Well? Please provide evidence from the anecdotal experiences and mystical feelings of your heart.

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Christ Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church, RPCGA
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It is God that multiplies our sorrows.... God, as a righteous Judge, does it, which ought to silence us under all our sorrows; as many as they are, we have deserved them all, and more: nay, God, as a tender Father, does it for our necessary correction, that we may be humbled for sin, and weaned from the world by all our sorrows; and the good we get by them, with the comfort we have under them, will abundantly balance our sorrows, how greatly soever they are multiplied. - Matthew Henry

Nouthetic counseling cured my rat brains.

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"If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?"
-- David Livingstone

Upon thinking of rat brains i was glad!

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Brian E
Attending Falls OPC
Menomonee Falls, WI

From what were your rat brains suffering?

Actually the phrase should be rat bowels, as in bowels of affection (sphlagna or however its spelled) but the Non-TR advocates changed the text to brains due to faulty dynamic equivalence in translation theory and faulty manuscript evidences. I am for the old english Rodentine Bowels, as Erasmus originally translated.

Absolutely.

Recall 2 Opinions 3:12-14...

"And the Rat said, 'Let Us make brains in Our image, both fried and cooked, that they may scurry about and fill the earth.' And the rat brains scurried about on little dollies, looking for the rest of the rats. And when they were found, there was much rejoicing."

I have one of those rat brain dollies. It is a holy relic that I stole from the Eastern Orthodox Church. I shall cherish it always.

Theognome

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Bill Cunningham
Covenant Reformed Church, URC
Kansas City
There are three kinds of people- those who can count, and those who can't.

I'm sorry, Friends, but neither of these are adequate. I specifically asked for anecdotal experiences and mystical feelings of the heart as the criteria for proof.

FAIL.

I feel, most mystically, a resounding yes.

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Dave
Attendee Chilliwack Heritage Reformed
Abbotsford, Canadia

"God does not love us the way we are! God loves us so that we can become what He wants us to be." - George Grant

One Thursday I was driving my car when a sudden jerk of the wheel to avoid a flying foodstamp precipitated a chain reaction with the drink in my cupholder, threatening to spill its contents (liquid mercury) over the entire floormat of the passenger side of my vehicle. The cup was flying through the air, at a truly Shandian angle, when I cried out 'Rat Brains!' It mysteriously righted itself and out of nowhere I heard astonishing music . . . As if angels were playing 'Ten Little Indians' on their creaky knees, right next to my ear. After that everything was a blur. When I woke up a mysterious voice told me I could not pass go or collect 200 dollars. Apparently I was playing monopoly with Alan Greenspan. I say,sometimes on Thursdays.

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Heidi
Indianapolis, Indiana

Patience must dwell with Love, for Love and Sorrow
Have pitched their tent together here:
Love all alone will build a house tomorrow,
And sorrow not be near. -Christina Rossetti

Mrs. Zartman, you've converted me. Thanks for that proof.

I must confess: I am partial to rat brains. Many of my childhood memories are connected to rat brains, to wit:

Numerous rat killins in the hay or barn with either a .22 rifle/pistol or a baseball bat. Rat brains were always a part of the action.

Finding decapitated rats left on the porch by the barn cats. I know that those rat brains are valuable, the cats would never let anyone have them.

And, finally, if you must know rat brains are an intrinsic part of Arkansas culture. That's all I can say. If I let out more my oath will be broken and all sorts of calamity will fall upon my head.

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Lawrence Underwood, Jr.
Pastor - Providence Family Fellowship / Mobile, Alabama
1644/46 LBC
My Blog - Imprimis

I don't get it. It must be an Agnostic thing, and I am not privileged.

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R. Martin Snyder
1689er
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"Our object should not be to have scripture on our side but to be on the side of scripture; and however dear any sentiment may have become by being long entertained, so soon as it is seen to be contrary to the Bible, we must be prepared to abandon it without hesitation."
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Spam, Spam, Rat Brains and Spam. #17 on the menu.

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Rich Koster
1689'er
Browns Mills NJ USA
Often Goofy Reformed Eccentric
Romans 7:14-25

Josh, Is this a good time to talk about those 10,000,000 posts I once had (for an hours or so)?

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Curt Lovelace
Pastor, Covenant Baptist Church (CBA)
Acton, Maine
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Sure. Just not with me.

What about left brains? Ya know, in the south we distinguish between rat brain and left brain thinkers.

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David Broyles
Greenville Presbyterian Church
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)
Upstate SC

"That man hath perfect blessedness;
Who walketh not astray
In counsel of ungodly men
Nor stands in sinners' way."
Psalm 1:1,2 - The Scottish Psalmody

I saw the Mary, Queen of the Universe chapel, and it caused me to spit up on my computer screen. The resultant stain looked just like an image of rat brains.

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Pastor, Midlane Park Presbyterian Church (ARP)
Louisville, KY
Husband of Scottish Lass
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"Wherever the gospel is preached, it is as if God Himself came into the midst of us." ~ John Calvin

Am I in the Twilight Zone?

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Ivan R. Schoen, B.A., M.A., M.L.I.S.
Pastor of Maranatha Baptist Church (SBC)
Poplar Grove, IL, USA
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Did I miss something? Since when do rat brains become the topic du'jour?

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Breanna
WPC
USA

"Who am I, that the Lord of all the Earth would care to know my name, would care to feel my hurt? Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star would choose to light the way for my ever wandering heart?" Who am I, Casting Crowns

WHAT !?!!!!?!?!?!?!!!!?!!!!.............lkjafd;ljsa;lkf ja;lkjfajfajs;lkfjdsalkfjsadkvjnejf
Rat Brains

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Christ Presbyterian Church , OPC (They sing alot of Psalms!)
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Janesville, Wisconsin (In the fellowship of Bob Vigneault and Matt+Megan Meisberger)

I'm glad you started this one.
I had noticed how you keep going "rat brains", and it obviously means something to most people, but not to me.
Can anyone define it so as to make sense to a sadly without-it Scot?

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JennyG
Church of Scotland (Presbyterian)
Fife, Scotland

Could somebody please define rat brains?

Since Josh took over the PB Control Room

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IA PCA

In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will. Ephesians 1:4-5