i know so many jws that love to think satan and his demons are after them.
if they were being "persecuted", it was because of the devil and his demons.
if they got an ache or pain, it was because satan was trying to "discourage" them.......did you think the demons were trying to get you, too?
I have a question, do people who believe in demons necessarily believe in God? If they believe in God, do they believe that God is stronger than the demons and the demons can only have control over you if you invite them into your life?
I am sorry to answer you question with a question, but I have to. Can you believe in some force in the world that is not God or Demons?
explore mars now <http://www.exploremarsnow.org/>
is an amazingly realistic interactive animated tour of what a mars habitat would look like (if bush had another $500 billion to spend.
stop laughing.
Thanks for the link. I do think space exploration is really neat, but I just don't see it in the budget this year. I wish Bush would pick on thing to put what is left of his mind to, and do the job right. Then move on. WMD were not found, but there are still troops over there. I wish he would finish up there before he tries to put resourses somewhere else.
Ok, I am done rambling.
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seriously, they masquerade as angels of light, with their dark chocolate minty taste (my personal satan being the thin mint ones) but in reality they are little fiendish wafers of fat and carbohydrates waiting to attack the weak defences of your tastebuds so they can defile the temple of your flesh.
i think i need an exorcism....or another box of cookies *sigh*
i know so many jws that love to think satan and his demons are after them.
if they were being "persecuted", it was because of the devil and his demons.
if they got an ache or pain, it was because satan was trying to "discourage" them.......did you think the demons were trying to get you, too?
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i have a gamecube and my favorite game is mario kart double dash.. btw.
for the poll pc gaming counts
i remember when they would discourage kids from taking colors or coloring books to the meetings.
so i thought ok, i will give my kid a pen and my book of bible stories to keep him busy.
then they said that was a bad idea because he might write on the furniture and it wasnt good to teach them to write on the wbt publications.
I used to give the kids a chart with words on it. Like Jesus, God, Jehovah, Love, etc. Each time they heard the word, they put a mark on the page, Who ever got the closest won. I also gave out candy for giving comments, sitting still, ect. They had to wait until the meeting was over to get it. I had the oldest 4 boys sit infront of me so I could tap them on the shoulder to be quiet,(ok, a pointy toe kick in the butt sometimes.) and my daughter and youngest sat beside me. I took crackers and the like and half way thru, I would leave my daughter with my mom and take Jonny in the nursury for snacks. In the old hall, it was b school for snacks. I was told my kids would never stay in the truth if I kept excusing them from sitting there. Guess they were right.
well, looks like they do have a new date for the conclusion of the end, and that we should "be prepared".
even some people that commented said that 90 years of the 120 years have passed by and we should be prepared for the time at hand.
2034 people, 2034.... i've had enough, i'm talkign to the elder about this one, i don't care if i get labelled or not.
My Mom came home from the meeting today telling me how good the watchtower study was. I asked her, "did you see the part about 120 years?" She told me "yes I did, and even though they did not come out and say it, 2034 is the end. I just know it is."
I want to cry. No really I want to shake her and say use your head woman!!! I know either one wont do any good.
the watchtower ( and recent kingdom ministry) love to threaten death.
if you don't attend meetings.. however, i have known about a number of witnesses who died while at the meetings.
or attending the assemblies.
. I wouldn't be surprized if anyone reported a death or twofrom attending Vets Stadium in Philadelphia, for example!
For anyone who has ever been at Vets Stadium, it is so understandable. I think the feild temp. was at 120.We used to sit by third base, and boy did we wind up inside walking around every year because it was way too hot.
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pettygrudger and i jokingly chatted about writing a book about this subject...maybe just a "thread" could be of help to newbies that are having problems in learning how to associate beyond jw's.. any suggestions for this new topic?.
codeblue
Loris, Codeblue, and Pettygrudger,
Thanks for the ideas. I also want to thank you for not laughing. Hard to admit you don't have any friends and you feel like you are failing your kids. (feel really exposed now) You all have given me really good advice. Now I will step away. I know I brought this thread down quickly.
I would like to see what other chapters you have in this book.
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pettygrudger and i jokingly chatted about writing a book about this subject...maybe just a "thread" could be of help to newbies that are having problems in learning how to associate beyond jw's.. any suggestions for this new topic?.
codeblue
Ok, I am going out on a limb here. Kinda of emotional streaking if you will. How do you get social skills? One of the posters offered a website, chat room for children, but my guys just don't feel comfortable yet. I know they are lonely. I know I am. My daughter is 6, and she cries because she has no friends. Sometimes I want to go back just so she wont be lonely. I wont, but I need to teach them and my self how to be social. In all seriousness, can someone point me in the right direction. I would greatly appreciate this.