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Welcome back, Harley, you were missed.

How about this thread, my friend, which was probably designed to illicit discussion among the Monergism/Synergism Protestant camps?

Blessed Easter to all of you, and to all on the thread.

Perhaps next go 'round we can take a cue from Johnny Carson, and the amazing Carnac: state the answer, then expect the poster to guess what the question was? Wouldn't that be a hoot?

I'm off to my parents home (in the country village) tomorrow for a few days, so I'll see y'all when I get back.

I'll think of you as I take my walks along Clinton's Ditch (Clinton, the Good, that is), where I'm bound to see red-tail hawks soaring, and maybe even witness a great blue heron's ungainly get-away, though it maybe too early for that.

And finally, some trivia for anyone interested in the history of the Erie Canal. It was of course, dug mainly by the Irish, but the story is that following a 12-hour day of digging the Irish would box one another. Like bull-riders; an entirely different breed.

And really finally, from one of our Greatest Presidents, Theodore (Gift of God) Roosevelt, aka "Steamroller in Trousers" to our Soldiers and to all:

In his brief message to the soldiers he explained, “Do justice, and therefore fight valiantly against those that stand for the reign of Moloch and Beelzebub on this Earth. Love mercy, treat your enemies well, succor the afflicted, treat every women as if she were your sister, care for the little children, and be tender with the old and helpless. Walk humbly, you will do so if you study the life and teachings of the Saviour, walking in His steps.”