The book discussions on Bruce Sanguin's The emerging Church and Gretta Vosper's With Or Without God.

Well . . . I think there would be a few who would agree with me . . . The LAST POST thread of course! While there has been a lot of LAST posting only, there have also been times of sharing and caring and learning and growing, and of course laughing :).

The Wondie Award threads were fun. 

Anything I start :)

Especially when  I won a WonderCake, P3.

I wonder if folks would mind finding links to their post (or others posts).

I would think it would be a good area of the new site.  Posts with links to favourite posts from the original wondercafe, complete with keywords.

So, if you are digging into the history now in celebration, considering copying and pasting the url for the thread here as well.

Reading that thesis last night reminded me of the game FETCH - loved that!

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/social/fetch-wonder-full-game   

I LOVED fetch :)

I LOVED fetch :)

Don't remember any specific threads but I have really appreciated Mendalla's many posts about Unitarian Universalism. 

I am now walking down memory lane..will ponder some of my favourite.

wonder if we need a thread of "best dustups".  

I dunno Pinga. Might be better to let sleeping dogs lie. 

hah, it could show that there could always be worse!  ps..one of them maide me smile from way back when you were providing solid feedback...it was about the witching hour for trolls...quite funny to read back.

Here is a favourite:  the whole series of MadMonk on the mountain.

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/religion-and-faith/wondermountain-co...

Some of the missing squirrel threads:  http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/social/where-ezed  Can't find the one that had us hunting all over for him.

This one makes me smile because of who participated in and how many memories of threads it brings back....

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/social/how-has-wondercafe-helped-you

United church buzzwords, Grammar mistakes that drive us crazy (reaching back a fair way for these but they were really funny and engaging to me as a newcomer on the site).

The many word game threads. Some were just silly and some were quite clever. 

Lovejoy makes an offer. 

Hi Pinga,

That sounds doable.

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/religion-and-faith/worship-madmonk

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/religion-and-faith/gods-love-justice...

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/religion-and-faith/gods-love-and-pro...

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/religion-and-faith/gods-love-and-pow...

Egads, that's a rather narrow selection.  Think highly of myself much?

I guess since you asked for "my" favourites it isn't out of bounds for me to be front and centre.  Just like it wouldn't be out of bounds for your favourites to feature you prominently.

Anyway.

I include the next one because the content is much more important than the pretext which inspiried it.

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/health-aging/help-please

I'm still tracking down others.

Grace and peace to you.

John

Just checked back Pinga and found myself reading the entire thread (on a busy morning).  It truly was a delightful thread.  Thanks for bringing it forward.

The "derail me" thread was a lot of fun.

This thread certainly gives one pause for thought. 

It makes me wonder if there are other events in the life of our community that would benefit from seeing the light of day now, so to speak. 

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/parenting/little-laughter-day-funniest-things-your-kids-have-said

I remember this one being a good laugh years ago.

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/social/moving-cross-country

And all the "help" figuring out how to pack my pew to move cross-country.  It never did move, and GOOD THING because I ended up back in AB less than a year later.

Who or what is the Anti Christ

How do I move it highlighted??

For folks doign searches, you can use the following to help you find threads

site:www.wondercafe.ca word1 word2 word3

eg

site:www.wondercafe.ca wonder award cake

You can put in as many words or phrases (phrases have quotes" for the search

How could I not share this again:

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/social/evening-my-close-personal-friend

2:57 of Donny Osmond bustin lame moves while Al raps.

I am crying tears of joy as I watch it, again and again and again.

I'm going to request this clip get played at my funeral.

Grace and peace to you.

John

These were a wonderful set of book ends on a very serious issue.

The first is more ummmm mature (I guess) than the latter.

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/religion-and-faith/flagged-offensive

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/religion-and-faith/found-be-offensive

Busymom's Lost Socks thread. 

The person above and below me threads. 

I loved FETCH!  And above/below!

The choir concerts at Christmas, with the altos hanging out in the pub. And the cowbells. 

The epic Tomlane thread. It gets good on page 3:

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/religion-and-faith-0

David  Giuliano's posts of his journey through cancer /treatment / healing

And here's one more reminder why places like Wondercafe shine, and Facebook sucks.

Nobody is going to say in five years, "Remember that Facebook post you made..."

Yes, those blogs were so good! He is a wonderful writer. 

One of the marks of authentic community is shared memory.

I will not single out any thread but will comment on the many conversations I have had with "revjohn". We quarreled in our seminary years, our "United Online" years and here in the Cafe. He is quick to catch the inconsistency in my thought and ready to spell it out. I remember once suggesting he had the skill of a butcher, with sharp clean incision separating meat from bone. I have been much improved by the encounter.

Now the pump is primed and other names begin to rise. I will take just one more moment to appreciate Crazyheart for the endless stream of, well, crazy hearts.

George

I fondly remember Mad Monk, his misty Wonder Mountain and his Wonder Confessional.

Most of the contributions by Mad Monk were a real treat.

Geo, you talk about RevJohn, and I agree.

There was one thread that is short and sweet, where revJohn responded with clear message which assisted me in understanding folks in my life.

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/parenting/ok-you-strong-silent-types

I have used the images that RevJohn shared in that thread with others, who have also found them helpful.  

Hi GeoFee,

Iron sharpens iron.  

If I am skilled you have had a hand in making me so.

In rising to meet you I find mastery of my self.

You are a formidable opponent and I greatly enjoy our times on the mat together.

Grace and peace to you faithful servant.

John

THANK YOU, GEORGE------FROM MY hEART.

I miss Panentheism's teachings.  So many times I would read and re-read his responses, and his patient attempts to answer questions.  

I have just re-read this thread tonight, which touches on that annoying buzz you have when you read something that just doesn't feel right.  It isn't the best example, but is one of those where huge amounts of information are presented and shared in a way that is just a gift.  At a time when I was starving for theology, time & time again Pan fed me, without to my recollection ever swatting me away as an annoying fly.

http://www.wondercafe.ca/discussion/religion-and-faith/where-was-god-whe...

I hope Witch pops in and has a chance to join the resurrected WC.

I always appreciated Witch's knowledge and humor when he posted - miss him!

I really appreciated hosting the Bruce Sanguin threads with you, Arminius. It was a wonderful learning time as well as a lot of fun. 

Is this a good time to thank all the posters who have contributed so much to WC? There are so many I am not even sure I want to start naming them in case I miss anyone. 

I know, Paradox3, i keep finding them, and then saying, dang...but that one, and that one, and well what about so & so, then i read an old thread, and say, oh my goodness, i forgot about so & so.

Such a depth of history here and community and .......fabulous topic starters,  contributors, questioners, prodders, comedians, buttonpushers, and so on

So, I will add my thanks for everyone who has been there.

It's interesting that so many posters have come and gone while others have stayed on. I wonder how many of the original members are still around? Might make for an interesting thread some time before the end of June. 

Or come and gone and come...

I have appreciated the Blog secton of wondercafe.  Lots of wisdom there.  And the snippets of posts that lead to 'aha' moments.  Such as the grace and eloquece of revjohn's recent post