Posts by compound complex

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I cringe when I think about the talks I gave.

by James Mixon in

you brothers who gave talks do you thinks about the crap you spoke from the platform.. thirty years old, no knowledge what so ever of the world we live in, barely making the grade.

to graduate from high school, a year and half in jc college and now with schooling of jw higher.

education i thought i was a hell of a speaker.

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"I would really speak with conviction from the platform. I would wonder though, as I noticed some of the reaction in the audience, why weren't more people moved by what I was saying? I was talking about our love for God and how lives were involved."

-- xjwsrock

I was Field Service Overseer and made myself available almost any day of the week. Included in my duties was visiting each book study group once a month and giving a pep talk, followed by field service on the weekend.

When I finally burnt out (working full time, buying a house, raising children, Theocratic activities, etc.) I could understand a little better why some sheep bleated but did not follow the leader. It wasn't all bad, of course. There were always those who kept the ball rolling, their being 'eaten up by the zeal of Jehovah.'

I used to be.

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I cringe when I think about the talks I gave.

by James Mixon in

you brothers who gave talks do you thinks about the crap you spoke from the platform.. thirty years old, no knowledge what so ever of the world we live in, barely making the grade.

to graduate from high school, a year and half in jc college and now with schooling of jw higher.

education i thought i was a hell of a speaker.

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"One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision." --Bertrand Russell

[link provided by Anders Andersen]

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I cringe when I think about the talks I gave.

by James Mixon in

you brothers who gave talks do you thinks about the crap you spoke from the platform.. thirty years old, no knowledge what so ever of the world we live in, barely making the grade.

to graduate from high school, a year and half in jc college and now with schooling of jw higher.

education i thought i was a hell of a speaker.

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Likewise, our supposed authority granted by Scripture put us out there as a 'theatrical spectacle to men and angels.' I am a ham and loved being special.

Jehovah used us to shake up the arrogant of the world, those who had already found paradise; He used us to comfort those 'who were sighing and crying' . . .

He did, didn't He?

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Baby Jesus

by ab.ortega in

unbelievable.

never in a million years would i have thought they would publish something like this.

i remember we weren't supposed to think of jesus as a baby.

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Bad art . . .

When I tried out for the art department, circa 1970, the art work was saturated color, of course, but well done. One sister did original oil paintings that served as the basis for the calendars, which I worked on.

They've come so far and gone downhill.

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Interesting Wallpaper

by NeonMadman in

my wife and i live in a small town in northern new jersey.

there is a building near our house that, many decades ago, used to be the local post office.

it sat idle for many years, but a couple of years ago, some folks bought it and renovated it into a nice little cafe.

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Thanks, NeonMadman, for sharing.

Rutherford's still in the news . . .

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"Different to" is new to me.

by compound complex in

jw
friends

thanks very much to posters from uk, australia, new zealand, canada, et al.. as an editor, i must keep up with what is current re: so-called standard english.

english speaking posters outside the united states have presented me with copious writing samples that i have had to research: grammar; spelling; punctuation; etc.. i learned from the following link that american writers' exclusive use of "different from" when stating contrast does present problems in syntactical construction.

"different to" and "different than" (wrongly maligned) have both been around a long time, but it's you fellow posters across the ponds and borders who've opened up these narrow eyes and mind.. talk about a strange reason for gratitude .

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Thanks, Xanthippe:

Illuminating!

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"Different to" is new to me.

by compound complex in

jw
friends

thanks very much to posters from uk, australia, new zealand, canada, et al.. as an editor, i must keep up with what is current re: so-called standard english.

english speaking posters outside the united states have presented me with copious writing samples that i have had to research: grammar; spelling; punctuation; etc.. i learned from the following link that american writers' exclusive use of "different from" when stating contrast does present problems in syntactical construction.

"different to" and "different than" (wrongly maligned) have both been around a long time, but it's you fellow posters across the ponds and borders who've opened up these narrow eyes and mind.. talk about a strange reason for gratitude .

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Thanks very much to posters from UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, et al.

As an editor, I must keep up with what is current re: so-called Standard English. English speaking posters outside the United States have presented me with copious writing samples that I have had to research: grammar; spelling; punctuation; etc.

I learned from the following link that American writers' exclusive use of "different from" when stating contrast does present problems in syntactical construction. "Different to" and "different than" (wrongly maligned) have both been around a long time, but it's you fellow posters across the ponds and borders who've opened up these narrow eyes and mind.

Talk about a strange reason for gratitude . . .

http://grammarist.com/usage/different/

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RC 2016 Leaks & Releases

by wifibandit in

in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.

now, on with the leaks & releases!

first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.

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When the watchful couples make it outside during a lull in the waves of the Great Tribulation, they will surely thank Jehovah for providing the cabbage and bunch of carrots that have washed down the gutter to their front door.

It's happened to me . . .

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JWTV May Broadcast is up. hosted by an old burnt hot dog

by Dreamerdude in

what's up with jw parents taking their minor children to such desolate places?

like the english family that took their little kids to the jungles of ecuador, and the australians that took their little ones to norfolk island where hardly anyone lives, and they are the only children in a congregation of 11 publishers?

is this a new form of child abuse?

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Not exactly the same scenario, but I was a Bethelite "missionary, circa 1970. In the foreign field, we bros spent all weekend and a few week nights building up "nuclei" into congregations. Often, we traveled to upstate New York doing the same. Giving hour talks on Sunday and conducting meetings. Before getting regular, rented Halls, we would set up for meetings in community centers, transporting sound equipment in a baby buggy from a brother's apartment to the center. Great fun on a week night, traveling by subway to and from!

It was exciting and fulfilling because the Caribbean folk were so warm and hospitable. Most importantly, they were amenable to our message. It was not unusual both to preach to and to teach a room full of people in a private home. We also assisted them in personal matters. Many were family men who worked secularly in Brooklyn, NYC, etc. to provide for their impoverished families back in the islands.

Downside: Some of us young guys burnt out physically and spiritually. I don't regret the experience, but young, dedicated JWs can become depleted spiritually and physically. It took me years to recover . . .

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The story of Jonathan and David, is this male bonding or something else?

by James Mixon in

start at 1 samuel 18;1-4..now imagine if this story had been about jonathan and a woman.. 1 samuel 20:30..saul calls jonathan a son of a perverse rebellious woman!

the blame for his.

behavior goes first to the mother, who was too soft," or too harsh who perverted his son somehow.. 1 samuel 20:41-42.."they kissed each other and wept with each other".. so was it merely deep friendship or a romantic relationship?.

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I Know Saul was upset because Jonathan warned David about his (Saul) intention, to have

David killed. But to use the word perverse , what's up with that.

Hi James:

I'm not sure if this is your point, but perverse and perverted are different in meaning. Perverse means obstinate or resistant to what's acceptable (like Jonathan's mother, according to Saul). Perverted means deviant regarding sexual behaviors.

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