[Faith-talk] being healed from blindness

Thu Dec 19 02:21:08 UTC 2013

I'm subscribed to most of those.
Steph

----- Original Message -----
From: Poppa Bear <heavens4real at gmail.com>
To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, December 19, 2013 12:15 pm
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness

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> I notice many women are encouraged by Joyce Myer ministries. I listen to 
> alot of Focus on the Family, Chuck Swindaul/Insight for living and Walk in 
> the word with James Mcdonald. I read more than I listen to messeges alot of 
> the time though.
> Blessings, if you need, I will dig up their websights.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stephanie" <naturelovingmom at gmail.com>
> To: <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 4:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness
> 
> 
> > Wow, that's amazing. By the way, does anyone know of some good christian 
> > podcasts?
> > Steph
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Maureen Pranghofer <maureensmusic at comcast.net>
> > To: "Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion" 
> > <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Date: Thursday, December 19, 2013 1:28 am
> > Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Your church sounds lots like ours.  It's a large church, about 5000 
> >> members
> >> and they say right off the bat "If you want to get connected, become
> >> involved, people won't come to you."  Consequently I have written music 
> >> for
> >> the church, was on worship team for years, have contributed and been in
> >> Bible studies, am the scheduler for a ministry doing home repair to 
> >> widows
> >> and abused women and disabled folks, am a hospital and nursing home 
> >> visitor
> >> and in a prayer group.  My husband is taking his 7th trip to Haiti where 
> >> the
> >> church built a home for disabled children.  Even though he is in a
> >> wheelchair and born with no arms they let him do this.  So we enjoy 
> >> giving.
> >> The church had done lots of ome mantainance things for us, put up our
> >> Christmas tree, has youth come once a month to help with whatever we have
> >> need of doing, provided me a reader, and as been involved in our lives in 
> >> so
> >> many ways but it's because the church is not the organization, leadership 
> >> or
> >> building it's the people.  We do exposatory preaching working our way
> >> through Bible books week after week just a few verses at a time.  Took 
> >> the
> >> congregation 5 years to study Matthew.  Maybe there is a relationship
> >> between ow the church is in the Word and the way people are treated, 
> >> don't
> >> know just wondering.  I apologize for this being so long.
> >> Maureen
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message----- 
> >> From: Poppa Bear
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 10:13 PM
> >> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
> >> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness
> >>
> >> This is all diffirent for me and sounds a little odd because in my case I 
> >> am
> >> usually the care taker for those around me, I invite those who have less
> >> over for dinner, xmas, and Thanksgiving. We end up being a small refuge 
> >> for
> >> quite a few families and have a couple give and take open door 
> >> relationships
> >> with members of my Church. I have a gentlemen  who is faithful as a
> >> grandfather clock to call me every friday to see if I want to go to the 
> >> mens
> >> breakfast and pick me up bright and early every time. Another lady picks 
> >> up
> >> my girls every morning to take them to the Christian school. The thing is
> >> that our Pastor really drives home the point of living out active 
> >> Christian
> >> lives that consist of faithful Christian service that leads to great
> >> oppertunities to love and bless others and as people start to listen to 
> >> his
> >> preaching from the word they find that the truth that "it is better to 
> >> give
> >> then to receive" is a faithful and tru promis. Never the less I am sure 
> >> that
> >> there are plenty of broken and lonely hearts in my Church just dying for 
> >> a
> >> closer relationship with somebody in the body.
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
> >> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
> >> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 5:10 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness
> >>
> >>
> >> > Unforchantely, that is all to comon place. RJ
> >> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> > From: "Paul" <oilofgladness47 at gmail.com>
> >> > To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
> >> > <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 9:02 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> I've an answer to this problem about the church pitying us because of 
> >> >> our
> >> >> blindness, and I read this statement many years ago in a book about 
> >> >> blind
> >> >> welfare from the RNIB.  The main reason, as I and the author of the 
> >> >> book
> >> >> see it, is that there is yet no practical substitution to the human 
> >> >> eye.
> >> >> For some deaf and hard of hearing people there is the cochlear implant
> >> >> and for people who have lost limbs or arms there are artificial ones
> >> >> which, although naturally not like the originals in their totality,
> >> >> nevertheless work to some extent.  Unfortunately even in my church, 
> >> >> even
> >> >> though they don't pity me, no one will invite me over to their place 
> >> >> for
> >> >> a meal and some good conversation.  This happened after our 
> >> >> Thanksgiving
> >> >> Day service, and I pray it won't happen after Christmas Day services
> >> >> either.  Hope that was an adequate explanation.  Paul
> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> >> From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
> >> >> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
> >> >> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 7:53 PM
> >> >> Subject: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>> Dear list, First, as someone wi!th a doctorate in theology, I must 
> >> >>> say
> >> >>> I've not seen anywhere in scripture Christ refur to blindness as
> >> >>> something to be looked upon as evil, and yet, the church tens to pity
> >> >>> us. I've not seen this in my own church thank the Lord, but I know 
> >> >>> some
> >> >>> of you have. God allowed to be blind, and I don't need some faulse
> >> >>> teacher to tell me to claim my healing, just so they can bum money 
> >> >>> off
> >> >>> me
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