Bible-beater pilots

Hi Jay,
Like you, I was raised Hyper-Catholic in Iowa. I'm honored to
stay that I am a Christian and still Catholic. My bride is Protestant
and also devoutly Christian. I must honestly say that I still
struggle on a daily basis as much as any person who doesn't claim
strong religious convictions. I'm flawed because I'm human. I
personally feel uncomforable with being so overt that I appear to be
pushing my own beliefs and practices on others. Everyone is different
and their methods of evangalism reflect their own personalities. I'd
just like to try and explain your lunch companions' actions as I
understand them.
They feel a strong conviction to share the Lord's message with
folks who don't believe. They are going to a casino rather than a
church just as Jesus hung out with tax collectors and other 'sinners'
that the organized religious leaders viewed as not worthy. I imagine
that your lunch companions felt the same way about talking to you
about Christ as they would about warning you to prevent you from
accidentally stepping into traffic. You may not see it that way, and
most of the other poster's either.
I don't intend to pass judgement on others, as I fail on a pretty
regular basis. However, I also don't think I should avoid telling
others that I am a Christian for fear that they might be offended.
Don't be surprized if someday your own children are plying you with
the same style evangalism you experienced in the casino. God works in
ways we don't often understand.

Brian Cox
Pilot, and (I guess) Bible Beater

Brian Cox
Pilot, and (I guess) Bible Beater

Bible Beaters are fine.

It's the Floor Floppers who are a pain. But, whatever floats their Ark.

--
Montblack

They feel a strong conviction to share the Lord's message with
folks who don't believe. They are going to a casino rather than a
church just as Jesus hung out with tax collectors and other 'sinners'

The funny thing is, neither Mary nor I gamble. We ONLY go to the casino
because:

a) They pick us up for free
b) The buffet is great! (And cheap!)

Once I told the Real Estate guy that fact, he seemed quite gratified. It
did not, however, sate his desire to preach.

Personally, I feel that we work too damned hard for our money to donate it
to organized criminals.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On 2003-11-21 12:45:01 -0800, "Jay Honeck" said

Personally, I feel that we work too damned hard for our money to donate i
to organized criminals

Oh, give it a rest already, Jay. Just because a few big names have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar, you think that every church in the world is an organization of criminals? Gimme a break

And you know, if this is the worst thing that's ever happened to you (and you seem to act as if it was), then your life could be a whole lot worse

In article , Larry Fransson
wrote:

On 2003-11-21 12:45:01 -0800, "Jay Honeck" said:
Personally, I feel that we work too damned hard for our money to donate it
to organized criminals.

Oh, give it a rest already, Jay. Just because a few
big names have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar, you think that
every church in the world is an organization of criminals? Gimme a break.And
you know, if this is the worst thing that's ever happened to you (and you
seem to act as if it was), then your life could be a whole lot worse.

Who said he was referring to a religion?
He's talking about the government.

On 2003-11-21 13:26:58 -0800, EDR said

Who said he was referring to a religion
He's talking about the government

Oops, my bad. I see that now. But I don't think he's talking about the government. He gives his money to the government whether he wants to or not. I think he was referring to the casino...

Oh, give it a rest already, Jay. Just because a few
big names have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar, you think
that
every church in the world is an organization of criminals? Gimme a
break.And
you know, if this is the worst thing that's ever happened to you (and
you
seem to act as if it was), then your life could be a whole lot worse.

Dude, I was talking about the *casino*...

Sheesh...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Personally, I feel that we work too damned hard for our money to donate
it
to organized criminals.

Oh, give it a rest already, Jay. Just because a few big names have been
caught with their hands in the cookie jar, you think that every church in
the world is an organization of criminals? Gimme a break.

L O ****ing L! You assumed he was talking about the church too, eh? :-D

On 2003-11-21 14:42:49 -0800, "John Harlow" said

You assumed he was talking about the church too, eh? :-

That is what the thread has been all about, so yeah, I missed the shift

I think he was talking about the casino owners.

A lil touchy...no?

mike regish
"Larry Fransson" wrote in message
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On 2003-11-21 12:45:01 -0800, "Jay Honeck"
said:

Personally, I feel that we work too damned hard for our money to donate
it
to organized criminals.

Oh, give it a rest already, Jay. Just because a few big names have been
caught with their hands in the cookie jar, you think that every church in
the world is an organization of criminals? Gimme a break.

And you know, if this is the worst thing that's ever happened to you (and
you seem to act as if it was), then your life could be a whole lot worse.