Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
For a while now, there has been a distinct trend to the first post on Gen Chat being scripture. It feels like a curious outcome of the kerfuffle that arose (and the ensuing month of mayhem and frivolity) after a random interloper dropped in on gen chat and expressed their disappointment at the lack of discussion, some 23 minutes AFTER gen chat was posted for the day.
For a month, pedes were striving and competing to be the first to post, to post their mock disappointment at the lack of discussion, etc. Somehow, this evolved into being first in, but instead of posting a mock disappointment, posting some scripture at the start. It's gradually become a great tradition, and thanks to all who do this.
While not the first in, I'd still like to share what is for me one of the most profound scriptures, which in my mind points all believers to the realization that our understanding is and has been limited, and God, in his mercy and grace, still has a promise for us: The best is yet to come.
1 Cor 13:12
Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
1 Corinthians 13 was one of my Mom's favorites.
Thanks, OP . 💕
I love it. There is a universal truth. Fully known. Many see but a dim reflection. By the grace of God I have been given the opportunity to see a bit of the real truth. What a gift.
I love the scripture it’s fantastic!
Yes, those were the good all days… but it was actually Ryan Slechta, who suggested having a first verse. The trend slowly changed from disappointment to 1st verses from the Bible.
I am grateful for the great disappointment, and how it blossomed into 1st Verse 🥇
(I still reminisce about the camaraderie of the great disappointment)