Dad, Uncle J, and I resemble my avatar. Closest likeness I could get without being the real deal. E. Lesley Tompson F., pictured, has become a hippie, in my guise.
Some people call me Jesus.
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Any thought behind your " Avatar"
by The Rebel ini think that's the correct phrase?
anyway when i first came here, that little picture that "the rebel" hides behind, was a self portrait of a very sad man, who simply had too much knowledge.
now i feel after 7 months here, i should repaint that " avetor" give some happiness to the eyes, and a contented smile to the lips.. in short my " avetor" was a self portrait of a man with too much knowledge.
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"No one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family." -- AWAKE!, July 2009, page 29.
Oft quoted but e'er relevant declaration from Jehovah's own channel . . .
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Door to Door
by Drifting Away ini hear my wife say to me " we are the only religion that does the will of god , and that is to preach door to door, and speak about gods kingdom" and in one sense she is correct, i know there are others that preach door to door, but then someone told me door to door, does not literally mean door to door in modern times.
i was confused, has anyone ever heard of this before?
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In the book, IN SEARCH OF CHRISTIAN FREEDOM, Ray Franz discusses a GB meeting where this matter came up. His uncle, Fred Franz, created a stir by saying that Paul could've meant coming in through the front door and leaving by the back: from door to door in the same house . . .
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GB Daniel Sydlik died ten years ago today (on April 18, 2006)
by AnneB inhe seemed like a decent fellow.
i miss his talks.
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He gave a memorable talk years ago at a DC in Sacramento, California, USA:
Two sons of a devout Russian Witness mother came to America to find freedom but left the "Truth." She wailed that if they were back home they would still be serving Jehovah. What, precisely, is freedom?
Another experience he related was that of an official (in Russia, too, I believe) who, somehow, had an ill and imprisoned Witness under his care. He commanded that the JW be fed the broth of a stewing chicken* daily so as to regain his strength. Failure to follow through on the reinvigoration of the stricken Witness would mean death to the jailer.
Jehovah provides for his people.
You cannot make these stories up.
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Incidentally, this chicken* was no ordinary chicken. Stewing chickens possess special curative properties. I doubt a young fryer would do . . .
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No More Tears . . .
by compound complex in"the way you walked was thorny, through no fault of your own, but as the rain enters the soil, the river enters the sea, so tears run to a predestined end.
now you will have peace for eternity.".
-- maleva, the gypsy woman, the wolf man.
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- Even a man who is pure in heart, and says his prayers by night;
- May become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.
- Is a Jehovah's Witness man immune through the office of his prayers to Jehovah?
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No More Tears . . .
by compound complex in"the way you walked was thorny, through no fault of your own, but as the rain enters the soil, the river enters the sea, so tears run to a predestined end.
now you will have peace for eternity.".
-- maleva, the gypsy woman, the wolf man.
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Why, thank you, Millie! So very nice of you to post!
I simply love how so much from left field (in this case, a horror flick) relates to real life and that which we knew as Witnesses. In this instance, "no more tears" for Wolf Man!
Will he be in Paradise? He, surely, will be made to shave!
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No More Tears . . .
by compound complex in"the way you walked was thorny, through no fault of your own, but as the rain enters the soil, the river enters the sea, so tears run to a predestined end.
now you will have peace for eternity.".
-- maleva, the gypsy woman, the wolf man.
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Oh, well! A different way of viewing no more tears . . .
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No More Tears . . .
by compound complex in"the way you walked was thorny, through no fault of your own, but as the rain enters the soil, the river enters the sea, so tears run to a predestined end.
now you will have peace for eternity.".
-- maleva, the gypsy woman, the wolf man.
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"The way you walked was thorny, through no fault of your own, but as the rain enters the soil, the river enters the sea, so tears run to a predestined end. Now you will have peace for eternity."
-- Maleva, the Gypsy Woman, The Wolf Man
What matters is that the "man" in question has, at long last, found peace.
May we all find peace, love, and the end of tears: these things, despite what may prove our unchangeable circumstances.
Love and affection,
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Did Freddy Franz receive secret instructions from a Jewish aquaintance?
by truthseeker ini recently met a sister who told me she heard of a story that the late president of the watchtower society, mr. freddy franz, received secret instructions on how to direct the organization from a jewish acquaintance.. is this a conspiracy theory or could there be some truth to it?.
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correction:
I met the Jewish man in question. He gave our Memorial talk years ago.
The brother I met is not Jewish, but from another middle eastern country.
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Did Freddy Franz receive secret instructions from a Jewish aquaintance?
by truthseeker ini recently met a sister who told me she heard of a story that the late president of the watchtower society, mr. freddy franz, received secret instructions on how to direct the organization from a jewish acquaintance.. is this a conspiracy theory or could there be some truth to it?.
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I met the Jewish man in question. He gave our Memorial talk years ago.
Unless there are two men by that name, the description above doesn't match, in the least, the brother I know. However, I cannot vouch for his past relationship with FF.
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