John UK wrote:
Thank you Jessica. Yes, I was thinking of a crash hat, or helmet. A very wise law. I remember the Sikh community was trying to get an exception, because they always wear a turban, but I don't know how they got on.
There are still some women in Wales who always wear a hat to church, although most have cut their long locks, which is a pity. But I don't think the Lord would want you to be legalistic regarding your difficult situation; he understands.

I remember years ago there were Sikh men working at a local lumber mill and they wore their hard hats on top of their turbans which caused quite the stir. I wonder if they had to sign liability wavers?

Thank you for pointing out that I should not be legalistic. I have a mobility brush and comb which are probably more than a foot long so I can do my best to try and brush my hair. I still don't have the mobility to brush it back and I am not physically able to pin it up. I have Home Care workers in three times a week to wash it.

John UK wrote:
In the UK it is a legal requirement to wear a hat while riding a motorcycle.

[URL=http://www.gov.uk/motorcycle-helmet-law]]] Motorcycle helmets: the law UK[/URL]

At many work sites it is the law for men to wear hard-hats. Moreover, Paul does not say that a man can Never cover his head - it could be cold outside and he may need to wear a touque (a type warm hat), or he may need to wear a hat to shade himself from the hot sun, or he may need to wear a hat with a uniform. Historically, men have often shown respect by removing their hats upon entering Church or for prayer, or to bring news of the death of a loved one.

Dolores wrote:
Jessica, I so appreciate your comment and your understanding. Sometimes it just helps to know that. To me, you are the one that has had a hard time with your health and all you go through because of that and I will keep you in my prayers and thoughts as well. Blessings and peace and God be with you, dear sister and your family.

[URL=http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A+1-10&version=ESV]]] Matthew 22:1-10 English Standard Version (ESV)[/URL]

All are invited to the wedding God has prepared for His Son, yet many reject the invitation...

"Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."

Dolores wrote:
If you are in the mood for an affair, you can find it can happen even in church...

It is such a shame and a poor witness when sexually immoral relationships start in the church. I was attending one Church years ago and though it was known that I am married, one man in the Church was trying to set me up with a single man in the Church - I ended up having a nervous break-down (not being able to talk; walking around in a daze) that day (at the Church picnic) because I felt so afraid and vulnerable.

Dorcas wrote:
Hi sister,
Was glad to see your post.
Have been remembering you in prayer.
Pastor Silversides was really spot on with his sermon...may we all take heed.
~Peace and Grace in the Lord Jesus Christ~

SF from TX wrote:
Jessica, people definitely share way to much information about their children. Another good example would be the stickers people put on their cars, giving info out to everyone on the road.

Unprofitable Servant wrote:
Hey Jessica, hope you are doing ok. I remember that, and it seems like in those ubiquitous terms of agreements that nobody reads they probably obtained permission to do that. Other than occasional comments, like advising will pray for request mentioned, I rarely post and so probably wouldn't be one of their unwilling subjects. I would question the scruples of such an experiment but people need to realize that is part of what they can expect and the less personal info you put on these sites the better.

[URL=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/29/facebook-users-emotions-news-feeds]]]Facebook reveals experiment to control emotions[/URL]

"Facebook wanted to find out if emotions are contagious. So the company edited the information that it sends to customers’ pages—their so-called newsfeed—for 700,000 people who were its unknowing test subjects. To see whether a positive, upbeat mood could be contagious, Facebook filtered out information that seemed sad or negative, whether it originated from Facebook friends or from the news in general. And they also filtered out positive messages when trying to set a more negative mood."

Video segment from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly

Dorcas wrote:
Pastor David Silversides has a most alarming talk about social networks.
called: 'Social Networking Sites'.
Date: 9/25/11

Dolores wrote:
Jessica, I sense you have the same heart for the perscuted church as well. Your spirit and posts speak comfort and blessings as well to me. I have a prayer request as well. A spot on my husbands liver was found during a cat-scan and MRI. My husband got a message confused and we misunderstood. He has been refered to a Cancer Specialist Wednesday. Just helps me to know that others are praying. Thanks, prayers for you also and blessings dear sister.

More than ten years ago I learned that Christians are being persecuted (in Islamic Nations) to the extent as the Early Church was persecuted. I saw photos of Christian men and women with hot knife scars taking over their chests and backs from Islamic militants. And Christian mothers having their chests burnt so severely that they were no longer able to breastfeed their infants and so the babies died.

pennnnny wrote:
that post really hurt.
I don't know if this would be of any help.
"Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven."
Matthew 18:21-22

Dolores wrote:
Pennny, thank you for understanding where I am now with a great burden for the perscution of Christians. What you posted spoke to my spirit and brought me great comfort. I have been saying the same thing to others, we are now in the last days and satan is bringing this on Christians because he knows he has a short time left. [...] Peace and blessings to you and Dorcas and all. [...]

According to the article: "Critics say the boxes do nothing to address poverty and other societal issues that contribute to unwanted newborns." Yet not having the boxes potentially puts newborns at risk. Moreover, just because mothers may use these boxes, may not equal to newborns being "unwanted." Moses' mother found herself in a situation where she put her baby (Moses) into a water-proof basket and put it/him in the reeds in the water by the banks of a river. Moses' life was saved through the heroic act of his mother, and I have no doubt that this will/has been the case with other women.

As for addressing the needs of the poor, I look to the Words of our Lord Jesus: "[Y]ou always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them."

Give to food banks, soup kitchens, and other ministries whenever God places a cheerful urge to give to the poor on your hearts - peace!

Carl E wrote:
He is definately targeted. Hard to read the full article without being assulted by rude images. Pity a better source for this article couldn't be found.

Carl in Greensboro wrote:
I know that many who post on this site have a knee-jerk reaction in questioning who is a (real) Christian (believer) and who is not so: unless you have heard it straight from God, please assume that all 200 plus of those kidnapped are your brothers and sisters. Please plead to the Father for mercy that they all be released or rescued.
Its amazing that after all these years the reluctant evangelist Jonah still has a residual harvest in Nineveh (Mosul)!

I used to attend Bible Studies and Prayer Groups at a Baptist Church years ago and would listen to the testimonies of the elderly people. One person stated that they remembered many years previous, when any members were ill, that the pews would fill with believers praying for their brothers and sisters in need. She mourned as we looked out at the empty pews in the old church while an elder member was gravely ill.

May our prayers go up as a sweet incense unto God our Father through our Lord Jesus Christ on behalf of our brothers and sisters...

s c wrote:
[...] Jessica,did you understand that he was not suggesting that you eat fast food in the previous post? When he mentioned fast food,he was suggesting that it may be problematic if you did just eat it.And he may not have been well enough acquainted with your specific condition to know that exercise might be a challenge to you.I don't think that he was being cruel there. Not everyone is familiar with all who post on here. It might help to keep that in mind. We all have a propensity,from time to time,to read things through subjective eyes and miss what was actually intended.

sc I do not know if I misunderstood Jim's post or not, because when you dissect the actual words he said it does read as if he is encouraging a diet of fast foods in addition to exercise. I cannot truly know, because he has not clarified this?

Jim Lincoln wrote:
Exercise, Jessica, it helps with a multitude of problems including a diet that consists mainly of fast foods -- though of course talk to your doctor about it.

"If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness."