I swear the only geeks at my new place of work are me and Jeff. I told my team (all of three people, I admit) that I intend on dressing up as Kaylee Frye for Halloween, and nobody knew who that was
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We were sharing testimonies of faith in the college group, and I realized that I have never heard the testimonies of anyone in my family. Not my parents nor my brothers nor my sister-in-law nor anybody else. And this seems wrong.Did you "inherit" Christianity down one or both sides of your family tree? Because I don't remember ever hearing my parents give their "testimony" (my paternal grandmother has told me about hers, because she was the first Christian on that side of the family and it was a huge deal to her, changing around to raise her kids in the faith), nor my siblings. Nor, even, a lot of the kids I grew up around
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Well, my mom's testimony, such as I know, is kinda odd. Her mother (my Grammy) was born and raised Mennonite, but rebelled in her teens (probably fueled by her mother's death). By the time my Mom and her sister came along, they attended a Methodist church where, Mom says, they never actually preached the gospel.
Sometime during my mom's teen years, they moved back to Grammy's hometown, and started attending their ancestral church, and I believe that's where and when Mom became a Christian.
My dad was born and raised Mennonite. I guess I'm just curious as to when they actually made the commitment, and under what circumstances, and perhaps any other significant spiritual moments in their lives. My brothers, too. Funny stories can sometimes come out of the most traditional Christian households.
Of course I learned how much more there was to it as I got older, but it's weird telling this "testimony" in a group where half the people got saved out of broken homes or drugs or sex or straight-out rebellion. It took me years to be
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Got a nifty new phone. With all kinds of crazy features. Like a complete directory of the company. The scary part is we all have the ability to page the entire company at any time. You know someone, eventually, is going to do it for a prank.
You must be the first one to do this. I suggest the following, respectfullly snagged from the Smothers Brothers, who were in concert here last week, and whom I would sorely have loved to have seen, but I was working a show on the other side of the building, so I had to sneak into the back hallway and listen to them on the hallway sound system. Ehm:
Would the owner of a white Toyota . . . Thank you.
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Sometime during my mom's teen years, they moved back to Grammy's hometown, and started attending their ancestral church, and I believe that's where and when Mom became a Christian.
My dad was born and raised Mennonite. I guess I'm just curious as to when they actually made the commitment, and under what circumstances, and perhaps any other significant spiritual moments in their lives. My brothers, too. Funny stories can sometimes come out of the most traditional Christian households.
Of course I learned how much more there was to it as I got older, but it's weird telling this "testimony" in a group where half the people got saved out of broken homes or drugs or sex or straight-out rebellion. It took me years to be ( ... )
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You must be the first one to do this. I suggest the following, respectfullly snagged from the Smothers Brothers, who were in concert here last week, and whom I would sorely have loved to have seen, but I was working a show on the other side of the building, so I had to sneak into the back hallway and listen to them on the hallway sound system. Ehm:
Would the owner of a white Toyota . . . Thank you.
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