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  Ministry experiences

  by Freedom rocks in

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  hi does anyone have any bad ministry experiences to share or really funny ones?.

  some of mine were:.

  - having water sprayed on us with a hose.

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  Homeowner siced two dogs on us, which chased us to end of the driveway.

  Woman wearing very loose/low top with slightly visible areola, young brother talking with her stayed there a looong time, kept conversation going.

  Householder told pioneer she had a nice rack.

  Man who was a truther tried to 'witness' to us about aliens.

  Woman talked to us like we were possessed and said "Begone!"

  Mentally disabled (but otherwise somewhat normal looking) woman answers the door, and I talk for a little while only gradually realizing that the conversation is basically one way, then her caretaker comes to get her.
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  Prince's NWT Bible on the auction block

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.tmz.com/2018/07/11/prince-auction-bible-suit-purple-rain/.

  what's cooler than your copy of "purple rain" on vinyl?

  try owning one of prince's personal copies on vinyl!!

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  It is probably the silver sword, just in one of those personalized zipper covers with his name or something engraved. Whatever it says, for some reason they blocked it out. Looking closely though, it doesn't appear to say "Prince Nelson", so if it isn't his name I don't know what it says.
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  Online Bible Study! Yes they finally did it!

  by Ray Frankz in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.jw.org/en/online-help/using-jw-org/online-bible-study-lessons/online-bible-study-lessons-video/.

  since the org discovered the internet i saw that one day they would release an online bible study so the people didn't need the witnesses to be indoctrinated by the gb.

  i have to admit that i didn't think they would do it now, without a great cerimony or announcement, but, hey, it's on!.

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  It has the disclaimer that 'this does not replace a home Bible study'
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  new JW Online Bible Study Lessons

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  has anybody seen the new online bible study yet, just posted yesterday i believe?

  it's the first thing you see now when going to the home page.

  the online bible study lessons on jw.org are free, have no obligation, and are easy to use.

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  The Mormons seem to handle it okay. They have young adults manning their phones and chat site.

  I have family background with LDS as well, so I tried 'reverse witnessing' if you will a couple of times with Mormon missionaries online. They're very sensitive to that though. Similar to JWs they only stick to a script and stock answers and when I veered from that even subtly they quickly ended the conversation.
  
  
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  new JW Online Bible Study Lessons

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  has anybody seen the new online bible study yet, just posted yesterday i believe?

  it's the first thing you see now when going to the home page.

  the online bible study lessons on jw.org are free, have no obligation, and are easy to use.

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  Has anybody seen the new online Bible study yet, just posted yesterday I believe? It's the first thing you see now when going to the home page. About it, it says:

  The Online Bible Study Lessons on jw.org are free, have no obligation, and are easy to use. Learn at your own pace in the privacy of your own home. You won’t need to register or provide personal information.

  However they haven't gone all digital yet. There's the disclaimer:

  These lessons do not replace our personal Bible study program.

  This digital "study" is not study at all. It has three brief units, and a lot of it is grade school level interactive visuals to keep you stimulated.
  
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  Blade Runner mentioned in the Watchtower

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  can anyone remember or point me to a quote in either the watchtower or awake where they spoke adversely about some of the violent scenes in the original blade runner film.

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  thanks.

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  My first R movie was Passion of the Christ, and that was shortly before I fully woke up. The rating system is often inconsistent. You'll have an otherwise clean movie rated R for a few F words or something, and then there's some PG-13 films I've seen that should've been rated R for the graphic violence, gun deaths etc. I don't mind R rated films that are justified in their content, but it seems that many are 'aiming' for an R and it comes off as shoehorned and cringy like middle school mentality, 'look at me, I'm rated R, ooooh'
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  Unwillingly I continue to annoy JWs

  by Alex Bogdanov in

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  2. friends

  hi, i have excellent news.

  i posted here before that the book i wrote was published.

  four months passed by since.

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  Hasn't an elder asked you the magic question yet, whether you believe that God is using the FDS? Also, you could be disfellowshipped for posting here, because you're 'associating' with some who are disfellowshipped themselves.
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  Brave Doctor Saves the Life of a JW Infant

  by Lee Elder in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  how a brave intern saved the life of a jehovah's witness infant by ignoring the wishes of the parents and administering a life saving blood transfusion.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdf9j2wpj14&feature=youtu.be.

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  I see what you did there Perry 😀👍😎
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  1st Birthday Celebration

  by Whynot in

  1. social
  2. family

  you guys!

  our first birthday celebration was a total success😍the kids had a blast.

  the neighborhood kids said that it was the best party they have ever been to.

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  Instead of glorifying a person, like on a birthday, how much better to glorify materialism!

  • “Instead of having Christmas or any other holiday, we have Big Toys Day.

    • g93 11/22 pp. 8-10 - Awake!—1993
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  Paradise delayed and the marshmallow test

  by Mickey mouse in

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  2. friends

  i recently read a book called the marshmallow test by walter mischel.

  it describes research which stemmed from an experiment in the 1960s where children were offered the choice of 1 treat, sometimes a marshmallow, or 2 treats if they can wait a while.

  one of the unexpected findings was that children who perform well in the test (delay gratification) generally have a better chance of having a happy successful life, even earning more than their peers who wanted the treat right away.

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  neat blue dog

  Brilliant link, thanks for bringing that out. Also love your profile picture, one of my favorite films of all time.