Virgie,

When they all sang happy birthday to me on the 29th, I sang along with them.

Phil.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "VIRGIE UNDERWOOD" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: List Character


> All right Phil,
> You just watch it buddy, it is getting deep in here and my hip boots are
> missing!
> Big evil grin, running for cover!
>
> Virgie and Lady Hoshi
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 4:39 PM
> Subject: Re: List Character
>
>
> > This list is the best I have ever seen.  That Phil Scovell is a peach of
a
> > fellow and a pillar of the community.  Why, I've never heard anyone as
> > smart
> > or as theologically deep as he is.  He is a spiritual giant, a walking
> > bible, and a blessing that I could never live without.  I wish he was
two
> > people so he could do twice as much.  He must be right up there at the
top
> > of the list as far as Jesus is concerned.  Clearing my throat now.  That
> > last one is correct.
> >
> > Phil.
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "MariJean" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 10:40 AM
> > Subject: Re: List Character
> >
> >
> >> This list is the best one I have EVER been on. I love all of you as
> >> if I have known you all my life!I could have used a family like this
> >> one when I was growing up.
> >>
> >> LOVE TO ALL, AND HUGS AND BLESSINGS,
> >>
> >> affectionately, purple
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 05:58 PM 3/13/2008, you wrote:
> >> >I believe she will reurnin the not too istant future.
> >> >
> >> >I love this list too and all of you.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >----- Original Message ----- From: "VIRGIE UNDERWOOD"
> >> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:23 AM
> >> >Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] List Character
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>Phil and everybody,
> >> >>I like this list just the way it is.  We can offer suppport to each
> >> >>other, laugh and cry together, and that is what I think this list
> >> >>should be.  If we are in need of a sermon I think we can get that
> >> >>here as well.  I am sorry Kathy left the list and I hope she will
> >> >>return some time in the future.
> >> >>
> >> >>Virgie and Lady Hoshi
> >> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Scovell"
<[log in to unmask]>
> >> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> >>Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 12:08 AM
> >> >>Subject: List Character
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>>I told Kathy, and I'll mention it here, that all the lists I have
> >> >>>owned
> > over
> >> >>>the years, and especially this one, I have not tried to govern the
> >> >>>personality or character of the list.  The ebb and flow of this list
> > swings
> >> >>>one way, and then the other, based upon where individuals are at any
> > given
> >> >>>moment in their walk with the Lord.  If it is to play, then people
> > play. If
> >> >>>it is to teach or share articles relative to daily Christian life,
> >> >>>then
> > such
> >> >>>articles appear.  If it is sadness, need for prayer, or
encouragement
> > due to
> >> >>>present circumstances, that's the direct echurch goes.  I have
always
> >> >>>intended echurch to be a support group rather than a Christian list
of
> >> >>>people trying to be a Christian, if you get my drift, so there is
why,
> > to
> >> >>>some degree, echurch looks as if it has no continuity.  If you want
> >> >>>structure, steady Bible teaching, rules and regulations, legalism,
> >> >>>Scriptural interpretation, counsel, Sunday school awards for perfect
> >> >>>attendance, you should either find such a church to attend or find a
> > mailing
> >> >>>list with exactly those types of list policies.  Yes, indeed, there
> >> >>>are
> > such
> >> >>>lists out there.  I am, of course, far from being your Christian
> > example but
> >> >>>I do personally know the One you should follow.  I own other lists
and
> > one,
> >> >>>blind exchange, I owned for about 10 years before giving it up to
> > someone
> >> >>>else.  That list I did work at keeping to the topic of blind related
> >> >>>information but, admittedly, it drifted off topic many times.
Echurch
> > has
> >> >>>never been anything other than a Christian support Group but it,
too,
> > drifts
> >> >>>off topic, as you well know.  I'm not trying to make anybody happy
> >> >>>here
> >> >>>because if Jesus can't do that, I dead sure can't.  Yes, sometimes
we
> > get
> >> >>>into a silly mode where we tell jokes.  Have you ever noticed how a
> > church
> >> >>>body of believers is quite similar?  Sure, there is the preaching
and
> >> >>>teaching time every Sunday but at least echurch has never taken an
> > offering.
> >> >>>I have never seen this list over 50 or 55 members and half of those
> > never
> >> >>>post or have set themselves to no mail.  So, we are a pretty small
> > bunch.
> >> >>>Oh, sure, I could work at building it to a couple of thousand
members.
> >> >>>Think of the email you'd be getting then every day.  I've been on
> >> >>>email
> >> >>>lists bigger than that.  What a mess.  Anyhow, echurch is you and me
> > being
> >> >>>Christians.  If Vicki or I ever think things are going astray, like
> > into
> >> >>>heresy, which one member a long time ago, by the way, tried not only
> >> >>>proselytizing but tried using list members as targets to adjust
their
> > Bible
> >> >>>theology to his cultish belief, we will speak up.  He was, and is, a
> > nice
> >> >>>guy but what he believed is heresy and I used Biblical documentation
> >> >>>to
> >> >>>refute what he was trying to promote on the list.  He eventually
left
> >> >>>peacefully.  So, like Bill O'Rilley always says, the spin stops here
> > because
> >> >>>we are looking out for you.  By the way Rhonda, I think that's what
it
> > means
> >> >>>to be your brother's keeper but Cain used it as an excuse to dodge
why
> > he
> >> >>>didn't know where his murdered brother Able, was whom he had killed.
> > As if
> >> >>>he thought God didn't know already.  There I go again, drifting off
> > topic.
> >> >>>So now you know what echurch is and is not.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Phil.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >--
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> >>
> >>
> >
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