"they...........speak to you regularly through your wife." - lovesjehovah
That's not a personal conversation. It's a form of psychological 'triangulation'.
i remember going out with other jws after the memorial.. small gatherings.. picnics at some local landmark.. the feeling of closeness, camaraderie, friendship with like minded people you could trust.. haven't experienced it since i left.. really miss that..
"they...........speak to you regularly through your wife." - lovesjehovah
That's not a personal conversation. It's a form of psychological 'triangulation'.
being as serena williams shows outstanding abilities and skills at that which she exerts herself in, such as tennis, it would seems reasonable that serena williams has the same high level of abilities in all of her worthwhile endeavors.
perhaps she has this level of abilities in her journey as one of jehovah's witnesses.
would it not be reasonable that those who need greater clarification and understanding of certain bible subjects, to make contact with serena and ask her such questions?.
"People should stop 'calling out' the Williams sisters for things." - Hisclarkness
REALLY? YOU'RE SERIOUS?
Maybe Serena should stop calling on 'Jehovahs' name and she wouldn't have to feel the heat.
my name is eric hendrickson.
i have been on a journey led by the holy spirit which has brought to this point that has allowed for me to open the seventh seal and understand god's master plan.
i am the lion from the lost tribe of judah who has come to the world and be the messiah king.
Eric.....I found a picture of you online. You're a cute little devil!
from a reliable source:.
a young cobe - late thirties, maybe forty - has resigned in december 2015, both as the cobe and as an elder.
word is that he is a man with a young family who is stressed out and has had enough.
rutherford believed the "great tribulation" would begin during world war 2. his book "enemies" explained america and britain would turn into a fascist/catholic state so...... watchtower 82 8/15 p.10 "for the saftey of the bethel family a place of refuge was built at south landsing new york.
it was never needed for that purpose...later transformed into gilead missionary school...".
watch.
Bethelites bought shotguns in the local hardware stores.
And on top of this, an old, old Bethelite told me that all the automobiles and trucks were 'rigged' for riot control. The vehicles had their magnetos or generators wired to their frames. If anyone touched the vehicle, the driver would 'rev' up the engine and give that person one hell of a shock.
i'm posting this both as an anecdote and also to see if, by chance, this person reads this site.
(if you do, it'd be great to catch up since you now live fairly close to me!).
i've got a friend who until very recently was actively serving as an elder in hall close to bethel, and on a body heavy with bethelites.
"feels like he has to literally cut off everyone in his life." - respectful-observer
Ha ha ha.....sounds like REVERSE SHUNNING to me!
it has to be starting to fade somehow.
the very last time i went out in field service, hardly any were out.
maybe just about nine people were out and man if you could just see their faces.
The last time that I went out in 'service' was in 1990. So in my case, I would say that my 'zeal is beginning to vanish'.
inspiring, funny...you choose.... i'll start with inspiring: .
frodo: i wish the ring had never come to me.
i wish none of this had happened.gandalf: so do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide.
i have been a jw my whole life and i have never been able to get a clear answer on this question.
jw's do not believe that jehovah will intervene if someone is sick, dying or stopping a car crash.
they feel that jehovah is letting "this world" play out before he solves all of these problems.
Actually, Janus is the most practical of gods. He always helps you to look both ways before crossing the street, thereby keeping pedestrian and auto accidents to a minimum!
i was perusing the internet not long ago and came upon this series of videos by a guy calling himself xendrius.
it declares that many of today's best magicians are in league with the devil.
his claims are based on his observation that the tricks would be impossible to do unless the magicians had made unholy pacts with the devil.. so what's the take of the wtbts?
How in the HELL can sweet little Mickey Mouse be in league with SATAN?