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  1. AverageJoe

    Urgent prayer request...

    Forgive me for posting this in this forum, but, this is an urgent prayer request....we got a call yesterday about one of our great nieces' second attempt to commit suicide. Kaylie is only 14 years old, but, she has had a complicated life, our niece, her mother, being a true mess of a human...
  2. AverageJoe

    Article: People no longer want to attend church. 17 Reasons why....

    I have come across at least 5 of these kinds of articles in the last few days...most through the MSM, but some through Christian news outlets. This one is from a secular outlet....Are these valid reasons? If they are valid, why? I can see some of their points in a small degree. But, I can't say...
  3. AverageJoe

    Some days....

    Some day's lately, with all of the crap this world and all it's organizations throw at people, and all the challenges that come with failing health, these forums are the best medicine I have...there's a genuine caring from some people, and then attacks from others...but, this just proves to me...
  4. AverageJoe

    coverbd... bloviating forum idiot

    I have dealt with this allegedly wealthy type of person for many years. Anyone who has to brag about what he allegedly has is nothing more than an insecure child trying to pump himself up and make himself seem to be something when everyone else knows he's nothing. These are just my observations...
  5. AverageJoe

    Concussion

    Nine days ago while moving my trash bin out of the driveway where the strong winds had blown it, I had a serious fall, and ended up face down in my driveway in the gravel. My wife had to get out of the truck to assist me in getting back onto my feet. I ended up having a broken right thumb...
  6. AverageJoe

    Requesting prayer

    I usually don't like to request prayers on a public forum, but I know there are some here who WILL pray when prayer is requested. My wife and I have been hit with some very serious health issues since we went through FAUCI DISEASE back in 2021. My wife had her initial appointment with MY...
  7. AverageJoe

    Another "BaptistBoard" site?

    I am tempted to predict that this site will eventually become another BaptistBoard type site with heavy handed moderation, and at least one moderator who will be vicious in his/her dislike of certain people, and in defending a certain sect of Christianity regardless of the proof. Sorry, but...
  8. AverageJoe

    A rough day.....

    My wife and I used to really enjoy the 4th of July until 18 years ago. We had made a long trip to Augusta, Ga because my mother-in-law was in the hospital for the third time in six months. She had passed out and was found by some neighbors in the mobile home she was renting in a low-rent...
  9. AverageJoe

    Prayer Request

    I'm facing some severe health issues, and am getting my teeth pulled and dentures tomorrow. This has been a bit challenging for me....Please pray that I will remain calm about all of these challenges.
  10. AverageJoe

    What Blessings????

    Recently I had an unsaved friend who is questioning the existence of God ask me, "What 'blessings' has God given you?" He said he saw no proof of blessings from Heaven....He discounted waking up every morning, the air we breathe, the rain, and even the blessings of a home and marriage to a good...
  11. AverageJoe

    Universal Invisible or Local and Visible? About the Church.

    My father believed in the "universal, invisible church," but, he was raised Lutheran and Catholic. Even when he became a Baptist he held to this belief, though he couldn't always adequately defend the position. Being raised Methodist and Baptist myself, I never quite accepted that position...
  12. AverageJoe

    One Lord, one faith, one baptism.....

    Is the "one baptism" in Ephesians 4:5 a water baptism, or is it the baptism of the Holy Ghost at salvation? I've heard it preached both ways....but, I tend to believe it's about the Holy Spirit, not water. What is the consensus here on the FFF? Please, tell us why or why not you believe your...
  13. AverageJoe

    Do you think "The Chosen" should be shown in mid-week Bible study in church?

    Our church is going to be showing "The Chosen" on Wednesday evening in Bible studies and then discussing it. Do you find this an acceptable thing, or will it be detrimental to the church? Why or why not?
  14. AverageJoe

    Wow...We're always being told....

    that the Bible is complete and preserved in the English language and can be trusted....Yet, every time I turn around I have some "pastor" or "layman" saying "the Greek" or "the Hebrew" root of the word is this, and this is what it means so the English isn't quite accurate...... The above is an...
  15. AverageJoe

    Gonna miss you knuckleheads today!....

    But, I'll be with the cardiologist most of the day. Hope you have a good time! I'll miss the idiocy of the "prophet" and eKKK. ;)
  16. AverageJoe

    Overwhelmed....Requesting prayer

    Much has happened over the past three months, and though I still love and trust the Lord, at times I do find that I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with all that is going on around my wife and me. We've lost three family members since October 27th, and have one family member who is waiting to see...
  17. AverageJoe

    No more having to shovel snow in Pekin, IL to meet ADA requirements

    My sister, Becky, is Mayor Pro Tempore of Pekin, Il,, and is acting in the capacity of mayor since the mayor just resigned to take another job. She is running for mayor, and has been removed from the ballot, but, later was placed back onto the ballot by a circuit court judge. The city of Pekin...
  18. AverageJoe

    Has anyone here ever done voiceover or audiobook narration work?

    My wife and I are trying to get into voiceover and audiobook narration work. I have done voiceover work before, nearly 40 years ago, when I was doing people's greetings for their answering machines. But, it's a LOT different today. There are many things I have to learn and relearn and apply...
  19. AverageJoe

    Urgent prayer request....

    Here we go again with a prayer request. I wouldn't normally post it here on the Fighting forum, but, it's important. My brother-in-law who had Covid and was in the hospital for nearly a year with the effects of it before being released to go home was told he needed a lung transplant to live...
  20. AverageJoe

    A Church where the focus seems to be all about the pastor...

    Well, "Pastor" Greg Locke is feeling persecuted again. He just posted this on Facebook....This is typical of his tripe. Though I am thankful for lives being changed, I'm just wondering what they're being changed to. I know SOME will be coming to Christ, wake up, and leave this man-centered...
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