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  • Birthday 12/18/1975

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  1. How did these dumb screwed up homeschooled kids get into a college level aeronautics class anyway?
  2. I'm sure that asking nicely will do the trick! He's a chaplain afterall! I would hope that a chaplain wouldn't be pulling rank!
  3. Yes and it doesn't help that new posts pop up on my google sidebar. I can't resist taking a peek at an intriguing post title!
  4. Thanks Staceyobu. I'm starting to understand a bit more. It does make sense, I'm just trying to piece it all together so I could explain it to someone else. Our Sunday school class is studying Romans and next week we will be having a discussion on predestination vs. free will and one of the ladies was getting all worked up about it this week so they told her to be prepared for the discussion next wee(she was a free will believer). I think I have all along, really believed in being chosen in some form or fashion, just never put in the words "elect". I guess it sounded too Mormon or something.
  5. Right--I didn't mean that sin doesn't apply to me, I just meant that if people are already condemned, what should they care? Party on, so to speak. I wouldn't have to worry about them as much as I do now. That's the part that kind of freaks me out a bit. For me though, it might explain things such as sexual sin that is so prevalent in our society.
  6. Are there different "brands" of reformists? Just curious b/c I was in Boston last week and saw a lot of the Vision Forum Reformation celebrants and they were all the Duggar type--long skirts, long hair etc. Obviously not the drinking, cigar smoking types. I would tend to follow more along that line(dress modestly, but not quite to that extreme and we don't drink, smoke etc--though we don't judge those that do it in moderation).
  7. Wow, I guess I'm on the verge of being a dark sider! For the first time, I have been reading the Bible chronologically without any other input and I have seen the plan of God worked out through the OT and NT. I've come to the conclusion, on my own through just reading and praying through the Word, that God does have a plan and He doles out Grace when He chooses and condemns when He chooses. I'm still not sure where evangelism comes into play(aren't there Reformed missionaries)? Would this just call to attention those "chosen" to acknowledge Him? The rest will just ignore the message? Also, if one believed in pre condemnation- well, that would explain a lot of the immoral behavior in our world--they were just born that way and I wouldn't need to worry about that. Seems harsh, I guess. I need to wrap my mind around it all a bit more. One thing I can say is that I became a Christian at age 8 and fell away for a long time. I was in so deep that it is a miracle that I am where I am today--is this that irresistable Grace? If we are chosen, even if we fall away at some point in our lives--we will always come back because it's God's plan for us? Is there false salvation(someone thinks they are saved, but are not?!) Does this view believe in loss of salvation? Like I know people that accepted Christ but in no way live a life that glorifies God and they no longer acknowledge Him. Does anyone have a single, specific, easy to understand book that might help this southern Baptist girl understand more? Hmm..if I embrace this thought--which I kind of already do--does that mean I'm attending the wrong church!? Sorry, so many questions.
  8. OH YUM! We just got back from Buffalo this week! My dh's family lives there. I love the food. We missed out on Beef on Wek this time around and I was sad about it! Nothing like that salty roll and horseradish. I did get a Ted's hotdog, Duff's pizza and wings, Anderson's custard, sponge candy, Eileen's donuts and we ate Italian at Chef's. Our own little Taste of Buffalo. It's always a gastric delight when we visit every few years!
  9. Just curious as to what dark siders and assimilation are in regard to your faith? I've never heard of this.
  10. I'm a freak about food borne illnesses. I would not eat that at all and would definitely not serve it to children. What if you had flies or anything land on it all night?! I wouldn't eat anything left out longer than maybe 2 hours max., probably less since I'm a freak.
  11. Thanks for your thoughts. I guess CT just looks close, thought we could live on the border or something if it was easier for homeschooling purposes. I guess my main concern was moving midyear and getting approval. Maybe it's not that big of a deal.
  12. I'm not sure. There are several mentions of ghosts in the Bible(people thinking that Jesus is a ghost several times--when he walks on water and after reserrection--what is their frame of reference)? I think the ghost of someone appears to Saul in the OT, but I forget who now. Anyway, I don't think ghosts are a good thing either way. I think it delves into evil in some way--possibly would pull someone away from the Lord. It's very interesting, but could lead to interest in death, other occult type things. I'd stay away.
  13. There is a possibility that we could move to Rhode Island in a little over a year. My husband is putting in an application to go to a Navy school in Newport. If he gets it, we would move mid school year. My dc would be 1st and 3rd grades and we'd only live there for a year. Would it be a pain getting approval mid year? Is homeschooling there as difficult as it sounds? Would it be worth it to try to live in CT and have dh commute? I just want to start thinking about it b/c dh doesn't have to apply to this particular school--it is just a good opportunity for him and for our family to see that side of the country. If it means giving up homeschooling, I do not want to go.
  14. I would say that 3 and 4 are perfect for after Frog and Toad. My dd just did Buffalo Bill easily and has started Prairie School--we're following the Emergent Reader schedule for HOD and it's been right on for dd.
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