Blessings of paying tithes.

Post by **_Ren** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:04 pm

Imwashingmypirate wrote:Are you British Ren?

Yeap. Haven't had beans on toast in a long time. My student (and missionary! :D ) days are long gone...
But I remember it all too well...

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:15 pm

Beans and Toast....one of the things I do not miss. I still wonder....who sat down one day and thought this was a great idea?

Post by **_Ren** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:19 pm

The Nehor wrote:I still wonder....who sat down one day and thought this was a great idea?

Probably the same guy who came up with Marmite.

I offered a bit of that to a Sister at the MTC. She acted like she was choking to death.
Funny stuff. (Well, when I realised she was going to live...)

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:21 pm

RenegadeOfPhunk wrote:
The Nehor wrote:I still wonder....who sat down one day and thought this was a great idea?

Probably the same guy who came up with Marmite.

I offered a bit of that to a Sister at the MTC. She acted like she was choking to death.
Funny stuff. (Well, when I realised she was going to live...)

Oh, that stuff is gross. Yuck.

Post by **_skippy the dead** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:21 pm

RenegadeOfPhunk wrote:
The Nehor wrote:I still wonder....who sat down one day and thought this was a great idea?

Have you tried Marmite?

I offered a bit to a Sister at the MTC. She acted like she was choking to death.
Funny stuff. (Well, when I realised she was going to live...)

It sounds just as good as vegemite. Boy wasn't I surprised when I slathered that on my toast in Tasmania (it looked like apple butter, but that's definitely not what it tasted like!).

Post by **_Ren** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:24 pm

The Nehor wrote:Oh, that stuff is gross. Yuck.

Heathen.

skippy the dead wrote:It sounds just as good as vegemite. Boy wasn't I surprised when I slathered that on my toast in Tasmania (it looked like apple butter, but that's definitely not what it tasted like!).

Yeah - very similar to the Aussie stuff. Yeah, I think the Sister at the MTC spread it on a little too thick...
...and combined with not expecting 'that'...! :D

Post by **_John Larsen** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:25 pm

There is no money magic. If there were, there would final be irrefutable proof that God exists. If you pay your tithing and get a sudden windfall one of two things happened:

1. You forgot you had a sum of money coming to you, and I don’t think God’s majesty is manifest in your forgetfulness.

2. You just received money that wasn’t due to you, in which case you should return it.

John

Post by **_Imwashingmypirate** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:37 pm

The only positive thing I can say about Marmite is that it is good for making gravy. I like scrambled egg on toast. That is good.

Post by **_The Nehor** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:41 pm

John Larsen wrote:There is no money magic. If there were, there would final be irrefutable proof that God exists. If you pay your tithing and get a sudden windfall one of two things happened:

1. You forgot you had a sum of money coming to you, and I don’t think God’s majesty is manifest in your forgetfulness.

2. You just received money that wasn’t due to you, in which case you should return it.

John

How about when a relative decided out of the blue to give me 10 grand? Where does that fit in?

Post by **_John Larsen** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:43 pm

The Nehor wrote:
John Larsen wrote:There is no money magic. If there were, there would final be irrefutable proof that God exists. If you pay your tithing and get a sudden windfall one of two things happened:

1. You forgot you had a sum of money coming to you, and I don’t think God’s majesty is manifest in your forgetfulness.

2. You just received money that wasn’t due to you, in which case you should return it.

John

How about when a relative decided out of the blue to give me 10 grand? Where does that fit in?

I think you just said it. "A relative decided out of the blue to give". what more explanation do you need? Do you think God interfered with the free will of this individual for your monetary gain?

John