I recall my first assignment, a Bible reading from Numbers, about 1 chapter, that required an introduction and conclusion. Total of 6 or 7 mins.(?) This was back when we used the King James and the reading was a challenge. It took me a long time to get out of the habit of pronouncing the "w" in the word 'sword'.
Posts by Gregor
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39Do you remember giving talks?
by klydia ini'm trying to remember the process for giving a talk.
i remember getting a slip with a topic on it, but what else was on that slip?
did it tell you what scriptures you should cite, or what book the talk was based on?
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The Governing Body said it ... are you ready !!!!!!!!!!!!
by run dont walk ini was at a funeral this weekend, the first time i'd been in a kingdom hall in 13 years, the talk was short about a half hour, and all jw stuff as expected, but the one part of the talk made me laugh, the speaker said :.
"we (a group of elders), had the oppourtunity to speak with a member of the governing body at the assembly, and he said : "we the governing body are confident that armageddon is close, and are ready for jehovah's day, are you ready ???"".
i couldn't believe my ears, they will never learn.
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Gregor
Too bad they didn't define the word "close". It means nothing. It was "close" in the '30's when they said millions now living will never die, and it was "close" in '66 when they began to promote '75. and 31 years later it is still "close". I really think the rank and file WANT to be strung along, it's what keeps them going. Like Winnie the Pooh said "Hunny yesterday and hunny tomorrow, but never hunny today"
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A NEW thread for ALL Atheistic ex-dubs---
by gordon d inmy first post since being reinstated (not jw but on the board) .
i think that mean people are not very nice... .
that hypocrites should consider that they might be behaving foolishly... .
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Gregor
a play in one act:
(lights come up on two men setting across from each other at a table. On the left is Gordon D. On the right is the Kool Aid man. Gordon is gesturing earnestly..)
Gordon: "I am saying that an inexplicable change occurred during my search for God....some refer to this as being 'born again'...'seeing the light'...or becoming 'one with God'...(as these things are being said, Kool Aid man is nodding as if understanding and at the same time slowly moving his chair away from the table)...I would never have believed it until it happened to me...people who say one becomes a new creature are right!..."
Kool Aid man: "Hey, that's cool, very interesting...(he looks at his watch) listen, Gordy, I just remembered, I've got to get going, see a man about a dog..."
Gordon: (a look of ecstasy on his face, one can almost imagine his eyes are spinning pinwheels as his voice rises)..."Christ came in human form and ultimately acted as a sacrifice for a new covenant between God and mankind!...the more searching that I did, THE MORE SENSE IT MADE!!...no, not to Western or even Eastern thinking, but in EQUILIBRIUM AT A HIGHER LEVEL..." (at this, Kool Aid man has stood and knocked his chair over never breaking eye contact with Gordon and has begun slowly backing away)
Kool Aid man : "that's cool man...hey, I really gotta go, maybe we can get together another time..."
Gordon: " wait, DON'T GO! there's more!..."
Kool Aid man: ( backing towards the door, trips and recovers).."sorry man, I really gotta go...(gropes for doorknob behind his back, opens door and runs)
Gordon: (looks at open door for a moment then shakes his head sadly) "another pitiful Athiest...(looks up at ceiling)...I tried to help him, I really did."
lights go down
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got a camera......pics i just took
by purplesofa indont know what i am doing fully.
my backyard and my cat.
i don't have very good subjects right now .....sorry.
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Gregor
Nice kittypuss
Are you really in Palau? Didn't know there were deciduous trees there.
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Missed opportunity
by Gregor inyesterday my wife and i were in traffic behind a brand new chevy trailblazer.
it had a bumper sticker that said "caution!
in case of rapture this vehicle will be un-manned".. i told my wife that i would jump out and take over the trailblazer and she could drive our car back home.
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Gregor
I am much younger though.
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Haven't been here for a while, did ya miss me?
by mrsjones5 ini decided to take a break from the board for a little while.
it was nice, can't say i got much done though lol.
last sunday when i got home from church and running around with my family i found a jw tract folded up and stuffed in my front door.
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Gregor
Glad to see your back - glad to see your front too! Your still on the goddamn phone?
One of my wifes co-workers (xjw) found a tract in her door that said something like 'sorry we missed you. If you would like a free home BS, please leave a note below and we will be back later. She wrote "I am apostate" and left the note out. She came home and found the tract with a note below her response that said "Shame on you".
Anyone else aware of this tract approach? I have not heard of it before.
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Missed opportunity
by Gregor inyesterday my wife and i were in traffic behind a brand new chevy trailblazer.
it had a bumper sticker that said "caution!
in case of rapture this vehicle will be un-manned".. i told my wife that i would jump out and take over the trailblazer and she could drive our car back home.
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Gregor
Yesterday my wife and I were in traffic behind a brand new Chevy Trailblazer. It had a bumper sticker that said "Caution! In case of rapture this vehicle will be un-manned".
I told my wife that I would jump out and take over the Trailblazer and she could drive our car back home. We followed this vehicle for some time before we had to turn off. Apparently the driver either has not been a good Christian or the Rapture timing was off.
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Nicotine gum?
by Scully ini just had a thought about nicotine gum.. let me preface this by saying that i have never smoked.
and i don't intend to start.
however i am intrigued with the "medicinal" effects of chewing nicotine gum: it's a stimulant, it decreases appetite, it is reputed to temporarily give you a bit of a jump start like caffeine does.. i'm surprised that there is no rule on this in the wt, because someone can buy the gum without a prescription, but because you aren't "smoking" the nicotine into your system, how would anyone know the difference in appearance between seeing someone using regular chewing gum or the same person chewing nicotine gum, unless you saw the packaging?.
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Gregor
Nosferatu, How do you know what ass tastes like?
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Strange picture In J W publication
by BluesBrother in.this "new world scene " is from p 190 of the "bible teach " book dated 2005.. it is just a joke.
they have transformed their key belief into a cartoon type kiddies scene.
is there no thought of child safety?
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Gregor
Another inconsistency - This picture of New World bliss shows a family with 4 small children. We were taught that eventually all child bearing will stop and paradise will be adults only. This raises many questions. Humans will be equipped with a bunch of useless spare parts, testicles, wombs, breasts, etc. At the same time they will be observing the rest of creation, animal and vegetable, mating and reproducing. And the libido? Will Jay Hoover just 'zap' it?
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Borat
by Gregor inafter 5 days of constant rain, i dragged my wife to see this flick.
i had read several reviews that said it was the funniest movie ever made in the history of mankind.
wife was not excited about going but anything to get out of the house.
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Gregor
After 5 days of constant rain, I dragged my wife to see this flick. I had read several reviews that said it was the funniest movie ever made in the history of mankind. Wife was not excited about going but anything to get out of the house. Ironically, she laughed her head off and I chuckled a few times. It was sort of like "Jackass" meets Tom Green. I give it 1 1/2 stars out of 4.