After much discussion among the moderators, I've edited the last seven pages of this thread, moved it back to the brewing forums, and have unlocked it. I erred on the side of overzealousness in deleting posts - please do not take it personally, it is not meant that way. But given the topic, I wanted to clear away as much as was necessary to try to get the thread (which some moderators thought was helpful and interesting) back on track.
To be clear, this is a thread about brewing in the context of ministry. Please post about that and only about that.
Some items to avoid:
- Exegetical dialogue and discussion; there was a lot of that in the last few pages, HBT is not the right forum for Biblical study
- Theological dialogue and discussion; again, not the right place on the internet for that
- Your religious beliefs on any other topic than brewing and beer
Remember that this is not a Christian-centric conversation and that any post that is provocative towards those with different beliefs than yours are inappropriate in this thread. You may post those in the Debate Forum, of course.