[Faith-talk] being healed from blindness

Poppa Bear heavens4real at gmail.com
Thu Dec 19 02:31:57 UTC 2013


Well, your doing pretty good I'm thinking. What style of music do you listen 
to? I or others on the list may be able to make some suggestions in that 
area.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephanie" <naturelovingmom at gmail.com>
To: <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness


> 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
>
>>
>>
>> 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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