be attributed to ACA.  Which, to me, means pretty much it's unsubstantiated spin. Don't get me wrong - I'll take it if it means lower abortion numbers!  If women want to pay crazy-high...

From Guttmacher.org, January 2015: During the 2014 state legislative session, lawmakers introduced 335 provisions aimed at restricting access to abortion. By the end of the year, 15 states had enacted 26 new abortion restrictions. Including these new provisions, states have adopted 231 new...

"Leonard Nelson, 60, of Middletown, husband of Diane (Newton) Nelson, passed away unexpectedly on August 27, 2016 ...  He is a graduate of Hyles Anderson College where he received his Bachelors of Science Degree. Leonard was an avid Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Twins fan." :'(

^ That looks like Charles Hand on the far right.  He passed away last week.  He's the reason my parents came to FBC in the early 60's. 

Speaking of the old church, some of you may have known the former bus pastor, Charles Hand.  He was recently interviewed by USA Today concerning the problem with the VA.    He has Stage 4 cancer and is not expected to live very far into the new year.  His wife, Katie, passed away suddenly just...

LOL - well, once again, I thank you for the thoughtful & insightful discussion!  8)

I agree.  I like having it.

1.  I don't think you or anyone can claim what "any Christian" should think, but maybe that's just me. 2.  I didn't say I felt he left a good legacy and I certainly didn't say it was a good "Christian" legacy.  But, for instance, welfare reform is frequently sited as a success of the Bill...

You're entitled to think I'm wrong, but you shouldn't try to imply I'm uninformed.    :P

No, I could not cast a vote for Trump.  If he's the nominee against Hillary, I would only vote if it looked like he had a chance of winning - in which case, I'd vote against him.  Reason: I believe Hillary would (like her husband) work hard to leave behind a good presidential legacy.  I think...

Maybe off topic, but here's a visitor's perspective.  I go to church occasionally, typically when there's a music group I want to hear.  When my daughter was still attending Cedarville, the school sent a group to sing at a local church so we went to see them.  Early in the service, the pastor...

I agree!  My daughter has one that says "But God..."  and when anyone asks, she quotes Ephesians 2:4.  A great door-opener in her work with troubled teens.