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  Take My Hand and Lift My Heart

  by compound complex in

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  as i journey through life, i take a path not traveled by others, or so it would seem.. i reach out, sometimes in tears, more often with hope, that another sole wanderer.

  will come along with me and share the journey leading to better times and places.. it is as if, however, no one hears the murmurings of a heart wishing company,.

  one with whom to share in nature's wonders, to delight in what she has wrought.. i continue to meander through life's lanes untrammeled, knowing that soon you'll.

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  compound complex

  Thank you, MissFit!

  
  
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  Take My Hand and Lift My Heart

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as i journey through life, i take a path not traveled by others, or so it would seem.. i reach out, sometimes in tears, more often with hope, that another sole wanderer.

  will come along with me and share the journey leading to better times and places.. it is as if, however, no one hears the murmurings of a heart wishing company,.

  one with whom to share in nature's wonders, to delight in what she has wrought.. i continue to meander through life's lanes untrammeled, knowing that soon you'll.

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  compound complex

  As I journey through life, I take a path not traveled by others, or so it would seem.

  I reach out, sometimes in tears, more often with hope, that another sole wanderer

  Will come along with me and share the journey leading to better times and places.

  It is as if, however, no one hears the murmurings of a heart wishing company,

  One with whom to share in Nature's wonders, to delight in what she has wrought.

  I continue to meander through life's lanes untrammeled, knowing that soon you'll

  Sense my unseen but real presence and happily take my hand and lift my heart.
  
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  There Is No Road in the Desert

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is no road in the desert, yet you chance upon my friendless camp.. was it stars that led you to me or two yearning hearts become conjoined?.

  i envision a most lovely you, but you're just a dream of what i once knew.. remote i remain in my desert abode while stars and your spirit sail on by..

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  compound complex

  As I journey through life, I take a path not traveled by others, or so it would seem.

  I reach out, sometimes in tears, more often with hope, that another sole wanderer

  Will come along with me and share the journey leading to better times and places.

  It is as if, however, no one hears the murmurings of a heart wishing company,

  One with whom to share in Nature's wonders, to delight in what she has wrought.

  I continue to meander through life's lanes untrammeled, knowing that soon you'll

  Sense my unseen but real presence and happily take my hand and lift my heart.
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  2017 Film "The Dark Tower" written by Stephen King

  by Not_Culty in

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  at 18:21 features old watchtower headquarters in a slow scan.

  for many of us its the real dark tower.. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1648190/.

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  I saw it a couple weeks ago but had to go online to recall it.

  Idris Elba was very good as The Gunslinger; otherwise, the film was rather dull and dark. Matthew McConaughey was a cardboard cutout villain.

  The reviews indicate the Stephen King books are chock full of action and detail, difficult to properly translate to an hour and a half on film.

  As I wrote, I'd all but forgotten it . . .
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  Mary Magdalene - Movie Review

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  so mrs cofty and i went to see the new movie last weekend on the gospel story told from the perspective of mary magdalene.. the first ten minutes are excellent and then jesus turns up and it's all downhill from there.

  it was pope gregory who decided in 1591 that mary m was a penitent prostitute, even though the gospels contain no such reference.

  was she the mary from whom seven demons were cast or was she just unlucky to share a name with a different mary?

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  Jesus died at age 33 and they cast Caucasian Joaquin Phoenix, who looks like a chain smoking 45 yr old. 😏😑 Really Hollyweird?? You couldn't find a Mediterranean younger looking actor of sorts from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Greece, N. Africa or Israel ect to portray Jesus more on the money?? -- Kristina Romano, comments on trailer page
  
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  Mary Magdalene - Movie Review

  by cofty in

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  2. entertainment

  so mrs cofty and i went to see the new movie last weekend on the gospel story told from the perspective of mary magdalene.. the first ten minutes are excellent and then jesus turns up and it's all downhill from there.

  it was pope gregory who decided in 1591 that mary m was a penitent prostitute, even though the gospels contain no such reference.

  was she the mary from whom seven demons were cast or was she just unlucky to share a name with a different mary?

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  Be that as it may, Jesus looks Jewish (quite unlike the WT Jesus) and the principal actors are Academy Award Nominees!

  (Trailer was removed by Youtube)
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  Now That JWs Are Encouraged To Use Ipads Is There Evidence of Getting in Trouble on the WWW?

  by minimus in

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  i’d imagine that if you have a ipad or ipad that some witnesses will get into trouble.. what say you?

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  [ . . . ] instead of doing the 'right' thing and shutting it off while looking away in disgust, she lingers and moves on to other threads. -- neat blue dog

  Enlightenment just waiting to happen.
  
  
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  What are you most passionate about?

  by SplaneThisToMe in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i had an interview today and was asked a question o have gotten in the past: what are you most passionate about?

  it was a struggle to come up with an answer on this one.

  as a jw, the things i was passionate about were chosen for me.

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  Analyzing the grammatical and syntactical elements of the English language and implementing that knowledge into editing the work of other writers. The challenge, of course, is my not permitting the technical aspects of so-called correct writing to supplant the author's voice.

  When reading for pleasure, I struggle to derive the sense of the writer's message, his beautifully crafted expression, and not bog myself down in mentally "diagramming" his every sentence.

  The physical things I loved doing are on the wane -- hours daily playing the piano or painting at the easel or digging in the garden -- but my brain still works.

  Well, so far . . .
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  The utter absurdity of the "universal sovereignty issue", chapter 4,786

  by sir82 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so on the jw broadcast channel, there is a new 4 minute video entitled "why does god permit suffering".

  i won't give them free advertising by linking to it, but you'll find it under the "latest videos" section.. it looks like it will be something that will eventually be used in field serve-us as a video to show householders.. anyway, it gives the illustration of the teacher and a "rebellious student" who says he has a "better way to solve the problem".

  the infinitely wise teacher allows him to try, he fails, and the teacher is "vindicated".. other posts on this site demonstrate how inane the illustration really is - it breaks down nearly effortlessly.. anyway, the video goes on to explain that god allowed "rebellious humans" to continue on because (more or less direct quote) "millions of angels were observing.

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  [ . . .] it became rather suspicious to me that a legalistic, lawyers mind was behind it. -- Wasanelder Once

  Yes, Wasa, I believe your reasoning ties in with what I vaguely recall reading
  elsewhere, long ago. Something about a courtroom case -- in heaven!

  THANKS!

  Too cool, undercover!
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  The utter absurdity of the "universal sovereignty issue", chapter 4,786

  by sir82 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so on the jw broadcast channel, there is a new 4 minute video entitled "why does god permit suffering".

  i won't give them free advertising by linking to it, but you'll find it under the "latest videos" section.. it looks like it will be something that will eventually be used in field serve-us as a video to show householders.. anyway, it gives the illustration of the teacher and a "rebellious student" who says he has a "better way to solve the problem".

  the infinitely wise teacher allows him to try, he fails, and the teacher is "vindicated".. other posts on this site demonstrate how inane the illustration really is - it breaks down nearly effortlessly.. anyway, the video goes on to explain that god allowed "rebellious humans" to continue on because (more or less direct quote) "millions of angels were observing.

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  Did Rutherford concoct this teaching that underpins all JW theology?