General Chat

No time for him David, his faith, research and opinions on religious matters may be accurate, I don't know, but some of his personal opinions aired in interviews are 'dodgy' imo.

but if you enjoy it go ahead :-) You may enjoy his youtube videos. I wouldn't lol /

Good morning to you all :-D <3

I down loaded a book from Amozon last night.

It's by Taylor R Marshall and the author was an ordained Episcopalian

Priest. He changed his religion to Catholicism due to becoming aware

that the Catholic Church is so close to Judaism.

Indeed the Bishops, cardinals and Pope wear purple, red or white

scull caps. The book's title is The Crucified Rabbi.

Good morning :-)


Oooer. I'm all at sea now! :-D I certainly wasn't expecting to come across the Titanic this morning but that's part of how this page works - you never know what will be discussed next :-D

Very much a Judgement Day reference yes, and Revelations is such a difficult book to get to grips with - John was one on his own in many ways.

Pat.....not a bell in sight! I'm quite disappointed. Each time your name appears on here, I always say to myself "The bells, the bells...…" :-D :-D

For today

"God created the natural world, and the beauty of his creation renews us.
We are replenished when we see pine trees standing tall.

Imagine the gentle sound of ocean waves as they tap against the shore, washing away your cares.

Picture yourself walking in a quiet place: along a sandy beach, in a sunlit forest,
or atop a magnificent mountain peak.

God created all this for you to enjoy and more than that,
God is with you. Always. Be at peace."


Cx :-)

I can think of three reasons for not attempted to get the bodies from the Titanic

1 - it's in a dangerous condition and it's believed in the next twenty to thirty years it will be destroyed

2 - it's about two and a half miles under the water

3 - what would be left of the bodies is disjointed bones and lots may have been dispersed by currents and preditors

It's just over 100 years since they located and explored TITANIC

They've not recovered any of those who perished within the stricken ship..

Rev 20 : 13 doesn't explalin wha it means.

But it was a Revelation of God to John for the Churches

at a time when most were illiterate.

It's all the bodies of all those drowned at sea and buried at sea, those who only had a watery grave.

As it's in Revelations I would say it's when all the people who had died were being resurrected and judged so making sure that those in a watery grave didn't avoid the judgement day. Whether by accident or a deliberate act to avoid judgement.

There's a great deal of prophecy in the Bible. What does it mean where it says

"And the sea shall give up its dead" ?

Good morning :-)



The Collect (special prayer) for today

Let your merciful ears, O Lord,
be open to the prayers of your humble servants;
and that they may obtain their petitions
make them to ask such things as shall please you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.


The gospel reading is from Luke and is where Jesus heals the crippled woman on the Sabbath – and is criticised!


Cx :-)

Hello all

Loving this weeks humour, thank you Cynthia.

Thanks also to David for your interesting question and to Rambling for the info.

Sunshine for us all to enjoy and I hope you will have a Happy Bank Holiday weekend

Good morning :-)


I think I have stumbled across an RE lesson.....well done Rambling.....love the explanations. Thank you. <3


Finishing our week of smiles.....

At a Wednesday evening church meeting a very wealthy man rose to give his testimony.
"I'm a millionaire," he said, "and I attribute it all to the rich blessings of God in my life. I can still remember the turning point in my faith, like it was yesterday:
I had just earned my first dollar and I went to a church meeting that night.
The speaker was a missionary who told about his work.
I knew that I only had a dollar bill and had to either give it all to God's work or nothing at all.
So at that moment I decided to give my whole dollar to God.
I believe that God blessed that decision, and that is why I am a rich man today."

As he finished it was clear that everyone had been moved by this man's story.
But, as he took his seat, a little old lady sitting in the same pew leaned over and said: "Wonderful story! I dare you to do it again!"


Cx :-)

Thank you Rose, I thought my memory might have "invented" Shuhite.

Genealogy note, re Job, you often see the names of his daughters when researching: Jemimah (which means "dove"), Keziah ("cinnamon"), and Keren-happuch ( I'd often wondered where that name came from!).

But also you find transcriptions which give the name Job, but often they are mistranscriptions of Jos short for Joseph ( where the writing on image used the old fashioned S which looks like a B).

Have a good day all :-)

Shuhite
(decendant of Shuah). This ethnic appellative "Shuhite" is frequent in the book of Job, but only as the apithet of one person, Bildad The local indications of this book point to a region on the western side of Chaldea, bordering on Arabia; and exactly in this locality, above Hit and on both sides of the Euphrates, are found, in the Assyrian inscriptions, the Tsahi , a powerful people. It is probable that these were the Shuhites.

"Bildad
A descendant of Abraham by Keturah, Genesis 25:1,2. Shuah and his brethren were located in Arabia Petraea; and thus Bildad the Shuhite was a neighbor and friend of Job, and came to condole with him in his affliction, Job 2:11; 8:1-22; 18:1-21; 25:1-6. His chief topics are the suddenness, swiftness, and terribleness of God's wrath upon hypocrites and oppressors."

Good morning, I think there was also a Shuhite (sp)

Good morning :-)


Yes, Paul was over 60 when he died. I remember a tv programme from many years ago (now showing my age), when the late Patrick Troughton played the part of Paul. I always see his face when Paul is mentioned. Paul doesn't sound as though he was high in the handsome stakes :-D


Keep smiling

Man: What is a million years like to you?
God: Like one second.
Man: What is a million dollars like to you?
God: Like one penny.
Man: Can I have a penny?
God: Just a second.


Q: Who was the smallest man in the Bible?
A: King David because he was only 12 inches/30cms tall as he was a ruler.


Cx :-)

:-D :-D :-D :-DEmma <3

Jokes and history lessons :-D

He was much older than 29 when he died. He died in the reign of Nero so between 54 - 68 AD and I believe he was born around 1 AD.

He may have been related to King Herod, was a small, crooked legged man with a bald head. There are several descriptions of him as a very small man about 3 cubits (4 ft 6 ins roughly) with crooked legs and a shiny head.

Thank you Cynthia and others :-D <3 <3
I was pleasantly surprised to find there are many referances to Paul.
He was only 29 when he was beheaded at Rome.

It's a wonder the Catholic Church doesn't rank him with Peter.