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With the strong focus in the SDA on healthy eating and lifestyle, I am Interested to know what your personal approach is to take away / fast foods? Are their chains that you choose one over another because of the styles of foods that they serve? Are you a McDonalds, Burger King, KFC customer on occassion? In my own case I would say that as I strove to try and get into better health I gave McDonalds and Burger King away and then found later on that I no longer liked the products that they sold, not because of the content but because of the taste of the grease on the products. I suspect it was simply because my own tastes had changed. At KFC I stopped going because it began to taste to me undercooked and I suspected that like most places they were going the way of pushing as much material through per minute as they could and not cooking it in a manner that was acceptable to me, although they might well disagree on that. These days, Subway is my first option if its in a hurry, if its for a special treat then I enjoy the local Indian take away store. It is my observation that if you want Vegetarian food in Australia that the Indian stores tend to be the best to cater for you. How about you?

I hear people say stuff like "The light might be growing, but so is the darkness." How is that possible? darkness is the exclusive opposite of light - darkness is the absence of light. How can darkness and light both grow at the same time? I appreciated your post, Pam. We need to see more of the light. Most media focuses on the bad because "if it bleeds it leads". So almost everything we see on CNN, Fox, MSNBC, etc. is negative. I find it discouraging to listen to some of the gloom and doomers on here who say "the world is going to Hades in a handbasket, proving that we are in the end times; so be afraid - be VERY afraid". It is stuff like Pam's post that show me that there ARE still good people in the world. Rather than focus on the "bad" in Islam (ISIS, al Qaida, etc.) why can't we look at the equally numerous people in Islam that are coming to Christ? Instead of being afraid of getting caught up in the wrath of God; it's much more pleasant to focus on the aftermath of living happily ever after. Phil. 4:4-9 says, "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you." Maybe I'm reading it wrong; but this seems to say "focus on the positive things." There are always good and bad things going on simultaniously in the world and our lives. I seem to stay more in the attitude of gratitude when I focus on positive things rather than grumble about the negative.

I like how you find appropriate scriptures. Others may find you "self righteous" because of it, but all I see is that you find your reality in the scriptures. And that is a very good thing.

Tis the best description I could come up with. (are the dragons hungry.....)

Yentyl The essence of sin is arrogance. The essence of salvation is submission. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- debbym Interesting thought. I am not sure it is truth. but very thought provoking. Excellent. JoeMo Isn't grace and trust the essence of salvation; and willing submission the fruit of salvation? debbym from my meditation... perhaps the essence of salvation is Hope. debbym and perhaps the essence of sin is misery.

Some other good" brands": Prosperi-Tea Safe-Tea Sancti-Tea Liberali-Tea Humili-Tea

Ahhh... A disciple/follower/fan of Ernie Knoll. Say no more.

32"Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; 33so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. 34"Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.…Matt 24 …27"Then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN A CLOUD with power and great glory. 28"But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."...Luke 21 Emphasis theirs' LHC Keep looking up brother! The more that takes place according to the Word, the clearer the picture becomes. …15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil; 16He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given him, His water will be sure. 17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty....Isaiah 33 God is Love! Jesus saves!

The conservative and liberal issue is very complicated as there are different points and shades. Our most conservative members are liberal compared to some fundamentalist Christian groups. This was the problem that D. Canwright had with the church and joined the most conservative of his day, the Northern Baptists. Yet our most liberal churches are very conservative in that we are Bible believers, believe in a personal God and that Jesus is the Godman. We believe in the historicity of the Bible, and look forward to the Second Coming. There are churches out there who sees the Bible as offering good moral lessons but that's it. Frequently in theological circles a conservative is one who believes the Bible to be historical (even if they are not Fundamentalists) and in a personal God, while a liberal only sees it as having some good moral guidelines. Our arguments over whether we are liberal or conservative in the church are only over the shades of conservatisms.

When the pastor calls for the offering, he never asks "Please give a CONSERVATIVE offering." He always asks for a LIBERAL offering! So being liberal is good, in some circumstances. In fact, in this day and age, being liberal is best, IMHO. We must be inclusive of all races, all genders, all interpretations of Scripture, if we are to live as Jesus lived when He was here on earth.

Sin is, simply put, the transgression against the Law of God. This Law is multifacet and is the will of God. I believe sincerely it was put in place to regulate behavior of humans with humans so they could live in peace. Though in O.T. laws there are also ones on how to deal with animals. Then I imagine the condition in the heart of people who sin against the Law of God. I see in us sinners is an attitude of being self-assured in a superior manner that we can do 'wrong' without having to bear consequences. Arrogance is overbearing pride in doing or saying something. We are pushing the envelope way to far the moment our actions and words go against the Law of God. We in essence become a god unto ourselves when overriding the law of God to reach some goal or agenda we have. The good news of the Gospel is Salvation. Which is in essence being saved by God from evil that will destroy us. And growing the image of Christ within us by the workings of His h.Spirit living in us.

sorry, but the majority of your comments come across as pessimistic ... this is not a thread about terrorists or con artists... it's about the fact that there are truly bright spots left in humanity, if we would only look for them.. *** why is it that you seem to delight in dwelling on the negative? I try to post interesting, uplifting, and helpful things things here on C/A. It's mystifying why one would feel compelled to respond in such a contrary manner...

You mistake what I said. I said the guy who saved the dog has good in him. He showed some selflessness. That doesn't mean that everyone is like him. All you have to do to see that it isn't true is to look at what's going on with ISIS. They are massacreing thousands of people. Are they just as good as the guy who saved the dog? How about the con artists who steal the life savings from elderly people? Are they OK and naturally good? If they walk a little kid across the street does that make up for them impoverishing the elderly? I'm not being pessimistic. I'm looking at what I see around me in the world. I don't see anything but evil in the con artists mentioned above or the terrorists. Their entire lives are dedicated to harming others.

This does not restore my faith in humanity in general. It restores my faith in this rescuer's love of animals. To make the generalization that you did is a huge leap. Just because one person does something great/loving does not mean all of humanity is now like he is. It's too bad the generalization isn't true. I wish it was, but it isn't. I see too much every day that tells me real love for others in the human race is vanishing like smoke in the wind.

Christ referred to God as “the Father.” The New Testament writers refer to “God our Father” many, many times, but no Bible writer, ever referred to Christ as “God the Son,” or to the Holy Spirit as “God the Holy Spirit.” Christ is divine (John 1:1-3). He is a divine being because He was begotten from the Father who is divine. The Son of God was to be worshiped by angels (Heb. 1:6) and by men (Phil. 2:10). The Father of course, is called “God our Father” (Rom. 1:7, 1Co. 1:3, 2Co. 1:2, Eph. 1:2, Phi. 1:2, Col. 1:2, 1Th. 1:1, 2Th. 1:1, 2Th. 1:2, 1Ti. 1:2, Phm. 1:3). THE HOLY SPIRIT IS NOT WORSHIPED I have found no command in Scripture that we are to exalt, glorify, give thanks to, pray to, or in any other way “worship” the Holy Spirit. There is no account of any created being offering worship to the Holy Spirit by name. We are to worship the Father “in spirit and in truth” (John 4:23). The song with the words "praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost" is NOT Biblical. There is NOT one passage saying that we are to praise the Holy Ghost. Revelation 5:13 “And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth . . . I heard saying, ‘Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!’” In the New Testament Scriptures, two divine beings are worshiped - the Father and the Son. "Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy name, Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. ... Thine is the power, and the glory forever" (Matthew Cpt 6) I just don't get it, how this prayer can be turned into a prayer to three Beings. Christ referred to God as “the Father.” The New Testament writers refer to “God our Father” many, many times, but no Bible writer, ever referred to Christ as “God the Son,” or to the Holy Spirit as “God the Holy Spirit.” ("God our Father" : Rom. 1:7, 1Co. 1:3, 2Co. 1:2, Eph. 1:2, Phi. 1:2, Col. 1:2, 1Th. 1:1, 2Th. 1:1, 2Th. 1:2, 1Ti. 1:2, Phm. 1:3) Christ is divine (John 1:1-3). He is a divine being because He was begotten from the Father who is divine. The Son of God was to be worshiped by angels (Heb. 1:6) and by men (Phil. 2:10), but He is subordinate to God His Father. The Son has always been subordinate, and He always will be subordinate. "The head of Christ is God" (I Cor. 11:3). There is NO command that we worship the Spirit. Respectfully, Rachel Cory Prophecy Viewpoint