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Comment on IE7 Issues by Steffen

Steffen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:44:34 +0000

Thanks man, you saved me a lot of hassle. :) I had to fix some JS code for IE7 and didn’t know why the elements weren’t positioned like in the other browsers. Your code did the trick.

Comment on One Handed by Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:23:03 +0000

Okay, I was just writing on my blog….asking this question…????? WHAT KIND OF A PERSON PUTS THE CUTCO KNIVES “SHARP SIDE UP” INTO THE DISHWASHER??…MAKES ME THINK SOMEONE IS TRYING TO INJURE ME!
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Comment on My Testimony by Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:23:28 +0000

Dear Brian,
I praise God that you have come through all of your investigations into other religions as well as your years in the SDA church and school system still believing in our Savior, Jesus Christ!
I, too, was born and raised SDA, and was a faculty kid at Blue Mt Academy in PA. My first 6 years of schooling were in the public school system. I started church school in 7th grade when my mother began working in the cafeteria there. We had moved away from all other family, and since she worked from dawn till dusk, my sister and I were left to raise ourselves until my dad joined us after our first summer alone.
I can remember conducting Sabbath School for neighborhood children in our garage, teaching them our weekly memory verses and lessons, and the songs we sang each week from 1st grade up.
I am Frank Dauns’ mother, and did not begin to question doctrine and teachings until I was nearly 40 years old. It was drummed into our heads that we were part of the remnant church, the one and only TRUE church, and it was sacreligous and a grave sin to question anything to do with the church.
EG White’s plagarism did not become a big issue until I was attending Southern Missionary College (now Southern University), and there were several seminars for SDA workers regarding Desmond Ford and others, too. I did not attend those meetings although students were encouraged to do so, therefore did not understand the issues raised.
I did learn that my Bible Doctrines teacher from academy was sent off to a little known school because he did not teach “correct” doctrine to us, and he was “encouraged” to study and bring his teachings into line with those of the church. I remember several students well versed students in SDA doctrine questioning him in class, and even arguing points with him.
Frank and his sister, Ali, were the catalyst for me to begin researching and studying for myself to find answers to my questions of a lifetime. Their minds were far ahead of mine in their search for truth.
It wasn’t until around 1990 that I finally turned in my letter of resignation to the church. In it I pointed out how the church I was attending strongly resembled a dysfunctional family in that the head of the family (leaders of the church) dictated their beliefs, refused to allow any questioning, and did their best to cover up any rebellion and unrest from the rest of the world, in order to present a united and perfect front to the “outside world”, much to the detriment of their members and organization.
There have been very few times that I have attended SDA services since then, and doubt that I ever will again. I was terribly uncomfortable when I was there, especially when sermons were based on EG White and not the Holy Scriptures.
For several years afterward I attended churches that believed in the “Baptism of the Holy Spirit” evidenced by “Speaking in a personal prayer language (tongues)”, and being “slain in the Spirit.” I had resolved that those things would never happen to me, but surprisingly, it was beyond my power to prevent being “slain” and falling to the floor, as well as “Praying in the Spirit.” I wondered about the power that would overcome my strength and resolve to keep my mouth shut, and I would find myself jabbering away like everyone else. Since I had found peace and love in that congregation I concluded it had to be from God.
It was quite a journey for me, studying my way out of the SDA system after 2 years of elementary school, 4 years of academy, and another 4 years of college, completing my degree through Atlantic Union College,along with my children, who still have difficulty understanding my fear of questioning the do’s and don’ts of the church; and of not living according to the “rules” of EG White.
I, too, read The White Lie, by Rea which my son had given me, along with a couple of other books. It was not until I was able to get past the belief that Ellen White was THE “True Prophet” of the church, that I was able to tackle the other beliefs that were bothering me.
Thank you for sharing your testimony. Many of us have followed similar paths getting free from the SDA cult, many of us old enough to be your parents, and 4th generation SDA’s.
For several years I lived with a burden of guilt because I had spent 12 years helping to teach children in grades 1 through 4, those “Rules” and the lists of Do and Don’t. Finally a friend pointed out to me that I had done so in all innocence, and that God would send the Holy Spirit to lead them into the truth of the Bible.
I praise God for the freedom I have found in the precious blood of Jesus shed so long ago on the cross for me!

Comment on One Handed by Ben Hall

Ben Hall — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:53:44 +0000

Haha yeah I’m a sales rep for Cutco and yes they really are that sharp. I was letting my friend cut an apple with the paring knive and she just SHWICKED it toward herself. I knew what was gonna happen too, and it happened. She was being careless and wound up slashing her wrist with it and then I had to take her to the hospital to get 12 stitches. Almost everyone I have sold cutco to has what they call “cutco scars”

Comment on CSS max-width by Demere

Demere — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:42:29 +0000

Omg! This is the coolest ever. I’m a Firefox girl but have to use IE and, boy, is it s-o m-u-c-h t-r-o-u-b-l-e. You saved my layout! Thank you!

Comment on Sheepology Update by brianglass

brianglass — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:59:50 +0000

Dan,

I reset the demo password. It should be OK now.

Comment on Sheepology Update by Dan May

Dan May — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:17:40 +0000

Hey Brian. I’ve enjoyed reading some of your sites today. I’ve also toyed with the idea of making some church management software, but decided that unless I was going to commit full time to it, it would probably be a pretty poor project. I think that my home church would benefit greatly from something like it, too. If I were to write one, it would probably be a LAMP project, but from what I know of Django, it is probably an easier fit. I’d love to get in and take a look at your demo, but someone seems to have changed the password. Is there any way you could reset it?

Comment on Church Community Builder vs. Fellowship One by Steve Caton

Steve Caton — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:57:25 +0000

Doug, I would be curious to hear your thoughts about the “social” aspects of CCB subsequent to the updates that have rolled out this year, particularly this week.

Click below for update on the social enhancements.

http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/3029311183.html

Thanks!

Comment on Church Community Builder vs. Fellowship One by Samuel

Samuel — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:29:00 +0000

It isn’t really made to be a ChMS, but The City looks like a great tool for community building that can replace some (not all) traditional CMS functionality.

Comment on Sheepology Updates by brianglass

brianglass — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:42:53 +0000

Drew,

It’s just in development right now.

I had a sudden desire to add content management support earlier this week so that’s what I’m now working on. The church I’m currently attending has a need for this.

Being at a newspaper I have had a fair amount of exposure to full-fledged publishing systems – JazBox and Ellington. I’m not terribly happy with either. Not that I can do better, but I might as well try my hand.

The system I liked best so far is actually Bricolage, but it’s a pain to setup and not very user friendly.