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Originally Posted by Jedi_Knight
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Wow good jobs on your 100 percent marks. That would be a great confidence boost for you.

Actually, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth that I have to resort to this to get a decent grade


It's quite difficult to convincingly present an argument that we don't personally believe. You deserve that grade.

I don't ask my pupils to conform to a set belief (which would gall me too) but I do make them write against their own standpoints occasionally to improve and prove their skill and technique.

Do you think any of the older people at church would set you up on dates or would that be inviting a world of trouble?!




What would you do if you were not afraid?

"Fear is the little death. Fear is the mind-killer" Frank Herbert.

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Wow good jobs on your 100 percent marks. That would be a great confidence boost for you.

Actually, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth that I have to resort to this to get a decent grade


It's quite difficult to convincingly present an argument that we don't personally believe. You deserve that grade.

I don't ask my pupils to conform to a set belief (which would gall me too) but I do make them write against their own standpoints occasionally to improve and prove their skill and technique.

Do you think any of the older people at church would set you up on dates or would that be inviting a world of trouble?!

I changed my policy on the reports.
LOL. You mean blind dates? I don't think I would like that idea.

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My dad's advice on blind dates was to meet somewhere with a back door!



What would you do if you were not afraid?

"Fear is the little death. Fear is the mind-killer" Frank Herbert.

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Originally Posted by indiegirl
My dad's advice on blind dates was to meet somewhere with a back door!

This is something I will consider.
There are lots of retirees in church. I could tell them I want to start dating and ask if they know any young women.

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And don't go out with women with the idea to find a steady gf.
Go out to have fun and to mingle in life.
If you find someone you like romantically and they also like you.......extra points for the date.







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Well, Jedi I was very pleased with the caliber of people on ChristianMingle. They allowed preference settings to narrow the pool to likely matches based on the practice of your faith. I found the choices to be of pretty high quality, and as you have noticed, one choice in particular is standing out at the moment!

I was on it for less than a day after my picture posted before several seemingly sincere Christian men reached out. While I didn't peruse the females in any depth (other than a quick glance to estimate my competition, lol), hopefully they are of similar depth as the men.


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Are you living in a covenant with death? With bitterness in your marriage? Read Isaiah 28. The bed will not be long enough or the covers wide enough for you to ever find comfort in that life. In Isaiah 28, God tells you to take a stick and beat these conditions out of your life.

Isaiah 28:29 "This [command] also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working."
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well, I bought a keyboard and my mom mailed a Christmas gift Guitar.
My girls start piano lessons and boy starts guitar lessons in January!

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Jedi that sounds so awesome, you all are going to love it! YD and I will be starting singing lessons, we're so excited too smile


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Jedi - I've been reading in your thread and have read other posts you've made and I'm just curious about a few things, if you don't mind.
1.) What denomination of Christian are you? Are you Catholic?

2.) How long ago was your divorce?



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Jedi - I've been reading in your thread and have read other posts you've made and I'm just curious about a few things, if you don't mind.
1.) What denomination of Christian are you? Are you Catholic?

2.) How long ago was your divorce?

OK so I see from the beginning of your thread that the divorce was in July 2012 smile


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I am a Protestant Christian. I do not belong to a major denomination.

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Originally Posted by Sunnytimes
I was very pleased with the caliber of people on ChristianMingle.
A (seemingly) sweet cute guy that I was supposed to go on a date on had a profile on Christian Mingle...and a nasty sex site. Take that for whatever it's worth.


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Originally Posted by SusieQ
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I was very pleased with the caliber of people on ChristianMingle.
A (seemingly) sweet cute guy that I was supposed to go on a date on had a profile on Christian Mingle...and a nasty sex site. Take that for whatever it's worth.

Well he is just trying to market himself to all types of women!

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My bf's ex was on CM. She lied about several things on her profile but posted that she was looking for an honest man LOL

Take that for what it's worth.


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We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.
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Originally Posted by Jedi_Knight
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I was very pleased with the caliber of people on ChristianMingle.
A (seemingly) sweet cute guy that I was supposed to go on a date on had a profile on Christian Mingle...and a nasty sex site. Take that for whatever it's worth.

Well he is just trying to market himself to all types of women!

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Originally Posted by SusieQ
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Originally Posted by SusieQ
Originally Posted by Sunnytimes
I was very pleased with the caliber of people on ChristianMingle.
A (seemingly) sweet cute guy that I was supposed to go on a date on had a profile on Christian Mingle...and a nasty sex site. Take that for whatever it's worth.

Well he is just trying to market himself to all types of women!

rotflmao

An equal opportunity deceiver! laugh


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I took my kids to see The Wizard of Oz in theatre today.
It was expensive..$50 for tickets and popcorn.
But it's great to see in the theatre!
They enjoyed it immensely.

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Originally Posted by Jedi_Knight
I took my kids to see The Wizard of Oz in theatre today.
It was expensive..$50 for tickets and popcorn.
But it's great to see in the theatre!
They enjoyed it immensely.

$50!

Did you tell the ticket lady that you just wanted to see the movie, not buy it?

Back in 1939 $50 you could of bought the whole studio.

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Originally Posted by Jedi_Knight
I took my kids to see The Wizard of Oz in theatre today.
It was expensive..$50 for tickets and popcorn.
But it's great to see in the theatre!
They enjoyed it immensely.

$50!

Did you tell the ticket lady that you just wanted to see the movie, not buy it?

Back in 1939 $50 you could of bought the whole studio.

Yes, I know.

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Prices are ridiculous in Australia too. I don't get out of it for less than 50 dollars either and that's with only one child. Usually I buy cheap snacks at the supermarket and stash them in my bag it's a little cheaper.


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