a couple of nights ago my roomie gave me a dvd to play.
she said it was from her sisters.
well i jump up and put in the dvd thinking it was from her physical sisters (they are all hotties).
I prefer the way God and Christ cook and serve directly. Only appropriate, it is their house, their table, their food and they said they would do so.
I dont like human servers form of food, to many additives, substitutions, not done right, over or under cooked, presentation not all that good most of the times either.
abr
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071101/d8skq1po0.html.
looks like we here in the good ole us of a may be paying $3.50/ gallon when spring hits next year, if this trend continues.
china's predominantly state-owned oil company surpassed exxon today in market value, and they are currently drilling not far off the coast of florida(by way of cuba).
Didn't the original Rockefeller utter those words? He was part of the New World Order...
I dont know if he did or not, but it was on the news the other day, and it is the truth.
Sad thing about humankind, we usually only act when too late.
abr
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071101/d8skq1po0.html.
looks like we here in the good ole us of a may be paying $3.50/ gallon when spring hits next year, if this trend continues.
china's predominantly state-owned oil company surpassed exxon today in market value, and they are currently drilling not far off the coast of florida(by way of cuba).
I think this man in front of Presedential hopeful Edwards put it best and to quote him from MSNNBC
“If the American people understood what’s going on all over, there would be a revolution tomorrow morning,” exclaimed the man, who said he was a retired eastern Iowa farmer.
It may feel better with our head in the sand, but put everything together and he is right!!!! This is just the tip of the iceberg.
As I heard a long time ago, "There will be two types of people, the Filthy Rich and the Filthy"
abr, One who does not choose to keep his eyes shut.
the bible calls noah a preacher of righteousness.
however, it gives no indication that he undertook a global campaign to warn people of a coming flood of which they 'took no note'.. in gen chap 6 god gave noah very detailed instructions about building the ark.
in 6:18 and 7:1 he gave specific instructions about who to take into the ark.
How do you read
2 Peter 2:5 NLT 5 And God did not spare the ancient world—except for Noah and the seven others in his family. Noah warned the world of God’s righteous judgment. So God protected Noah when he destroyed the world of ungodly people with a vast flood.
NIV 5 if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;
Amplified 5 And He spared not the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven other persons, when He brought a flood upon the world of ungodly [people].
Young Literal Trans 5 and the old world did not spare, but the eighth person, Noah, of righteousness a preacher, did keep, a flood on the world of the impious having brought
They all say the same thing, he preached, maybe not globally but at least enough to be noted for it and to Gods satisfaction.
abr
let's see exactly what people are holding so firmly to, while all the time believing they aren't actually deluded.. section taken from: .
http://www.richarddawkins.net/article,1816,are-the-new-atheists-avoiding-the-real-arguments,edmund-standing-butterfliesandwheelscom.
first, let's take a quick look at the basic biblical narrative:.
I second that thought BA
abr
and you believe that god will help you to get through the difficulty?
sometimes i believe in chinese fortune-telling.
according the birth date, face and thenar lines the whole life can be forecasted.
ABSOLUTELY, no I do not believe in pre-destination but I do believe He helps those with faith as stated many times in the Bible
abr
in a recent thread about could the wts be right about religion coming to their end, i find this thought very interesting, is babylon the great really the world empire of religion or is it something else, not saying i am right but would love your thoughts on it.. .
i am not saying that i am right, but i have been reading rev and especially 17-19 over and over again doing research with cross references with various bible translations, i actually want to do a small paper on it for my own.
i really think this is one that the wts has wrong again, in reading and praying and researching, it could be that babylon the great is not religion but rather the entire commerical or commerce of the world in which the political leaders throughout history have had immoral relations with and religion (which many agree, has become big business) is just a part of.. in looking at rev 17-19 take a slow look at yourself, get out of wt mindset and actually look at the scriptures and ponder with cross references, you wont get religion as babylon the great, read the context and ask yourself, .
In a recent thread about could the WTS be right about religion coming to their end, I find this thought very interesting, Is Babylon the Great really the World Empire of Religion or is it something else, not saying I am right but would love your thoughts on it.
I am not saying that I am right, but I have been reading Rev and especially 17-19 over and over again doing research with cross references with various Bible translations, I actually want to do a small paper on it for my own.
I really think this is one that the WTS has wrong again, in reading and praying and researching, it COULD be that Babylon the Great is not religion but rather the entire Commerical or Commerce of the world in which the political leaders throughout history have had immoral relations with and religion (which many agree, has become BIG Business) is just a part of.
In looking at Rev 17-19 take a SLOW look at yourself, get out of WT mindset and actually look at the scriptures and ponder with cross references, you wont get religion as Babylon the Great, read the context and ask yourself,
Who has the political enteties cadered to, who puts politcal people in power, both now and in the past, look at the context, with buying, selling, profit, industry, who became rich from her?
In reading about ancient Babylon, she was only the daughter of Babylon, not the mother, just as Babylon the Great is the mother of ALL the harlots, could religion just be a part of it, as another harlot but not THEE Harlot?
Just my thoughts and would love to see some extra thoughts on it, thanks and respectfully, abr
i hope everyone is doing well.. .
is there anyone out there well-versed in the 'shepherd' book and judicial proceedings?.
a wee bit o' background..... i have been 'out' for about 3 years now.
Hello Juniper, there is some really good advise and truth to the comments posted above me, I was an elder for 4 years and seen so many things that you would not believe. So much for all speaking in agreement.
The only witnesses I speak with now are my folks. They recently learned of my 'unchristian' ways and are pressuring me to speak with the local congregation to (as far as I can understand) have them df me so my folks will know whether or not they can talk to me now.
How did they learn of your "unchristian" ways, was it your word of mouth or from others, deny any charges to your family, REMEMBER by meeting with the JD committee, is equivolent to summitting to their authority even though they will do what they want, there is no written rule of time out of the org in which to come after someone. Many different local policies put into place for select individuals. If you meet, you are nailing yourself to the tree.
They want to have a relationship, but are confused by their 'love of the one true god'. (ACK!)
They must understand what they think is right now will later have adverse effects on them later, tell them God is your judge and not men, who know little to nothing of you. THEY CANNOT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.
In my situation, can anyone disfellowship me if I have no contact with them?
They will hold court and do as they want, you must remember they think they are doing what is righteous and what they are supposedly appointed to do.
Can they df you if you don't go to the judicial meeting?
They have and will continue to do so
Can I just not ever call the local kh to talk to the elders and live out my life in this loophole?
You can run but you cant hide, my brother was DF'd 20 years after he left and no one knew of him as a witness, it will depend on your local elders and any vindettas they have against you and who their informants are.
abr
" it is never too late to be what you might have been".
i read this today and thought of you.
purps.
"I am not mad that you lied to me, I am sorry that I cannot trust you anymore"
annom
abr
on being discarded by the love of your life.
on getting on with your life.
on going downhill (physically, emotionally, or while taking a walk).
Since JWs are still so much a part of what I do - professionally and socially (to a lesser extent) - I keep in mind Christ's words about the caution of a serpent and the innocence of a dove. I still have "work" to do among those in the JW community whom I love and care about.
Each and everyone has different circumstances and no one should ever judge another why or why not for doing anything unless they have walked EVERY mile in his shoes. I understand, I too use to work for witness and took the leap of faith, it was right for me but maybe not for you, I understand. But a key comment that you made is highlighted above, your actions are based on being selfless not selfish. As Spock said in The wrath of Kahn
"The sacrifice of one, always out weights the sacrifive of many"
Continue in your sacrifice, I am sure there is a large reward for you one day.
your friend, abr
