May those who died, rest in peace. God bless them, and their families.
We will NEVER forget.
delilah
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(9-11-01) September 11, 2001 Remembered
by jayhawk1 ini want to take a minute and remember those who died that tragic, surreal day.
god bless.. .
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IS MAN INHERITEDLY GOOD OR EVIL?
by Mary inall of us were raised by someone and even though our cultures vary greatly as to what constitutes "good" and "evil", there's some pretty basic guidelines that people are generally raised to believe.. if there were no set guidelines as to how we should act, would humans grow up good or evil if there wasn't someone else telling them what to do?
what is our inherited nature?
to be like ghandi or hitler?
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delilah
Good morning, Mary. GOOD QUESTION! I believe, the answer, lies within the genetic makeup of every individual, within our hearts, and our minds. Our conscience allows us to make decisions, accordingly.
That's my 2 cents worth, and I haven't even had a coffee yet.
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Do YOU Still Act Like A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus insome habits are hard to break.
many of us were raised as jws and when people try to 'put you down', they might say something like, "you're still acting like a witness".
i wonder whether or not we sometimes do exhibit witness "traits".
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delilah
I never did act like some of the witnesses in my congregation. I was never judgemental, or critical of others, I helped those who were needy, those who never got an invite out.
I was not haughty, or self righteous.....I used my car for service.... Hmmm.... I can honestly say, No, Minimus....I don't act like a witness, never have, never will.
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Thoughts On Holidays...
by Sunspot inwe are all somewhat painfully aware of how the watchtower society views celebrating "normal" holidays that most other religions "normally" celebrate.. .
for those of you that were jws and did not participate in these holidays,.
do you celebrate them now?.
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delilah
Hi Sunspot. I do celebrate every holiday, but Christmas is my all time favorite. I love the decorating, the lights and the music. I never felt strange celebrating it, I think because I remember celebrating the holidays before we became witnesses.
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Name the Books That Impacted You The Most.
by XJW4EVR inanything by raymond franz is a given.. 1984. siddartha.
lord of the flies.
grapes of wrath.
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delilah
Crisis of Conscience, Ray Franz. Changed me forever. I am most grateful to the man.
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What kind of soil are you?
by JH inmark 4 1-20. .
1 and he again started teaching beside the sea.
and a very great crowd gathered near him, so that he went aboard a boat and sat out on the sea, but all the crowd beside the sea were on the shore.
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delilah
Through the blazing fire I have been through and torrental winds, my house (of faith) is still standing strong therefore it must have been built on the fine soil. But, it took me 25 years of refinement to get to this point. Lilly
Lilly, you are indeed, a strong lady!! I would wish to have a faith as strong as yours. Yes, you are "fine soil". Thanx for sharing your story.
JH, I'm not sure what kind of soil I am.........................
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delilah
My best friend died when we were teens. We fought, we argued, we laughed, we cried. We were always there for each other. My heart had a huge hole in it, the day she died, and I kept to myself for a long time afterwards.
My bestest friend, has been my husband, for over 15 years now. We argue, we disagree, we laugh, we cry together. We share three children together, rough times and a lot of good times. He's always there for me, and I for him.I cannot imagine my life without him, and vice versa, we'd die for each other.
My other best friend, is Mary. She is a good, loyal friend, the first one to offer help, a kind word, a hug, and her yummy chicken soup if I'm sick. She is "auntie" to my kids, and the sister I never had. I love her to bits. If we don't see each other for weeks at a time, we chat on the phone, and we can pick up right where we left off before.
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delilah
Happy belated Birthday, Virgochick...hope you had a most wonderful day of celebrating and indulging!!!!
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The Wedding Pictures!
by Yizuman inhere it is folks!
the one you've been waiting for!
not all of the pics here, but our wedding pictures is here.
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delilah
Congratulations, wishing you both a very happy and long marriage.
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Did anyone just get tired?
by woodmonkey induring my days as a witness, which was only about 10 years ending circa 1981, most of my memories revolve around how totally exhausted i always felt.
toward the last, i was dragging my family out to the five meetings a week and working fulltime and getting my quota of publisher hours on the little sheet every month, even doing the temporary pioneering bit now and again.
when i had the ministry school, i even worked a four day week to be able to give every talk on the program in case someone did not show up, which frequently happened in our little congregation west of fort worth, tx.
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delilah
Welcome, Woodmonkey. Nice to have you here. Yes, I was tired of all those meetings, studying, service that was never enough...the elders were constantly telling us, "we need MORE, MORE, MORE, from you." Yuk!!! Enough was enough, I faded after my husband went back to smoking and was DF'd for it...he was only a new Jdub anyways, and he had enough too.
Now my family is flourishing, and we are very happy. I wish you the same.
You're in good company here.....enjoy.