Same here mary, I feel your pain!!! But I can't bring myself to take note...I'll compare mental notes with you later.
jula71
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How do you feel, relieved or sad?
by jula71 inive been doing a bunch of reflecting and pondering> im just seeing if anyone else has been feeling this and/or if its common.
relieved that i have a new found freedom, free to pursue goals and dreams i never could as a dub.
free from the guilt, always feeling god is watching waiting from me to screw up so he can erase my name from the book of life.
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jula71
I'd like to thank all of you guys !!! you really are making this transition easier for me. It's just a struggle, having believed in something for so long then to realize, it never was there. It's just difficult at times. But I'm back in school and going full time this fall. that occupying my time will make the transition ever better for me. Thanks guys !!!
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How do you feel, relieved or sad?
by jula71 inive been doing a bunch of reflecting and pondering> im just seeing if anyone else has been feeling this and/or if its common.
relieved that i have a new found freedom, free to pursue goals and dreams i never could as a dub.
free from the guilt, always feeling god is watching waiting from me to screw up so he can erase my name from the book of life.
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jula71
I’ve been doing a bunch of reflecting and pondering> I’m just seeing if anyone else has been feeling this and/or if it’s common. I feel relieved. Relieved that I have a new found freedom, free to pursue goals and dreams I never could as a dub. Free from the guilt, always feeling “god is watching” waiting from me to screw up so he can erase my name from the “book of life.” But the future for me looks bright. But I feel a sadness. Sometimes a bit overwhelming. A sadness that there is no “paradise.” I spent years as a dub, not only because I was raised one, but because I wanted to be there. It was a beautiful dream. Who wouldn’t want that? But a little digging and it was gone! Who else feels like that? How do you handle it?
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Evidence for the Exodus?
by Cardinal Fang inone for the historians here...
was round visiting my jw mother and bro (who stays with my folks when he's in the area working) the other night.
the conversation swung round to a documentary they'd been watching on video earlier that evening, supposedly putting forward all sorts of archaeological evidence for the exodus, including coral-encrusted remains of chariots at the bottom of the red sea, no less.
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jula71
sorry rob...for my 3 options....I choose...god gave it to me
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Mr. Pressure came for a visit today.
by xjwms inyou know who mr. pressure is don't you?.
he is the little man who comes and sits on your shoulder during the day.. and, when it all goes real bad.................................. he grabs your ear.
and leans in.
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jula71
Come on guys.......could be worse.......could be going to D.C. this weekend !!!!!Damn...that's me...............
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Evidence for the Exodus?
by Cardinal Fang inone for the historians here...
was round visiting my jw mother and bro (who stays with my folks when he's in the area working) the other night.
the conversation swung round to a documentary they'd been watching on video earlier that evening, supposedly putting forward all sorts of archaeological evidence for the exodus, including coral-encrusted remains of chariots at the bottom of the red sea, no less.
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jula71
This included finding dried blood which when tested, was like no other blood ever found before on this earth.
Wasn't found near Roswell was it???
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looking for convention dates
by orbison11 inbecause search is down, i am unable to locate any posts regarding the convention dates, particularly those in canada, vancouver.
i know they are in chilliwack, but i need their breakdown as they are doing it over 4 weekends.
any help would be appreciated.
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jula71
have to clarify "convention dates"you mean a date to the convention or the dates of the convention?
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Evidence for the Exodus?
by Cardinal Fang inone for the historians here...
was round visiting my jw mother and bro (who stays with my folks when he's in the area working) the other night.
the conversation swung round to a documentary they'd been watching on video earlier that evening, supposedly putting forward all sorts of archaeological evidence for the exodus, including coral-encrusted remains of chariots at the bottom of the red sea, no less.
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jula71
You have to consider the time it was written, also people haven't changed. When something bad or good happens, god did it. Chariots may have been crossing between flood stages, which is common. Then the water came, natural cycle or miracle? Last week I found $10 next to car after I pulled into a parking space, god, luck, or good fortune? It's all about perspective. Most bible stories do have a historical element of truth......but the use of "god" as the cause.....writers perspective.
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Birthdays
by 9thWonder ini have been df'd for over 3 years (for the third time... you know it's the charm).
i have an 8 year old who is being taught by my parents the same things that i was taught, including how we can't celebrate birthdays.
i have been doing a little research on the origin of worldly customs, such as weddings and birthdays only to find that there are many wedding customs that witnesses have adopted that have pegan origins.
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jula71
Big fat Bible.... you think there'd be just ONE sentence that says...thou shalt not do B-days!
U/D.......come on man....just like smoking and voting.....the principle is there.
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Birthdays
by 9thWonder ini have been df'd for over 3 years (for the third time... you know it's the charm).
i have an 8 year old who is being taught by my parents the same things that i was taught, including how we can't celebrate birthdays.
i have been doing a little research on the origin of worldly customs, such as weddings and birthdays only to find that there are many wedding customs that witnesses have adopted that have pegan origins.
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jula71
Job 1:4 "And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them."
Call me crazy...but it sounds like birthdays to me.