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
Am I the only one that sees parallels between the shepherds in the field that night and Anons seeking Truth?
Those shepherds were told about a child, were told to "Fear not", and were told to go check it out for themselves. They did. Then they told others what they found. They told of the Truth.
Those shepherds were not the elite guys of their day. They were doing their regular stuff when confronted with the news. But they were compelled for some reason to stop and go check it out.
Those shepherds were told that the baby they saw was the Messiah. But they had to wait a whole lifetime to see that baby show His full glory and mission. But, every step along that path, the Lamb of God spoke of lessons in the language of the shepherds.
I don't know the names of those shepherds. But I know of their story. And it just seems familiar to me.
Those shephards had to wait 33 years to finally have all their friends and family understand that they were telling the truth. We just have to wait 4 years. I think we got a good deal
What a beautiful comparison my fren. God often works in parallel ways :)