although cooking pots are not directly "religious" subject, perhaps not many will deny that a happy belly can lead to wholesome religious thoughts and peaceful spiritual discussions.. that said, through the years i have tried most major brands of cooking pots - all the way from all-clad to cast-iron skilets - including some with the most extraordinary claims in between.. however, the one we have used the most in our kitchen is one brand from denmark, specifically, the 5 quart pot called "scanpan.
" it is now approaching 40 years of daily use, and it has held-up surprisingly well.
the handles are as tight as day one when we bought it.
the very last public talk i was supposed to give was about a wide-mouthed cooking pot. It was the last straw for me. I looked at the outline--on the sunday morning--and it made no sense to me. I had no interest and had enough.
I phoned the congregation servant--got an appointment to see him straight away--went there an resigned. Simple as that. That was 51 years ago--i was 23.
elders to meet with meet with regular pioneers asap and review their progress.
announcement.
december 12, 2022. for elders.
I cant believe there is an hours requirement for volunteers.
the watchtower—study edition | january 2023. study article 3. jehovah is helping you to succeed.
how jehovah makes you successful.
13. does jehovah intervene in every situation we face?
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how could she see jehovah's hand if it was invisible ?
my favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsdg9qtjzzi.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uudu66e_vw.
i don't think that it's too early for my annual merry christmas thread .
merry christmas everyone.
jan .
christmas is cancelled this year
so there !
what did you think god looked like when you were ( or still are ) a jw ?
or even never a jw..but believe in god ?.
What did you think god looked like when you were ( or still are ) a JW ? or even never a jw..but believe in god ?
i would have to say yes...by tagging god's alledged name in their title and attaching to it unusual doctrines, end of world date predictions, deadly blood interpretation, abusive shunning policy, csa cover ups.. is there more?.
i doubt if jehovah cares one way or the other. I'm sure he would do something about it if he did.
Arent there other religions that also use the name in their title ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/scottish_national_party - "however, others in the party were explicitly pro-nazi.
hugh macdiarmid, who stood as an snp candidate in 1945, believed that the nazis were "less dangerous than our own government" and wrote a poem about the london blitz that included the line "i hardly care".
arthur donaldson, who went on to lead the party between 1961 and 1969, believed a nazi invasion would benefit scotland: "the government would leave the country and england's position would be absolutely hopeless, as poverty and famine would be their only reward for declaring war on germany.
i'm all for another referendum--only this time throw it open to everyone in the UK to vote. I bet the outcome would be exactly what they want.
my wife and i are heading to paris for christmas this year.
it's a landmark year for all sorts of reasons, milestone anniversary her milestone birthday, and my recovery.
she loves ice skating.
the day i went to the eiffel tower the queues were horrendous. It was bitterly cold in february. I didnt bother.
pimo , as i said i`m going out on a limb here and i might upset some people ,but i really don`t think this is a real strategy that works and doesn`t help the person who is still in.. while you may be doing this to keep the peace in the household and keep relations somewhat stable in the family arrangement ,it`s not helping the person who is still under the control of wt/gb to break free from it ,and isn`t that what you would really like to happen ?.
and are their children involved as well ?
that`s another issue ,the longer they are subject to this control the harder it will be for them to disengage get free.. maybe you should re-evaluate what you could do more to help your partner / spouse or whatever to free themselves from this bondage they have involved themselves in.. [ of course their may be others who are quite happy to have their partners/mates under the control of the wt/gb.
What I imagine is the worst is if somebody is a PIMO and still serving as an elder and has no intention of leaving!!!.
we had one such on here a few weeks ago: posted lots of threads--then disappeared. Claimed he was in London--but i suspect he was in Croatia.
