Jbarrax

The King's Speech.

I can almost remember

The funny faces

That time you told me

That you were going to be marrying soon

Desperado?

Bingo!

another clue.

"It was all that Dan Marino's fault, everyone knows that. If he had held the ball, laces out, like he was supposed to, Ray would never have missed that kick. Dan Marino should die of gonorrhea and rot in hell. Would you like a cookie, son? "

Off topic.

Finkel! Einhorn! Finkle! Einhorn! Finkle, Einhorn..Finkle.... Einhorn...Quitter!

I think that's one of Joe Pesci's lines from Good Fellas.

"I'll be back"

Yeah. Back in the 80s I worked part time at a Target store. It was a Saturday. Busy morning. The system was...each department had a dept. head, a 40 hour regular, and the rest of us were part time. On this particular day, the 40 hour regular was in charge. By this time I'd worked there for awhile so the others knew I was a "Jesus freak" but thought I was OK. The 40 hour regular was not feeling well that day. He was preoccupied by having to do much work...setting up endcaps and other promotions. Whenever I was with him, five minutes wouldn't go by without him vocalizing how bad he felt. Said his stomach hurt.

So I finally asked him 3 questions: Do you believe in God? He said yes. Do you believe in healing? He said yes. Would you like me to pray for you? Mind you, we're on the floor and it's kind of busy, so this time he hesitates, shrugs smiling, and says, sure why not. So I prayed for him. Took about 10 seconds. He says that's it? I said yes. He goes his way and we separate. Five minutes later he walks up to me excited saying he felt much better. Wanted to know what I was into. Talk about witnessing with consent!

He said he was Catholic and that his mom made a good impression on him about faith stuff. Never came to a fellowship, but overall it left a good taste in my mouth. As for ministering one on one to another wayfer, I don't recall anything out in public; only at fellowship.

Great story Johniam. I've had a few similar experiences and one major healing received.

When I was working in radio sales, I had a coworker--the receptionist-- with an extreme earache. I asked her if she'd like me to pray for her and, of course, she was hesitant but accepted. I took her into a side office and ministered to her and she was immediately healed, and a bit confused.

During the same period, I went to visit a client and he had a scratched cornea. He was in so much pain that he couldn't carry on our meeting, so I offered to pray for him. He accepted and he wasn't immediately healed, so I told him a little about believing and maintaining a positive confession and left. He went back to the eye doctor that day or the next and the scratch was gone. He told me elatedly the next time I came in that his doctor said he'd never seen a scratched cornea heal that quickly.

I've recounted this before here, so here's the quick summary. I had sudden onset asthma throughout my childhood. Attacks would last days at a time during which all I could do was lie in bed and struggle for air. I had one during when I went home from college to Wheeling, WV for my Christmas break in 1982. My girlfriend/fiancee who had pushed me into PFAL was a W.O.w. in Cleveland that year. After my visit to Wheeling, I went to see her in Cleveland. The first day there I woke with an ashtma attack. She ministered to me and, in a matter of seconds, the attack went away and I've never had another one. That, in my opinion, is a major and miraculous case of healing.

Now as to the process, VP tried to make everything fit into his empirical box of "mathematical exactness and scientific precision." I think that's why he taught that you're supposed to ask for revelation first and added all those steps. Sixteen keys to walking by the spirit"? Get real! What about walking in love and looking for ways to bless people?

Anyway, I believe that the way it works is mostly by inspiration. God inspires you to offer healing when He knows that person will receive it. He inspires what you say and do and how you say and do it. Because He knows what that person needs to hear in order to trigger faith, relax them, or just eliminate their self consciousness.

Here's an example. When I was a WOW in Houston, one of our fellowship members had some kind of stomach ailment after twig and she asked me to minister to her. I started to pray for her and was inspired to do some really silly things. I put my hand on her forehead and pretended I was looking down into her stomach, used a kind of Foghorn Leghorn voice and told God it was all messed up down there. Anyway it was pretty goofy and certainly not in line with VP's process. But it worked and she felt better afterwards.

New York, New York? Is there such a movie?

The movie's not familiar, but the clues are. That is to say, I think we've done this one before.

Oooh, I think that's Emerson Lake and Palmer. I think the song title is Come and See the Show. Not sure about that though.

You're both right. :-) Jeff Goldbloom said it as Dr. Malcolm in both of the first two Jurassic Park movies. He said the same line in Independence Day as they were blasting off from the exploding alien mothership.

Liar Liar.

This next clue is a memorable line that one actor used on three different movies. Any of the three will be considered correct. You get a gold star if you can also name the actor.

Must go faster.

Cheap Trick Surrender.

FREE POST!

I think sin consciousness and licentiousness can both be taken to extremes. And, imho, the Way and the Catholic Church are good examples.

We all know about VP's licentiousness and the extremes to which he went to break down people's resistance to his immoral behavior. He justified that by preaching about the dangers of sin consciousness.

On the other hand, there are many who have rebelled, not only against Catholicism, but against Christianity as a whole because of the extremes of sin and condemnation Catholicism presents. George Carlin comes to mind. In his 'sortabiography' he says that the idea that a loving God would condemn a person to an eternity in hell because they missed mass (or committed some other mortal sin) was something he couldn't get around.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this still a Catholic doctrine?

When I woke up Mom and Dad were rollin on the couch

I'm sure I'll slap my forehead when it's revealed, but for the life of me, I can't remember that flick.

Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright. They just seem a little weird.

Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel

Thanks a bunch, Skyrider! I'll check those out. :-)

Kit. No apology required. I appreciate your honesty. You make very good points.

Merry Christmas and God bless!

@ excathedra.

Sorry to hear you're feeling blue. :(

I understand. My family is having a heavy Christmas season too.

You pray for us and we'll pray for you.

That wasn't intended to be a poem, it just came out that way.

@ KitSober.

Geez Kit I figured if anyone would agree with me it would be you. So the way you see it, my mind is still infected with a "steal-kill-destroy" cult mentality eh? Thanks for the support. Well, that's what I get for asking. :)

Maybe you're right. I'll give it prayerful consideration.

Sounds credible to me HAP. I'll bet bullion to bratwurst VP made up the whole story.