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I feel closest to God in my barn
Oct 30, 2013 07:03:16 #
RichieC
Loc: Adirondacks
The difference between the two are the vents.. cupolas are designed to vent hot air and thus draw in cooler dry air through natural circulation-to provide air flow, to vent the gasses that form when hay ferments. ( Where the saying "It's a barn burner" comes from when green grass was stored on a hot day, the gasses that gathered in the mow could ignite into fire) a steeple does not... I got the OP's intent...LOL.
What god has to do with a barn is simply in the the mind of the person who said it. It is not an arguable point.
Thanks for the unusual barn!
What god has to do with a barn is simply in the the mind of the person who said it. It is not an arguable point.
Thanks for the unusual barn!
Oct 30, 2013 07:05:05 #
A man may feel closer to God when he is in his special place that perhaps his wife does not necessarily want to be?
Oct 30, 2013 07:09:23 #
There is certain artistry in barn building that makes them such interesting structures. This is probably the most unique barn I have ever seen, nice capture.
Oct 30, 2013 08:20:53 #
Joe F.N. wrote:
I guess if Bangee doesn't know the difference between a steeple and a cupola then he'll never see the relevance in the OP's original post.
Well, that may be true, but it's never too late to learn, eh?
Oct 30, 2013 09:13:11 #
Huey Driver wrote:
A farmer in Benton, Pennsylvania said, "I feel closest to God when I'm in my barn". Then he built this barn.
As some of you may have started to suspect, I am an atheist. But that is a nice looking barn.
Oct 30, 2013 11:13:58 #
Closeness to God, to me has a lot more to do with solitude and time to commune with Him... to reflect and pray. I agree with Rocky and with that farmer in Pennsylvania.
For some it happens in a barn, for others it happens on a quiet lake with a fishing pole. Many feel their communing is best done in a building with a steeple. For many on this forum, it happens as you're trying to capture the wonders of creation to share with others.
The important thing is that it happens.
For some it happens in a barn, for others it happens on a quiet lake with a fishing pole. Many feel their communing is best done in a building with a steeple. For many on this forum, it happens as you're trying to capture the wonders of creation to share with others.
The important thing is that it happens.
Oct 30, 2013 11:16:53 #
God has blessed him with the resources to build this barn. He just recognizes where his blessings come from.
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Oct 30, 2013 11:44:06 #
Most likely Huey didn't intent for his post to turn into a religious discussion, maybe he did. I apology to our host, Huey Driver, no matter his intent.
The church I attended as a child had a belfry located in the steeple. You could hear the bell ring all over our small town on Sunday mornings. However, there were some in our town who, rather than get up and go to church, preferred to sleep in late on those mornings. The bells were removed. Not only from the Baptist church but the Methodist as well.
From Wikipedia
A steeple, in architecture, is a tall tower on a building, topped by a spire and often incorporating a belfry and other components. Steeples are very common on Christian churches and cathedrals and the use of the term generally connotes a religious structure. They may be stand-alone structures, or incorporated into the entrance or center of the building.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steeple_(architecture)
The church I attended as a child had a belfry located in the steeple. You could hear the bell ring all over our small town on Sunday mornings. However, there were some in our town who, rather than get up and go to church, preferred to sleep in late on those mornings. The bells were removed. Not only from the Baptist church but the Methodist as well.
From Wikipedia
A steeple, in architecture, is a tall tower on a building, topped by a spire and often incorporating a belfry and other components. Steeples are very common on Christian churches and cathedrals and the use of the term generally connotes a religious structure. They may be stand-alone structures, or incorporated into the entrance or center of the building.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steeple_(architecture)
Parts of the Steeple
Oct 30, 2013 12:45:52 #
larry jr
Loc: Houston TX
The ornamental fixtures on these barns are known as cupals. Usually holding lightning rods or weather vanes.
Oct 30, 2013 13:11:58 #
larry jr wrote:
The ornamental fixtures on these barns are known as cupals. Usually holding lightning rods or weather vanes.
Do you believe that steeples don't incorporate lighting rods and weather vanes? Not all steeples make use of a cross, some are toped with just a simple ball. But there are differences in a Cupola and steeples as far as shapes are concern. Our Nation's Capital building is toped with a Cupola, a dome. Just as Steeples have many different uses, so do Cupolas.
As some one said, it is never to late to learn... that remark being directed at me.
Oct 30, 2013 13:17:37 #
Bangee5 wrote:
Then let me ask you. What dose a steeple have to do with God?
Guys... it's not about architecture and steeples... it's about what happens inside a barn... about life and death... and seeing the world from from a more intrinsic view. It's about seeing God's hand in a saved calf.
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Oct 30, 2013 13:58:29 #
Oct 30, 2013 15:10:32 #
Bangee5 wrote:
I don't get it. What dose a man with a barn have to do with God?
Anyone who loves their work and who has a relationship with God is most likely to feel closest to God when they are on the job. A dairyman or other farmer (or any other person, for that matter) who is engaged in an agricultural occupation or hobby that involves a barn on a routine basis, and who has a strong relationship with God, is quite likely to find his (or her) barn more than just a functional building but also a spiritual safe haven.
Oct 30, 2013 15:15:03 #
RichieC
Loc: Adirondacks
larry jr wrote:
The ornamental fixtures on these barns are known as cupals. Usually holding lightning rods or weather vanes.
"Cupolas" on 99% (or more) of barns and to a lesser extent, on houses, are NOT ornamental- though there is nothing to prevent someone from making them ornamental. They most often serve a very important service.
Weather vanes are attached to the tallest point on any structure, as mounting them on the ground would not serve their purpose well.
See my earlier post for what cupolas are for.
Oct 30, 2013 16:45:41 #
Bangee5 wrote:
I don't get it. What dose a man with a barn have to do with God?
Dear Bangee, I believe he just told us, he feels closest to God when he is in his barn. That is what he and his barn have to do with God. That's cool. He is not asking anyone else to feel the same. Peace.
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