@oblatenate I grew up in the country in eastern Tennessee, and we used diving rods to map out water lines around the property and/or find a place to dig a well. We called it "water witching"; it was frowned upon by some denominations (e.g. Primitive Baptists) as witchcraft. It worked though.
@dvdpeters It's amazing how some people are so self-absorbed and desperate for attention that they have to publicly make everything about themselves to feed their own egos...
Anyway, I've NEVER heard a sermon (quotes not needed) about either of them. Maybe I'm just blessed that way! 🤔
@Young_Anglican That example is an unholy hybrid of Circular Reasoning and the No True Scotsman fallacy. Wrong on two levels, while rejecting reason and consistency.
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake, they call Gitche Gumee
Superior, they said, never gives up her dead
When the gales of November come early
@HansFiene Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Raised Primitive Baptist, now Anglican
@redeemed_zoomer Like most restaurants, it was better in previous years. It was decent southern-style food, but nothing actually like homemade southern cuisine. I grew up in eastern Tennessee with multiple Cracker Barrel restaurants near me. I can cook better food than you'll get there...