You: I imagine that this very thing, is enough to keep the newcomer > from fully opening up and blossming at the newly arrived at church. At the time when the newcomer needs friends the most, he/she's often treated as an outsider until they've undergone a time of proof. Me: AMEN! Timothy Litteral brotim@gte.net Luke 6:26 http://home1.gte.net/brotim/ http://home1.gte.net/brotim/science.htm