saparris - 01 April 2009 09:54 AM

Perhaps we should stick to the more personal word “belief” when referring to individual points of view.

Then so volunteered “belief” it shall consequently be—one bright new ha’penny for your most profound thoughts, dear illustrious colleague?

Considering my deepest thoughts today, that would be more than generous if offered to me. Take it.

Don’t take it Sapparis!  Bandito won’t consider anything worthwhile for less than a guinea.

Respectfully, sir, I beg your upmost indulgence—rather one munificent British pound sterling, I humbly request, that’s just one paltry quid a guinea ’n’ a guinea bob or shilling more!

How about a euro-specimen?

(Bad joke.)

Not a bad joke at all. I don’t laugh a lot, but did with that one saparris !

Glad to help. Laughing at the lowest form of humor is good for the “sole.”

The so called comedy on TV I find to be just drivel.  Used to love the comedies of the past: Hogan’s Heroes, Barney Miller, etc. Guess I am just getting old, but the modern drivel
makes me nauseaus. Live alone so don’t get into much banter, hence not much laughter, so I appreciate it when it comes. Thanks.

Faith is everything in life. Whether it is related to God, or any materialistic possession. For me faith is every thing I have immense faith in supernatural power. I believe that they really exist in the world in any form.
Tia Smith
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No links to advertising, please.

Tia, if we wanted advertising we could turn on the television.  Your posts are welcome, your advertising is not. Please refrain.

Well put, Luke, ye of the newly colored and be-striped avatar.

(BLUSH)

Blushing is better than being vain, at least according to Solomon by way of the Bandito.

הכל הבל׃ hakkol hével Qohelet 1:2 “all (is) vanity” KJV loc. cit.

Perhaps no such profound assertion of Christian fidelity exists today as that best conveyed by our Koine Greek σύμβολον τῆς πίστεως or πιστεύω “Nicene Creed” 381 AD:

σταυρωθέντα τε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου καὶ παθόντα καὶ ταφέντα καὶ ἀναστάντα τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρα κατὰ τὰς γραφὰς καὶ ἀνελθόντα εἰς τοὺς οὐρανοὺς καὶ καθεζόμενον ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ πατρός

and ecclesiatical Latin version Symbolum Apostolorum or the Credo “Apostles’ Creed” since 710-714:

passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus et sepultus, descendit ad ínferos, tertia die resurrexit a mortuis, ascendit ad caelos, sedet ad dexteram Patris omnipotentis

[v. my complete post further down infra]