Sounds like our church! How many changes of clothes do you think refugees from Africa have:?! I wonder what people wore when they went to Jesus for help when he walked the earth? I bet it was just as mixed a bag as what we are describing. :) Is it better to play dress up before God, or to admit we are but beggars in His presence? Blessings, Randy Bill burns wrote: > DW, OldTown is an outreach church with a diverse socio-economic congregation. When I look over the group I see suits/ties, nice dresses, soiled clothes, some with holes others that are thread bare. And for the life of me I can't tell who God loves best because I think he really doesn't care about the clothes. And, most of the people I see are wearing the best they have. > > Bottom line I don't know whats appropriate for church other than a person doing and wearing what they have. It is important they are there!! > > Bill Burns > Old Town Soup Kitchen > 600 Gratiot St. > Saginaw, Michigan 48602 989.791.4549 or cell 989.220.6228 > > > --- On Wed, 7/9/08, David Warner <dwarner@...> wrote: > > >> From: David Warner <dwarner@...> >> Subject: RE: [PastorsForum] Why should the devil have all the good music? >> To: pastorsforum@... >> Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 4:23 PM >> So, Jerry L, ... >> >> Which threads, stitches, and cuffs belong to the devil? Or >> do you think all >> clothing are appropriate to wear or not wear when gathering >> as a church for >> worship? Do you let your wife "preach" in a >> bikini? Do you have a nudist >> church or are some things not appropriate??? >> >> DW >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jerry Lewis [mailto:jlew0@...] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 2:24 PM >> To: pastorsforum@... >> Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] Why should the devil have all >> the good music? >> >> So, DW, .... >> >> Which notes, chords, and keys belong to the Devil and which >> ones belong to >> the Lord???? >> >> Jerry >> "Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; >> or to say, Rise up >> and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath >> power upon earth to >> forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say >> unto thee, Arise, >> and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. And >> immediately he rose up >> before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed >> to his own house, >> >> glorifying God." (Luke 5:23-25). >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David Warner" <dwarner@...> >> To: <pastorsforum@...> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:50 PM >> Subject: RE: [PastorsForum] Why should the devil have all >> the good music? >> >> >> >>> The answer is not to steal the devil's music in >>> >> the name of the Lord, but >> >>> to >>> write good, gospel, God honoring music while Holy >>> >> Spirit filled. It >> >>> answers >>> the same question asked but provides a Biblical >>> >> response and not a fleshly >> >>> response. >>> >>> You do not have to import the world into the church in >>> >> order to have a >> >>> shoutin' good time. >>> >>> DW >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: shieldwolf@... [mailto:shieldwolf@...] >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:23 PM >>> To: pastorsforum@... >>> Subject: [PastorsForum] Why should the devil have all >>> >> the good music? >> >>> An interesting article on the history of that >>> >> statement. >> >>> Also, it appears the Baptist's beloved Fanny >>> >> Crosby also thought the same: >> >> http://www.apologetix.com/faq/faq-detail.php?faq_q_id=89 >> >>> And this shows the practice is quite, quite old: >>> http://www.soton.ac.uk/~wpwt/notes/contraf.htm >>> >>> Blessings, >>> Randy >>> >>> To subscribe, send a message to: >>> >> pastorsforum-join@... >> >>> To unsubscribe, send a message to: >>> >> pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... >> >>> To subscribe, send a message to: >>> >> pastorsforum-join@... >> >>> To unsubscribe, send a message to: >>> >> pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... >> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.7/1542 - >>> >> Release Date: 7/9/2008 >> >>> 6:50 AM >>> >>> >>> >>> >> To subscribe, send a message to: >> pastorsforum-join@... >> >> To unsubscribe, send a message to: >> pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... >> >> To subscribe, send a message to: >> pastorsforum-join@... >> >> To unsubscribe, send a message to: >> pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... >> > > To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... > > To unsubscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 270.4.5/1537 - Release Date: 7/6/2008 5:26 AM > -- Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. -- Mark Twain