I don't think we should talk about age, should we now Brad?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad D" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: phill and sandys anniversary!
> Jen,
>
> Well? See/ I done proved my "over 40ness" Yes you are right Nov 5 is the
> day :). I'll blame my misunderstanding on the little Ja Ja Ja Ja Ja Jaws
> guy :)
>
> Brad
>
>
> At 08:14 PM 1/1/2008, you wrote:
>>brad, i thought your birthday was nov 5, the same as jeremy and my
>>anniversary... that's what i meant.
>>
>>Jenifer Gilley
>>Christ came that we may have life everlasting!
>> Email:
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>>msn-no email please:
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>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>>Behalf Of Brad D
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 9:05 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Re: phill and sandys anniversary!
>>
>>
>>Jen,
>>
>>Well now Jen, from that comment I would tend to think that you are over 40
>>yourself , you know, the memory thing. but, I know you aren't that, uh,
>>aged, :). My birthday is in November :). But I do have an anniversary a
>>few
>>days after your B-Day :).
>>
>>Brad
>>
>>At 07:41 PM 1/1/2008, you wrote:
>> >lol brad. thanks for the early b day wishes. and if i recall, your
>> >birthday is jeremy's and mine anniversary! lol!
>> >
>> >Jenifer Gilley
>> >Christ came that we may have life everlasting!
>> > Email:
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>> >msn-no email please:
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>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>> >Behalf Of Brad D
>> >Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 8:34 PM
>> >To: [log in to unmask]
>> >Subject: Re: phill and sandys anniversary!
>> >
>> >
>> >Happy birthday Jen and happy anniversary to Phil and Sandy. A few days
>> >early but Jen, when you're over fourty ya got to act on things when it
>> >is
>> >in the mind :). Notice I didn't include Phil and Sandy to that note,
>> >they
>> >already know :).
>> >
>> >Brad
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >At 07:22 PM 1/1/2008, you wrote:
>> > >Hey phil!
>> > >
>> > >You and sandy got married on my birthday! How cool is that! Or, i
>>should
>> > >say, i was born on your anniversary! lol!
>> > >
>> > >Jenifer Gilley
>> > >Christ came that we may have life everlasting!
>> > > Email:
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>> > >msn-no email please:
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>> > >
>> > >-----Original Message-----
>> > >From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>> > >Behalf Of Phil Scovell
>> > >Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 4:29 PM
>> > >To: [log in to unmask]
>> > >Subject: Give Me, Give Me
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >Although Sandy and I have almost been married for 37 years, well,
>> > >as of January the eighth of next month that is, I have just about
>> > >had it up to here with e harmony dot com advertisements. The
>> > >other day, while watching something on a satellite channel,
>> > >another one of their commercials came on. As I listened, I asked
>> > >myself, why don't they run a bunch of commercials of people who
>> > >got married, then divorced, or people who got together through
>> > >their online services, and then split up. Don't they know, or
>> > >don't we know, that it is often the case that opposites match and
>> > >not those who are 29 dimensions of compatibility? I mean, how
>> > >many years have these e harmony commercials been running? Three
>> > >maybe? Four? By the way, I have done a little research and
>> > >talked with singles who have logged on to e harmony looking for
>> > >someone compatible. One guy I pray with found a lady locally,
>> > >they dated a few times, and broke up. Another lady I pray with
>> > >from Indiana said some of the questions she had to fill out would
>> > >have classified her as a nut so she gave up and never did answer
>> > >all the question. Another lady in Arizona, who was living with a
>> > >man who was deeply into online and print pornography and weirded
>> > >out on dumb video games as a grown man, broke up with him because
>> > >she realized Jesus should be more important to her than what this
>> > >guy was doing for her, and to her, and guess what? He isn't even
>> > >a Christian, well, he says he got born again in high school, and a
>> > >chicken has lips, too, and he joined e harmony and is now dating a
>> > >gal locally. I wonder if e harmony has a question that asked,
>> > >"Are you addicted to pornography and video games?" Somehow, I
>> > >doubt it and besides, if a man was so addicted, do you honestly
>> > >think he'd admit to it when filling out the 29 dimensions of
>> > >compatibility report? I wouldn't, that's for sure, and I'm not
>> > >even addicted, to porno that is. Anyhow, I just wonder about such
>> > >things like this when watching some of these mega ministry shows,
>> > >and I used the correct word, shows, on TV who read all these
>> > >glowing reports of people who sent in their last 50 dollars and
>> > >got 5,000 dollars in return within 24 hours. I think, "Why don't
>> > >they read the letters of people who went bust after sending in
>> > >their last 50 dollars or who have written back and said, I want my
>> > >money back because you didn't make it work?" I know, I think
>> > >backwards about such things but maybe we should think about the
>> > >other aspects of such things, especially since e harmony is
>> > >supposed to be run by a Christian guy in the first place.
>> > >Wouldn't you think churches should be putting people together
>> > >instead of a freaking website making millions of dollars in the
>> > >first place or what? I was listening to a Christian network TV
>> > >show, there's that word again, the other day and the man and
>> > >woman, I didn't recognize who they were, were talking about how to
>> > >be blessed financially. Their suggestion, no, their divine
>> > >revelation, if you please, was based upon 200 freaking dollars. I
>> > >didn't even have 20 at the time so I was a sub standard Christian
>> > >apparently. However, they were reading dumb letters and telling
>> > >even dumber testimonies about people who sent in their last 200
>> > >dollars and how they were getting thousands of dollars in return
>> > >within a day or week. They were, of course, recommending you do
>> > >the same and not to your own church but to their ministry. No big
>> > >surprise there. I wanted to call their hot line for Jesus up and
>> > >say, "Hey, why don't you send me, and all your 5 million
>> > >listeners, 200 dollars a piece and let God bless you instead?
>> > >What is this, give me, give me, give me, theology you keep
>> > >preaching. Ain't you ever heard of giving?" I figured they'd
>> > >just hang up on me without sending me 200 dollars in the first
>> > >place so I skipped calling them. I think I told the story of my
>> > >mom calling me years ago, she is passed away now, and she and my
>> > >step dad, were attending the largest church in Denver. This
>> > >church, by the way, was one of the churches where, in their branch
>> > >ministry, a couple of people were shot and killed in recent weeks.
>> > >Anyhow, mom was really confused and had worry in her voice when
>> > >she called. She told me that this church, the previous Sunday
>> > >morning, passed out sealed envelopes, following a very passionate
>> > >sermon that was preached. People were asked not to open their
>> > >envelopes until they were instructed to do so. The sermon, of
>> > >course, was about financial blessings we can receive from God if
>> > >we are generous. It was probably, you go first, type of preaching
>> > >but that is just a cynical suggestion on my part. Anyhow, the
>> > >members, of which there were about 5,000 in attendance that
>> > >morning, when told to open their envelopes, each were given a 20
>> > >dollar bill. They were told that the church just wanted to bless
>> > >them financially and that they could return the money in the
>> > >offering next Sunday, if they liked, take their family out to
>> > >eat, by some ice cream, or do whatever they desired with the
>> > >money. If they think you can take your family out to eat for just
>> > >20 bucks, they have rocks in their head but I digress. I asked my
>> > >mom what she and my step dad were going to do with the money? She
>> > >said, "Well, we are going to give it back. What else?" Guess
>> > >what the offering was next Sunday? Mom told me that, based upon
>> > >the number of adults, and remember, out of 5,000 people in the
>> > >auditorium, there were lots of children, too, the total amount
>> > >the adults were given 20,000 dollars. Yes, indeedie. They done
>> > >announced this dollar amount from the pulpit. No, I have no idea
>> > >why they made such an announcement. I thought the Bible said not
>> > >to let the right hand no what the left hand is doing when it came
>> > >to money but maybe I have never understood that theology in the
>> > >first place. So, the next Sunday, the offering is taken and
>> > >quickly counted. The total was 30,000 dollars. Ain't that nice?
>> > >Mom said they put extra money in that next Sunday, too, besides
>> > >the 20 bucks they each got. Why? Well, shoot. Everyone wants
>> > >God to bless them financially. right? Anyhow, this is my way of
>> > >starting out the new year. I want everybody to send me 200
>> > >dollars. If you don't have that, I'll take 20 dollars. If you
>> > >don't have that, I'll take 2 dollars. If you don't have 2
>> > >dollars, I'll take a dollar. If you don't have even that much,
>> > >forget it. God won't bless you if you are that cheap.
>> > >
>> > >Phil.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >The Curse That Works Is The One We Believe
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>> >
>> >
>> >
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