Well, Phil,

I just so happen to agree with you on all points listed below! You is 
one grhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrhrate feller!


88's,

Miss Reeves.

At 02:39 PM 3/14/2008, Phil Scovell said:

>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.
>
>
>From: "MariJean" <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> > 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, Vicki said, I think:


> > >I believe she will reurnin the not too istant future.
> > >
> > >I love this list too and all of you.
> > >
> > >
>From: "VIRGIE UNDERWOOD"
> > >
> > >
> > >>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
>From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>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.