my sis-in-law is moving on to a new place, doesn't want to take any of her old books with her.. looking for ideas of what to do with them.
besides throwing them away (that's obvious!
), what other suggestions do you have?.
My sis-in-law is moving on to a new place, doesn't want to take any of her old books with her.
Looking for ideas of what to do with them. Besides throwing them away (that's obvious!), what other suggestions do you have?
And, if anybody here WANTS something specific (she's got the pioneer book, etc.) let me know, and we'll try to get it to you.
One idea: box them all up, postage due, and send them to NY with a contribution refund request. :-)
q: how many members of the governing body does it take to change a light bulb?.
a: the light bulb does not need to be changed.
the light bulb, in an antitypical way, represents the light that emanated from the most holy, from between the cherubs atop the ark of the covenant.
I must be bored. Heard somebody say "new light" at work, and it made me think of "new light" from a JW perspective, and I had this funny question "How many GB members does it take to change a light bulb" pop into my head, and I wrote this up. I swear I never wrote for the WT, but this sure sounds like it would have come from a QFR. Writing something like that is a testament to what 35 years in the borg will do to your mind!
q: how many members of the governing body does it take to change a light bulb?.
a: the light bulb does not need to be changed.
the light bulb, in an antitypical way, represents the light that emanated from the most holy, from between the cherubs atop the ark of the covenant.
Q: How many members of the Governing Body does it take to change a light bulb?
A: The light bulb does not need to be changed. The light bulb, in an antitypical way, represents the light that emanated from the Most Holy, from between the cherubs atop the Ark of the Covenant. That light represented the glory, favor, and presence of the Almighty God, Jehovah. In like manner, that light continues to shine just as brightly now as it did then, as Jehovah directs his beam of glory and favor upon his chosen people through His designated channel, the "faithful and discreet slave." (Matt 24:41, 42)
While the light may appear to grow dim from time to time, sheeplike ones will find, by prayerful supplication and heartfelt examination, that any apparent "dimming" is the result of the 'smog' or 'filth' from this system of things that they have allowed to contaminate the lenses of their spiritual glasses.
With this in mind, continued effort should be exerted by all to keep their spiritual glasses clean and streak-free. How can we do this?
Astute ones will remember that the light has not changed, and the answer is the same as it has always been: we can keep the 'light bright' in our lives by regular meeting attendance, personal study, and attendance with meaningful participation at all of our Christian meetings. From time to time, of course, the faithful slave has seen fit to move the 'lamp' to another location in the room, providing a different 'angle' of light. But note that the light itself has not changed.
Furthermore, moving the light from one location to another has an added benefit, one so wonderful only our Great Provider of Light could have foreseen it: the change in angle of the light when it is moved allows it to penetrate our spiritual glasses through sections that have not become hazy or streaked, thus alerting us to the fact that the light had started to 'appear' dim, and this 'new light' allows us to take action now to clean our spiritual glasses, before it is too late.
In this way, what was 'old light' becomes 'new light', and yet is, really, still the same 'old light.' What a wonderful provision from our heavenly Father, the "source of all celestial light"!
how often do you hear about prayer at the meeting that, if you should pray that if jehovah wills that he should do something?
to me, this is a total waste of time to pray if that condition applies.
you see, if jehovah willed something, why would he need to wait for you to ask him for it?
wherehasmyhairgone, I agree 100% with what you said. I've felt this way for a long time. To think that God helps some (and on trivial matters in the big scheme of things), and ignores others that are helpless and who really NEED his help, is ridiculous.
r.a.m. thinks that God's going to help him/her get to go to this wedding. Riiiiiggght. It's his boss/principal who will make that decision. Thank the right person!
as a pilot, i found this commentary a funny perspective on what to do (or not) while the plane you're on is crashing.
(there's also some comments on praying and god and such for those final moments):.
http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sfo/371623786.html.
As a pilot, I found this commentary a funny perspective on what to do (or not) while the plane you're on is crashing. (there's also some comments on praying and God and such for those final moments):
ok guys and gals, i (being the assistant to the magazine counter) have acquired the newest okm.. i have uploaded it to imagevenue.com: here.
hopefully that works!.
by the way drew, your translation was very close.
the faithful and discreet slave does not endorse any literature meetings, or Web sites that are not produced or organized under its oversight.
Just in case anybody thinks "endorse" means "sanction/organize" instead of "approve of":
From m-w.com (Merriam Webster):
2. to approve openly ; especially : to express support or approval of publicly and definitely b: to recommend
They therefore don't approve of, or recommend, that you do any study or reading from any but their own publications... and certainly not in the company of like-minded scholars. Don't be a Beroean!!
its been ages since ive been back on here, ive just been so busy with life, lol.
have any of you heard of this site?
apparently its like a myspace for jws only.
That's funny that the user id and password are in the page. The really funny thing is that you don't even need them. Just go straight to the members-only page: http://myjwspace.com/ourspace/welcome.cgi
i can confirm (as there seems to be some doubt) at the service meeting last night during the item about the new watchtower, a letter was read by the po.
the public talk is to be 30 minutes long.
this is to allow for more association and ministry.. lengthy negative introductions about the state of the system of things/deep last days etc are to be heavily curtailed.
I have confirmation from a PO friend of mine that he received the letter yesterday, hasn't been read to the congregation yet.
Summary: January 2008, 30 minute parts, elders to shorten their existing talks by a few minutes in each section to accomodate new 30 minute time frame. No mention of new outlines forthcoming (such letters usually have a "public section" to read to the congregation, and a "to the elder body only" section with additional details like that).
can you imagine the implications of finding water in the desert land of darfur?
just think, water would flow as never before due to a huge underground lake being discovered.
i shutter to think of the relief that these people will have.
That would be really cool if it's true... I tried to find an article with that info since you didn't provide a URL to the story, and what I found indicates that it's an OLD lake, since dried up. If so, that's sad... that area COULD use an underground lake the size of Lake Erie.
i just went there today to look up some things and noticed this.... has anyone heard if they are doing maintenance or is this something to be wary of.. ..truth.ceeker.. .
You might try the Internet WayBackMachine and see if they have archived the content you're looking for:
That site is kind of fun for seeing how sites like Yahoo.com have changed over the years.
