Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

illuminator wrote:That story's been told about as much as the tale of the bloody hook found on the door handle of a car -- and about as scary.

Very scary.

Couldn't remember, or find, the exact quote, so I had to improvise.

One Saturday night an ol' church deacon whose pickup broke down as he was passing the Kitty Kat bar had to leave his vehicle parked at the bar overnight; during the night ol' sister Agnes, the church gossip, happened by and noticed brother Jone's pickup parked right in front of the bar. By Sunday mo...

ramennoodles wrote:

agricola wrote:groan....idioms!!! 'break bread' means EAT DINNER.

Ooh, I've actually always wondered what that actually meant.

Actually, it's very difficult to munch on a crispy cracker without breaking it with our teeth! Amazing how CoC traditions have become etched in stone.

Eventually the elders and deacons made up a little home kit thing, and if someone was sick (and called the elders), a little delegation would go visit them and give them the crackers and grape juice at home. The "little delegation" also smuggled the "kit thing" to members who we...

Good to have you aboard. Tons of people here that share your frustrations with the CoC.

Uber conservative CoC'sters generally look with disdain at anyone reading/relying on translations other than the authorized KJV. Other versions are hesitantly accepted as long as they conform - or at least don't contradict - their traditional viewpoints. The NIV and ESV translations work fine for me...

Welcome back ... Interesting reintroduction

At the communion table the "head elder" blessed CINNAMON CRACKERS rather than the unleavened bread; his wife usually prepared the communion, but was sick that day, so he made the preperations himself and grabbed the wrong box of crackers. As the bread was passed around I noticed how everyo...

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