prisonchaplain

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150122/fbn-deflated-footballs-2d3a36fde7.html
 
Do we really want to teach our youth that cheating is okay, if you don't get caught?  Should they learn that when you are older, more professional, cheating gets a slap on the hand?  The Patriots cheated.  They should be disqualified.  The Super Bowl should feature the Seahawks vs. the Colts.  Amen.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150122/fbn-deflated-footballs-2d3a36fde7.html
 
Do we really want to teach our youth that cheating is okay, if you don't get caught?  Should they learn that when you are older, more professional, cheating gets a slap on the hand?  The Patriots cheated.  They should be disqualified.  The Super Bowl should feature the Seahawks vs. the Colts.  Amen.

Comparing the combat arts to cheating in sports is ludicrous and unworthy of further comment.
 
Yes, the Colts sucked...bad.  Deflated balls probably did not make a difference in the final outcome of the game.
 
However, there seems to be a pattern appearing with the Patriots.  That starts with the coach and the environment he fosters.  Ban Belicheck from the Super Bowl, hammer the club with massive fines, Belicheck with massive fines and loss of all draft picks.  Hit them harder then in 2007...clearly they did not learn their lesson.  11 of 12 balls underinflated is no coincidence.

I agree.  I was listening to Hannity the other day and he was basically saying that cheating is part of the game, and doing so in a way that doesn't get you caught is just part of "smart competition". 
 
I was highly disappointed.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150122/fbn-deflated-footballs-2d3a36fde7.html
 
Do we really want to teach our youth that cheating is okay, if you don't get caught?  Should they learn that when you are older, more professional, cheating gets a slap on the hand?  The Patriots cheated.  They should be disqualified.  The Super Bowl should feature the Seahawks vs. the Colts.  Amen.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150122/fbn-deflated-footballs-2d3a36fde7.html
 
Do we really want to teach our youth that cheating is okay, if you don't get caught?  Should they learn that when you are older, more professional, cheating gets a slap on the hand?  The Patriots cheated.  They should be disqualified.  The Super Bowl should feature the Seahawks vs. the Colts.  Amen.

Richie Rich

Of course not, we make perfect little congregations. 

22.  He's hungry (be hospitable) 

If you stopped altogether we would all miss you.

Palerider, it's Funkytown that adds the balance...he's the socialist.  Pam, I thought all true LDS were dry ... oh wait...you don't mean alcohol-free, do you? 

If these questions are doctrinal, then I'd say I was created out of nothing, and plan to spend eternity in the Heavenly Kingdom, ruling and reigning with Jesus, judging angels, worshipping, etc.  My desire is to offer to the LORD a 100-fold harvest, or a 5-talent return, and then to receive ever greater responsiblities.
 
If the questions are more pedestrian, I was born in Minneapolis, MN, raised in Seattle, and currently live in Federal Way, WA (a southern suburb of Seattle).  Again, I'm going to heaven after my season on this sod.
 
If the questions are financial, I'm somewhere in the American middle class, and would be most satisfied to simply maintain that.
 
If the questions are vocational, I will go where God sends me.  For now, that is continued service to "the least of these"--prisoners that God wants "set free"--at least in their relations with Him.
 
If the meanings are something else, I'm open to elaboration.
 
 

Physical prison chaplain...or spiritual?  The answer is yes--both.  I am an actual chaplain in a real prison.  Then again, all of us who are serious about our faith hope to influence others, and see them released from the spiritual prisons, to a closer walk with the Savior.
 
As for me not posting as much as I used to, perhaps I did more in my first couple of years because I had so many questions.  I still have some, but they are fewer.  Over time I've become content to listen hard, and only chime in on occasion.

Prison Chaplin, I have wondered about the origin of your handle. I narrowed it down to either a) you were/are a chaplin in a physical prison with convicts, or b) you try to spread the Good News to those who are in more of a spiritual prison due to a lack of Christ in their lives. :)
I have never wondered why you were here but am glad you are. I have wondered about things you've said, and on one occassion in particular a number of years ago that really frustrated me. But, it was nothing personal on your end, and I knew that at the time, just as I do now. :) I think we all wonder about what others say from time to time. I'm sure others have wondered about me. :) Such are the limitations of forum discussions versus face-to-face ones.
I do wish we heard from you on the forums as much as we used to.

Palerider, it's Funkytown that adds the balance...he's the socialist.  Pam, I thought all true LDS were dry ... oh wait...you don't mean alcohol-free, do you? 

I'm occasionally asked what a pentecosal preacher is doing hanging out at lds.net?  Especially--as a moderator!
 
A short answer is that I hope to, in my own feeble way, simulate the kind of discussions and friendships detailed by LDS thinkers like Robert Millet:  http://ldsmag.com/the-mormonevangelical-dialogue-one-effort-to-engage-persons-of-other-faiths/

Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians, like myself, would be very comfortable praying for guidance, direction, confirmation, and answers.  "Led by the Spirit" is a common refrain amongst us.  So, this would be one of those areas where the divide between us narrows significantly.

Fortune.  If I want fame I can use my fortune to buy it.
 
Japanese food or Korean?

My mind is now blown on two counts.  First, Funky Town is not a socialist.  I've been thinking he was for quite a long time now.  He just doesn't look the same as some guy with middle of the road views.  Second...that I could provide any kind of balance.  I'm considering printing this string out and bringing it to my family as some kind of evidence. 

My mind is now blown on two counts.  First, Funky Town is not a socialist.  I've been thinking he was for quite a long time now.  He just doesn't look the same as some guy with middle of the road views.  Second...that I could provide any kind of balance.  I'm considering printing this string out and bringing it to my family as some kind of evidence. 

I'm occasionally asked what a pentecosal preacher is doing hanging out at lds.net?  Especially--as a moderator!
 
A short answer is that I hope to, in my own feeble way, simulate the kind of discussions and friendships detailed by LDS thinkers like Robert Millet:  http://ldsmag.com/the-mormonevangelical-dialogue-one-effort-to-engage-persons-of-other-faiths/

WORSE!  I came back from making an order at Burger King, went to the table, bent down, and starting reciting the order to my 10 year old daughter, to make sure it was right.  About 30 seconds into this I look closer, and realize it's a 16-ish girl, in a BK uniform (probably on a break).  My daughter is in the next booth over snickering like crazy!
 
HYE been alone somewhere, and no one spoke English, and you didn't speak the local language?

Palerider, it's Funkytown that adds the balance...he's the socialist.  Pam, I thought all true LDS were dry ... oh wait...you don't mean alcohol-free, do you? 

If these questions are doctrinal, then I'd say I was created out of nothing, and plan to spend eternity in the Heavenly Kingdom, ruling and reigning with Jesus, judging angels, worshipping, etc.  My desire is to offer to the LORD a 100-fold harvest, or a 5-talent return, and then to receive ever greater responsiblities.
 
If the questions are more pedestrian, I was born in Minneapolis, MN, raised in Seattle, and currently live in Federal Way, WA (a southern suburb of Seattle).  Again, I'm going to heaven after my season on this sod.
 
If the questions are financial, I'm somewhere in the American middle class, and would be most satisfied to simply maintain that.
 
If the questions are vocational, I will go where God sends me.  For now, that is continued service to "the least of these"--prisoners that God wants "set free"--at least in their relations with Him.
 
If the meanings are something else, I'm open to elaboration.
 
 

I'm occasionally asked what a pentecosal preacher is doing hanging out at lds.net?  Especially--as a moderator!
 
A short answer is that I hope to, in my own feeble way, simulate the kind of discussions and friendships detailed by LDS thinkers like Robert Millet:  http://ldsmag.com/the-mormonevangelical-dialogue-one-effort-to-engage-persons-of-other-faiths/