Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

[Johny Joe Hold]

A common theme one reads is about people who suffer at Christmastime with loneliness and broken hearts. It is said the holidays are the worst period of the year for them. For some, it is the first Christmas since a loved one died. Others have outlived family and friends. Some never married and have no one remaining in their lives.

Some churches hold a big Christmas Dinner for shut ins and people with nowhere else to go. We don't do that at Landover Baptist.

At Landover Baptist, we want lonely people to spend the holiday reflecting on their sin. Sure, a lot of such folks lived good lives. Did they, however, measure up to what Jesus expects of them? Did they tithe faithfully? Did they have sinful lust or thoughts of lust?

If you are lonely this Christmas, think of it as an opportunity. You, too, can make progress against the sin in your life.

Merry Christmas.

Johny Joe Hold, Mayor

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

Some say that Christmas is the loneliest time of the year. It isn't. The loneliest time is the in-between time from Christmas to New Year, knowing that the long nights will pass slowly until another New Year's Eve spent alone. A bleak January follows with only the hope of Groundhog Day for sustenance and possibly 2 months of winter isolation. Things pick up with the mere disappointment of Valentine's Day.

Use the time wisely to reflect on poor life decisions.

[Gable Ballunder]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

Some say that Christmas is the loneliest time of the year. It isn't. The loneliest time is the in-between time from Christmas to New Year, knowing that the long nights will pass slowly until another New Year's Eve spent alone. A bleak January follows with only the hope of Groundhog Day for sustenance and possibly 2 months of winter isolation. Things pick up with the mere disappointment of Valentine's Day.

Use the time wisely to reflect on poor life decisions.

How can anyone feel alone when the Lord is with you?

1 Kings 8:57 - The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:

[Johny Joe Hold]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

How can anyone feel alone when the Lord is with you?
1 Kings 8:57 - The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:

That Scripture does give us the answer. One who believes is technically not alone. Yet, for whatever reason, a person may not be happy while alone. That is why any person having contemplative time should ponder his sins. It's an opportunity for improvement.

[Dennis Lukes]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

If you don't have children or fellow members of your church to share Christmas with, something has gone very wrong with your life and you will burn in Hell for it. Why have you not been fruitful and multiplied? Why are you not a part of the congregation of the Lord? These are questions Jesus will ask during your judgment, and he does not accept excuses.

[Johny Joe Hold]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

If you don't have children or fellow members of your church to share Christmas with, something has gone very wrong with your life and you will burn in Hell for it. Why have you not been fruitful and multiplied? Why are you not a part of the congregation of the Lord? These are questions Jesus will ask during your judgment, and he does not accept excuses.

Our preachers here at Landover Baptist have been saying this for years, sin makes you miserable. We call out and judge sinners most every day. I'm sure those on the receiving end are happier for our judgments.

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

Jean-Paul Satre said "Hell is other people". He clearly had not attended an Anglican mass, which I had the bad fortune to sit through yesterday in the absence of a True Church™ while traveling. At least they spoke American, but in that repressed English way that sounds like an apology. I think the worst moment was when the Priest(?) asked everyone to look around to their neighbors - strangers! - and wish them peace on earth. The smell of fear was palpable.

Lest anyone feel lonely this Christmas, remember the words of Satre and that somewhere, socially anxious Anglicans are being shamed into making smalltalk.

[MitzaLizalor]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

Did they serve tea and biscuits?

[Johny Joe Hold]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

Lest anyone feel lonely this Christmas, remember the words of Satre and that somewhere, socially anxious Anglicans are being shamed into making smalltalk.

What does this small talk have to do with sin? If each attendee told the other of sins he has seen the other person commit some progress might be made.

[MitzaLizalor]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

What does this small talk have to do with sin? If each attendee told the other of sins he has seen the other person commit some progress might be made.

The problem with Anglicans is that each one has its own definition of sin. That seems to extend to their bishops. Could this be a step down from other heretics, where they all agree what sin is (even though they're wrong) (because they contradict what God already explained) and then commit them, seeking various types of decontamination according to sect?

For example, Anglicans across many lands display pictures of dolphins, a fetish creature of Aphrodite. Are they reprimanded? Evidently not. As a result this sin would not be pointed out over tea and biscuits.

EVIDENCE

TERRIBLE STATUE OF APHRODITE

[Johny Joe Hold]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

The problem with Anglicans is that each one has its own definition of sin. That seems to extend to their bishops.
For example, Anglicans across many lands display pictures of dolphins, a fetish creature of Aphrodite. Are they reprimanded? Evidently not. As a result this sin would not be pointed out over tea and biscuits.

EVIDENCE

TERRIBLE STATUE OF APHRODITE

My sympathies, Sister Mitza to you and any others who live under the rule of those peculiar Anglicans. They are a ship without a rudder.

Here at Landover we have Pastor Zeke who knows what sin is and how to give it the boot. If one is lonely during the holidays he/she needs guidance on how to live the Godly life. Without a Pastor Zeke such people remain unhappy.

[Didymus Much]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

....

EVIDENCE

TERRIBLE STATUE OF APHRODITE

Is that a cat?

[MitzaLizalor]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

I suppose you're obsessing over the dolphin's rear end. Are you familiar with dolphin anatomy? They do not have fishes' tails and are quite flexible so whether it's a cat or not is less important than how the dolphin is reacting to it. The important element of my post was APHRODITE, here depicted larger than life because she is a goddess.

SMALL grow to an average length of around 4 – 6 feet and weigh around 95 – 115 pounds.
DIET small fish such as cod and flatfish – may also be seen consuming small squid.

LARGE [males] 20 – 32 feet and weigh 6 tons to over 10 tons, [females] 15 – 23 feet and weigh around 4 tons
DIET fish, cod, herring, mackerel and squid, and in some cases they will also consume larger prey such as large squid, sea lions, walruses, seals, sharks, birds, turtles, whales (i.e. same as human seafood diets)

https://www.whalefacts.org/dolphin-sizes/

Since the smallest example is only found around New Zealand we can assume Aphrodite is sitting on an average-sized dolphin at 5⅐ tons of median length 17½ feet, she herself would come in at around 6 tons or a bit more depending on how long she was when stretched out and recalling that dolphins taper off more from the head than Greek goddesses.

Romans imported their idols from Greek traditions. Vatican idols reflect this and their seasonal display features one of them manifesting from ectoplasm generated by a lotus blossom over an igloo (number 1 in the picture, you can compare Aphrodite from the "cat" statue) containing assorted idols. Another, number 9 in the picture, is supposed to be a shepherdess. You may wish to compare this to your cat. Thank you for contributing to the forum. How empty your life must be without Christ.

[handmaiden]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

You know, it is so ridiculous to think that anyone who has truly accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior could ever be lonely.

Even a complete non-believer could conceivably ask: Why else have an invisible friend?

[Johny Joe Hold]

Re: Lonely at Christmastime? Help is HERE

You know, it is so ridiculous to think that anyone who has truly accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior could ever be lonely.
Even a complete non-believer could conceivably ask: Why else have an invisible friend?

Good point, Sister Handy. A person can only be lonely if she is estranged from Jesus. Sin is what causes this. People need to end the sin in their lives in order to enjoy this season.