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06-01-2007, 07:23 PM
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Emma Bontrager; ~ I see your up and running once again, you've must of hook your bike back up to the generator .... 
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06-01-2007, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by CupCake
Emma Bontrager; ~ I see your up and running once again, you've must of hook your bike back up to the generator ....
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Cupcake, you do not understand. I will NEVER have a computer in my home. I will ONLY use the neighbors. It is the same concept as those Apostolics who say they will never have a television because it's sin but will watch youtube. 
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06-01-2007, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Emma Bontrager
Yeah, well, what I say about plain practices is most often correct. You will attest to that, right??!!  And there ARE Old Order Mennonites that drive cars. They are the Ohio-Indiana (Wisler) Mennonites, the Markham-Waterloo Mennonites and the Weaverland Mennonites also known as the Black Bumper Mennonites. There are about 6500 of these altogether so I'm sure they are less well known.
Anyway, you're more like a wanna-AIN'T!!  |
That's why I usually say I was Old Order Horse and Buggy Mennonite!
You sure are techincal for a Plain Person!
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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06-02-2007, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth
Hey Brother Stephen...
How do you feel concerning where you came from and where you are now.
I'm not sure what Amish/Mennonite theology is... but I am mainly speaking of lifestyle etc.
While making things a law is another animal all together I do see a lot of wisdom in some of the ways the Amish/Mennonites live their lives.
It does appear that you still hold to some of the core values of dress, living etc.
Do you ever wonder if you are moving too far to one side or the other?
Do you ever wish for simpler days that you have let escape you?
There are just honest questions and are not, in any way, meant to speak any ill of where you are in your life now... I am just curious how you, as someone who has experience a wider range of experiences in this area, see the church world around you, how you feel about your current direction in life etc.
Thanks
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I have not been avoiding this post, just not sure if I up to answering all this on a public forum. I may address some of this a bit later.
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"It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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06-02-2007, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover
That's why I usually say I was Old Order Horse and Buggy Mennonite!
You sure are techincal for a Plain Person!
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06-02-2007, 04:18 PM
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Still Figuring It Out.
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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover
I have not been avoiding this post, just not sure if I up to answering all this on a public forum. I may address some of this a bit later.
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Not a problem at all.
There is no need to even answer the post if you are uncomfortable dealing with such issues that are so personal in a public forum. I completely understand and respect your privacy and wisdom.
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06-03-2007, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth
Not a problem at all.
There is no need to even answer the post if you are uncomfortable dealing with such issues that are so personal in a public forum. I completely understand and respect your privacy and wisdom.
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Thanks.
Concerning similarities... I wrote a small article published in the Pentecostal Hereld (I think Sept. of 2005) titled "Radical Reformers". I am not sure I still have it in electronic format, but I will share it sometime.
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"It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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06-03-2007, 12:50 AM
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Today, 6/3/07 it has been 12 years since my father died.
He was working close to my home when he died. It was my duty to go and tell Mom and my eight siblings... I'll never forget the difficulty... how I thought I was keeping my composure and then would break down. How I tried to speak and no sound came out.
We are all getting together to remember him today... His children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. There are about fifty of us now.
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"It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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06-03-2007, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover
Today, 6/3/07 it has been 12 years since my father died.
He was working close to my home when he died. It was my duty to go and tell Mom and my eight siblings... I'll never forget the difficulty... how I thought I was keeping my composure and then would break down. How I tried to speak and no sound came out.
We are all getting together to remember him today... His children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. There are about fifty of us now.
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This type of anniversary is extremely difficult. I'm always glad when they're over.
So sorry for your loss.........
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06-03-2007, 08:55 AM
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Still Figuring It Out.
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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover
Today, 6/3/07 it has been 12 years since my father died.
He was working close to my home when he died. It was my duty to go and tell Mom and my eight siblings... I'll never forget the difficulty... how I thought I was keeping my composure and then would break down. How I tried to speak and no sound came out.
We are all getting together to remember him today... His children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. There are about fifty of us now.
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I pray peace in the remembrances of the loss and rejoice with you in the remembrances of all that he was, and continues to be, to you and your family.
These are bittersweet times but I have hope that it will be more sweet than bitter as you celebrate who your father was in life and how he lives on in each of you.
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