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  Reinstatement - repentance - works - Can you explain how this is supposed to work?

  by berrygerry in

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  nov 15, 2006 wt.

  when requesting reinstatement, he should be able to give evidence that he has repented and is producing works that befit repentance.acts 26:20.. .

  how possibly can someone "give evidence" or "produce works"?.

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  Terry

  What evidence of works did the Prodigal Son demonstrate to the father who welcomed him with open arms?

  I rest my case.
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  I have a TASK for you to perform. Come on--it will be FUN!

  by Terry in

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  Terry you're the master of interesting and thought provoking threads, that get few replies.

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  You'd think I'd learn my lesson, but I never seem to do so!

  I try to look at the same old thing in a different way by standing at an odd angle to it and asking myself an obvious question about it.

  I get flashes of ideas during the day. Suddenly I'm on fire. I think as I write. Then, I go back and sort out the steps of the presentation.

  I would say MOST of my topics generated VERY FEW responses.

  That tells me I'm just not very good at achieving my goal of creating a DISCUSSION!

  I've got a long way to go!
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  Bicyclists

  by poppers in

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  i'm wondering what sort of biking shoes and pedals you are using.

  i'm a road biker, so i enjoy speed and distance riding, and am upgrading my shoes and pedals.

  anyone have experience with specialized road shoes with the boa stem?

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  I still ride every day. Winter has arrived; I wear blue jeans. My right cuff is rolled up to avoid catching in the mechanism.

  I live on the side of town where there is only a designated bike path close to schools.

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  When nasty weather passes through, the branches end up pushed against the curbsides and bike lanes.

  When I had a car that could pass inspection I'd transport my bike to the nice side of Fort Worth. There you'll find special

  flat bike paths (which I NOW would really enjoy) looping around the city where it is scenic and pleasant. Quite a contrast

  to the treacherous and ever busy city streets I inhabit now.

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  The bike path riders are professional people with the expensive bikes and special gear. I call them costumes:)

  Speed appears to be an obsession with such folks. I value life and limb far too much to exceed 10 or 15 mph.

  So many unforeseeable events intrude in the course of a daily ride, I can't imagine how I'd have the time to cope if I were speeding.

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  The bike riders on city streets appear to be insane young people with bicycles waaaay too small for their body. There is chaos in their manner of darting to and fro in front of this and that car. No wonder the automobile drivers have developed a fury toward us.

  I had a man look me in the eye and suddenly turn in front of me as I zipped downhill (aided by gravity and wind at my caboose) creating

  a crisis I only barely averted. My heart was pounding like crazy! It isn't the first time I've been the target of a bizarre attempted murder.

  I don't know how it is in other states, but Texas men seem to have a visceral contempt for cyclists.

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  I've been around bicycle clubs where ten to twenty people go out riding together. I'd rather have a proctology exam than be a part of that kind

  nonsense. Why? I'm a lone wolf, I suppose--I dunno. I just don't get it. You have to deal with personalities, leadership struggles, egos, etc.

  My sense of freedom and the opportunity to have fresh air (carbon monoxide mostly) and strenuous exercise at age 67 create more positives

  than negatives. I truly enjoy riding on two wheels. I think I'd be dead in six months without the freedom to ride. It is the only pleasure I have left in life of a physical nature.
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  THE TRUTH IS AN ILLUSION and here is the process which proves it.

  by Terry in

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  a wall is a wall, right?

  question: what if each day a brick was removed and replaced with wood?.

  the watchtower religion pretends to be like a brick wall built of truth.. however, each brick of truth been replaced with wood (changing opinion.).

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  Well, I am compelled to tell an old joke.

  A man marries a very lovely lady and it is now the night their Honeymoon begins! (Wink wink--nudge nudge)

  The man is waiting almost patiently in the large bed. His brand new wife removes her wig and places it carefully

  in the dresser drawer.

  Next, she pops out her blue contact lenses and inserts the packet in the dresser drawer.

  As the anxious husband watches with--at first--a spellbound interest--and gradual alarm and concern . . .

  The lady pulls two foam bra stuffers out and tosses them in the drawer.

  Next, she removes a very tight girdle and Spanx, inserting them in the dresser drawer.

  She reaches inside her mouth and extracts her false teeth and lays them in the drawer.

  Finally, her eyelashes are removed and laid in the drawer as well.

  She turns and beams a bright, toothless smile at her nervous husband.

  She says to him, "Are you ready for me, Darling?"

  Hubby swallows hard and replies, "I guess so--but let me ask you one question, please."

  She nods.

  "Should I stay here in bed or jump into the dresser drawer?"
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  I have a TASK for you to perform. Come on--it will be FUN!

  by Terry in

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  I think we can get a better conceptual picture of who/what this community of Ex-J-dubs is all about by

  seeing where the largest fistfights and rasslin' matches spring up :)

  The friction between 'spiritual' people and 'secularized' is quite remarkable.
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  I have a TASK for you to perform. Come on--it will be FUN!

  by Terry in

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  This fascinates and delights me. Which gives you a keen insight into what a boring old fellow I really am :)

  Those of you who are NOT linking to your Topic. Simply highlight the line, then hit CTL+C (copy).

  When you come back to this page hit CTL+V (paste).
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  I have a TASK for you to perform. Come on--it will be FUN!

  by Terry in

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  AnnOmaly: My top topic was one of Terry's fave subjects

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  Gentile Times and 1914 is like a laser pen with me as the crazed cat trying to "catchup". Since you know

  (really know, not just think you know) what you're talking about, I would have to be at least as smart (Spoiler: I'm not!)

  just to keep up.

  My autodidact status is a trap for me when deep research crosses the horizon line of my intelligence.

  I have the same problem with Evolution. I'm just not smart enough to know what I need to know. Nor can I ever

  be certain I'm not relying on confirmation bias.
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  I have a TASK for you to perform. Come on--it will be FUN!

  by Terry in

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  My observation about long-lasting topics is two-fold.

  1. Asking a personal opinion encourages participation. So, ASKING is more inviting than TELLING, teaching or pontificating.

  2. Hitting a nerve by challenging a deeply felt BELIEF or VALUE will get you tremendous push back.

  The king of all posters is the little red dot, Minimus.
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  I have a TASK for you to perform. Come on--it will be FUN!

  by Terry in

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  CAN WE SOLVE THE MYSTERY of why Watchtower doctrines changed when they changed?

  by Terry in

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  if a person gives a police report of a traumatic event, but later changes their facts during cross-examination, these changes are used to impeach the honesty of the witness.. this impeachment flows from a logical understanding facts must match reality without contradiction.. lets examine the history of the watchtower corporations leaders with a view to the harmony of.

  true teaching over a period of years from 1879-1942.. "even though christmas is not the real anniversary of our lord's birth, but more properly the annunciation day or the date of his human begetting (luke 1:28), nevertheless, since the celebration of our lord's birth is not a matter of divine appointment or injunction, but merely a tribute of respect to him, it is not necessary for us to quibble particularly about the date.

  we may as well join with the civilized world in celebrating the grand event on the day which the majority celebrate - "christmas day.

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  Watchtower leaders remind me of the lady who lived in our neighborhood when I was a kid.

  She couldn't stop fooling with her hair.

  The color was red one day and jet black the next.

  Then suddenly, she's a blonde!

  She wore it long. She cut it short. She curled it and straightened it.

  She bought all sorts of frightening wigs, too.

  The lady would show up at the door and ask my mom, "So, what do you think?"

  The only difference with the Governing Body's inclination to change, warp, distort, interpret, nullify and expand doctrine and teaching

  is they never ask, "So, what do you think?"

  THEY TELL YOU what to think!