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Hello - njresrie - 01-13-2023
Hi folks -- have been reading through Bible studies here and some of the discussions, hopping over from the Catacomb Resident blog, which was suggested to me by a friend. Grew up Southern Baptist but was disillusioned about denominations in my late teens (esp. after discovering CS Lewis and Francis Schaeffer), so journeyed through Bible churches trying to fit in and find a way to serve our Lord. Got a degree in agriculture, specializing more in soils and irrigation, with the ideal of working to help people in arid places have better yields, but while working at an ag research station, discovered that I was sort of handy with learning networking and very rudimentary programming on the new mid-size servers and PCs. Eventually became a Solaris systems administrator, and migrated to Linux with the changes in the telecom world that I ended up in. Got out of that extremely stressful environment after my father passed, and have been working on building arable soil out of caliche and to reduce the volume of stuff in the house.
The last few years I somehow started seeing the research different people were doing about the unbelievable state of our courts, legislative bodies, and the media. Perhaps this was because of still being shocked by the banksters paying no price for what unfolded in 2008; over time I had really started to notice the preponderence of the talmudists in the shenanigans. This was a painful realization after having been swimming in Evangelical worship of them for my whole life, but then it also made the Gospels seem like I had never read them before. Lately it has felt like we are living in similar days as when Jeremiah was preaching, and I have been wondering how the people who believed him ordered their lives before the judgement and invasions.
I listen to a lady (Rain Country Homestead) on YouTube who gives ideas and encouragement for gardening, dehydrating foods, sewing, etc., and noticed something interesting re: one of your internal topics (about reaching the churched "unwashed masses") that you might like to hear. There were many commenters on that video who expressed terrible loneliness from not being able to find Christian fellowship that is not name-it-and-claim-it or seeker-oriented, but truly Gospel oriented (and now I believe the correct term is Covenant -- still a newbie on this). All of them expressed surprise to find others who felt so lost for similar reasons; I guess the number of "lost sheep" is pretty large, and there is great need among so many. It seems like our Lord helps us to find such eddy pools as a rest from the careening tumult of the larger stream, and I am grateful -- maybe I can help.
My to-do list has included working on a Raspberry Pi to keep up my Linux skills to some degree, but I have been so focused on the paring-down, gardening, and some paper-crafts that I have not started that exercise so far. I have done many kinds of tasks on and with computers over the decades and have more free time than it sounds like others might have, if there are things that I might be able to help with.
Very honored to know about this gathering, and looking forward to joining the prayers, etc.
RE: Hello - Ed Hurst - 01-14-2023
What a marvelous testimony! We are blessed to have you on board. We pray that we are able to provide at least some semblance of the fellowship you have been seeking. I'll have to look up that Rain Country Homestead channel.
RE: Hello - davew9804 - 01-14-2023
Welcome to RF. My wife and I share your frustration with finding real Covenant fellowship in our community here in Indiana. RF has provided a place to learn and share and I will testify that it has been a a good experience. You can find my background here in this section under user name davew9804.
RE: Hello - njresrie - 01-14-2023
(01-14-2023, 06:31 AM)davew9804 Wrote: Welcome to RF. My wife and I share your frustration with finding real Covenant fellowship in our community here in Indiana. RF has provided a place to learn and share and I will testify that it has been a a good experience. You can find my background here in this section under user name davew9804.
Glad to meet you! I love the little bit of Indiana that I have seen. We had hoped to drive through there more, on the way to see the Great Lakes freighters, but life and lockdowns. Still hoping though!
RE: Hello - forrealone - 01-14-2023
Hi and welcome!
So nice to welcome another soul to our family. I live in North Carolina, not too far from Raleigh. Been here for 40 years now. I was born, christened, baptized and raised Eastern Byzantine Catholic. From Virginia in '77, I moved to Iowa with my new husband and the only catholic church was roman and that wasn't for me. I opened a KJV Bible for the first time in my life - growing up, reading the Bible as a layperson was frowned upon. Well, my life changed big time very quickly as the Lord opened my heart with His beautiful words.
I visited many churches, became convicted of certain truths from the Bible and now many years later, I live alone, and study on my own with my old Bible. I was given a blessing years ago when Father (unbeknownst to me) lead me to the home I still live in. It has grown up and I now have towering trees, a creek and oh so many critters that bring me joy and company.
So glad you came to visit and hope you stay; it's nice to "see" new faces!
God bless!
Linda
RE: Hello - njresrie - 01-14-2023
(01-14-2023, 03:39 PM)forrealone Wrote: Hi and welcome!
So nice to welcome another soul to our family. I live in North Carolina, not too far from Raleigh. Been here for 40 years now. I was born, christened, baptized and raised Eastern Byzantine Catholic. From Virginia in '77, I moved to Iowa with my new husband and the only catholic church was roman and that wasn't for me. I opened a KJV Bible for the first time in my life - growing up, reading the Bible as a layperson was frowned upon. Well, my life changed big time very quickly as the Lord opened my heart with His beautiful words.
I visited many churches, became convicted of certain truths from the Bible and now many years later, I live alone, and study on my own with my old Bible. I was given a blessing years ago when Father (unbeknownst to me) lead me to the home I still live in. It has grown up and I now have towering trees, a creek and oh so many critters that bring me joy and company.
So glad you came to visit and hope you stay; it's nice to "see" new faces!
God bless!
Linda
A great friend of mine used to live near Wilson, NC, and we were able to visit her there a few times (when we still lived in NJ), driving down the DelMarva. We enjoyed that drive so much, love the state. I know next to nothing about the Eastern Byzantine rite! but glad that you have had that guidance from our Father, and how lovely it sounds where you live! So glad to meet you; looking forward to hearing and reading more
RE: Hello - jaybreak - 01-17-2023
Hi NJ (I guess I'll call you that from now on unless you tell me otherwise)! Thanks for posting on this part of the forum. Glad to have you on board, and looking forward to the fellowship...as much as one can online.
RE: Hello - njresrie - 01-18-2023
(01-17-2023, 08:42 PM)jaybreak Wrote: Hi NJ (I guess I'll call you that from now on unless you tell me otherwise)! Thanks for posting on this part of the forum. Glad to have you on board, and looking forward to the fellowship...as much as one can online.
My name is Leslie (had a Thai friend in college who couldn't say my name and called me Resrie, which she would scream across the cafeteria when we were working there, which was pretty fun). My husband is Ron; so far he has looked at a few articles, but is much less of a "joiner" than I am. He is the one from NJ, Trenton/Lawrenceville area. I lived there almost 30 years, and loved the area, including PA! We drove around the eastern part of the state (PA) a lot, partially for train-watching (yay Altoona!)
Not to be pesky, just to let you know you and your sons are still in my prayers; i'll watch for your updates as you provide the group. Oh! today is prayer and fasting day, isn't it? Will go check if there is a list . . .
RE: Hello - jaybreak - 01-18-2023
(01-18-2023, 04:12 PM)njresrie Wrote:(01-17-2023, 08:42 PM)jaybreak Wrote: Hi NJ (I guess I'll call you that from now on unless you tell me otherwise)! Thanks for posting on this part of the forum. Glad to have you on board, and looking forward to the fellowship...as much as one can online.
My name is Leslie (had a Thai friend in college who couldn't say my name and called me Resrie, which she would scream across the cafeteria when we were working there, which was pretty fun). My husband is Ron; so far he has looked at a few articles, but is much less of a "joiner" than I am. He is the one from NJ, Trenton/Lawrenceville area. I lived there almost 30 years, and loved the area, including PA! We drove around the eastern part of the state (PA) a lot, partially for train-watching (yay Altoona!)
Not to be pesky, just to let you know you and your sons are still in my prayers; i'll watch for your updates as you provide the group. Oh! today is prayer and fasting day, isn't it? Will go check if there is a list . . .
Altoona isn't super far from where we are, which ~30 mins east of downtown Pittsburgh. My daughter was actually there (Altoona) last weekend for a comic book convention.
Say hi to Ron for us
RE: Hello - Benjamin - 01-31-2023
Hi Leslie (and Ron),
Benjamin here from southeast Indiana. Glad to make your acquaintance. Doesn't seem like a lot of us here, but we love, encourage and support each other and welcome you.