Chester VanderZee

A good book is Beyond the cosmos,  by Hugh Ross ..very good on extra .dimensions.

Naturalist

This is still not "User Friendly" enuf.    too hard to find things.

I think that is why so few use it!

For instance: What does this mean?  Where do I find the 'marks' , etc.

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Today we've upgraded this feature to display:

1. a checkmark to show if you're already subscribed
2. an 'edit' button to modify an existing subscription (displays when you hover over the checkmark)

Here's how it looks:

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Most such sites have underlined 'go to' place one clicks on....to procede.

I never know where to find anything==I just good around and try something, but don't have a clue as to how or where anything is.

A good start...

Someone else opened thus: I will also--"hello Gilbert"---I recall your comments a couple of

times re'our ' class at Manhattan Christian....You mentioned couple of times my math

teaching...;base six...I thought that was interesting...

Blessings in your, {I assume}, volunteer work ...WE have done some of that also.

World renew; Habitat; CBI; Hope Haven, etc.

cvz

No, see my article under "faith development" or some similar topic.  [There are too many topics to choose from under the 'blog' section.]

Naturalist

I have used These Days, from Presbyterian group for several yrs . It is useful--get some diff ideas..

So called 'House visitation" is largely a waste of time---IFF conducted as most of the ones I experienced.
First a pair of embarrassed elders come and do small talk awhile.

Then: "well Hank, we better get started"

"you Pray"

then follows a canned Scripture, list of questions, eg., for the children: "do you love the Lord?" Sort of like "have you stopped beating your wife?" [What can the poor kid say?]
If the whole thing is a casual visit to find our where the people live, and what they are interested in...it could be useful.

I think the original author Means "accounting"--I know many churches do use different categories of members for the 'levy' of denoninational quotas [I know they are called recommendations, but some think of these as "levies".]  Because with fewer active members ones 'quota' is reduced.

"Church order" is one thing; common sense is sometimes another;

The idea of having an approved slate and then having the retiring officer 'pick' from the lot would be
[and is in many CRCs] preferable;...this avoids most of the politics that usually accompanies the most 'liked' candidate; I prefer letting the Lord pick the winner.

Very concise and thorough

Article...thanx...cvz

I John 4:15-16, read in newer version: these are amazing tho'ts....also very assuring when used with I Corinth 12:3b...Blessings...