we had quite a bit of wind here last night, and as i was up with the baby and couldn't sleep anyway, i was thinking back to when i was young.. living on the east coast, we got some of the mega storms that the southwest doesn't usually get, at least not with any regularity.. as a kid, everytime a vicious thunderstorm or violent electric storm started, i would wonder the unimaginable:.
is this armegeddon????.
lisa
Me too neon! Love it when it storms. I love the smell in the air, the cool air and the thrill of watching the lightening. Even tho the two were kind of associated in my mind during my dub days, I even liked em back then
Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. Lord Acton 1834-1902
Harvey with Jimmy Stewart
Love the line from that movie where Elwood says:
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it.
Great movie!
bw
Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. Lord Acton 1834-1902
we had quite a bit of wind here last night, and as i was up with the baby and couldn't sleep anyway, i was thinking back to when i was young.. living on the east coast, we got some of the mega storms that the southwest doesn't usually get, at least not with any regularity.. as a kid, everytime a vicious thunderstorm or violent electric storm started, i would wonder the unimaginable:.
is this armegeddon????.
lisa
That thought always popped into my head when a bad storm hit. My mom would say half jokingly "Oh no it's armageddon!"
I had a recurring nightmare when I was younger, where it would be storming really badly and the sky would be dark and to escape the storm I would run into this big catholic church, the door would slam behind me and then I would be locked inside this church during what turned out to be armageddon.
bw
Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. Lord Acton 1834-1902
the memorial is on in just over two weeks' time, and i was wondering:.
has anyone invited you to the memorial yet?.
my old cong knows my address and phone number yet no-one has visited or phoned to invite me.
amazingly no one has been by yet! Hope it stays that way.
Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. Lord Acton 1834-1902
since there are new people coming to this board on fairly regular basis with questions about the jw religion, i thought i'd pose this topic.. many, upon leaving the organization, don't really know where to turn for guidance.
"look to yourself" doesn't really cut it when you've been told how to think your whole life.. many choose atheism, which is fine.
however, for those still looking for a religion, here is a site that lists many of the worlds major religious movements.
wow! 100% neo-pagan. who knew?
Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. Lord Acton 1834-1902
i few days ago i stated a post asking people what movie they considered underrated.
well, now i am going to the other side of the spectrum.
what do you think is the most overrated movie?.
Shakespear in love. Ick! How that won over Elizabeth I'm sure I'll never know!
Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. Lord Acton 1834-1902
i wrote earlier about a time in the 1980s when i served on an appeal committee dealing with several disfellowshippings in the ogdensburg, ny congregation.
(see hard question for elders post by xena for details on that experience.).
i was wondering if anyone here remembers that time, or has any news on the people involved.
Oh wow!
I knew some really nice folks from the Ogdensburg congregation! I wasn't aware that there had been any happenings there though. The folks I knew were the Weidners. They were a really sweet german elderly couple whose daughter Monica went to our kingdom hall in Rome.
I think unfortunately they have both now passed away :( (the mom and dad)
betweenworlds
Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. Lord Acton 1834-1902
scanned for your convenience.. contradiction #1:.
um, doesn't the gb elevate itself above the so-called 'rank and file'?
not to mention the elders, the minsterial servants, the pioneers, auxillary pioneers, co's, do's, and attendants.
They ARE completely Orwellian. It's just like the pigs in Animal Farm when they write the decree that "ALL ANIMALS ARE CREATED EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS."
ugh. They justify everything that the GB does by use of such reasoning. While the rank and file is bound to one set of rules the higher ups can do whatever they deem necessary in their theocratic warfare as long as no one finds out about it and it can be covered up.
Disgusting.
betweenworlds
Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. Lord Acton 1834-1902
other than the kingdom songs i`m sure we must have squeezed in some time to listen to the radio between territories and on the way to the mettings.. my musical tastes vary from classical to heavy head banging music,basically i like everything!i love the cult,rush,van halen,boston,etc anything from the 80`s retro era.. but my favourite song would be everything counts by depech mode and she sells sanctuary by the cult!.
beans.
Ian Moore
Blue Sky
Sing me a lullaby won't you wipe away my pain
Take me out of the driving rain
Sing me a lullaby, keep me warm and dry
Oh, mother, I'm counting on you
Chorus
To paint me a blue sky
May the colors run true
That I may look to the Heavens
When I search for the truth
Paint me a blue sky
Keep me warm and dry
Oh, mother, I'm counting on you
To paint me a blue sky
It seems like so long
I tried to keep it inside
So many people go through life
It seems they just get by
Now I know the truth
Will someone paint me a blue sky
Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. Lord Acton 1834-1902
well he's always asking for them so, kent, here they are.
i'll add the new ones each month as i receive them.. i've got most of the km's going back a few years but please don't ask me to scan the lot!
if there are specific issues you need however, just let me know.. posting them here so everyone can grab 'em as opposed to emailing out dozens of copies.. nic'.
Thanks for posting Nic!
What the heck!!! Is the KM 8 pages long all the time now??? Eeeeeek. I thought the occasional insert was bad
betweenworlds
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