Fred E Hathaway

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  It's renewal time-Spring time Makeup with anyone on the Board! Anyone else?

  by restrangled in

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  2. friends

  i would like to send my apologies to zico and leolia.

  never meant any harm and if your feelings were hurt i am truly sorry.. .

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  Fred E Hathaway

  Oh really, SirNose586!? It looks like you forgot about me already. I think we should be cool with each other, even if our positions differ.
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  Are you a "Leader" or a "Follower"?

  by JH in

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  2. friends

  i'm a "loner", so no one is following me, and i'm not following anyone.. maybe i tend slightly towards being a follower, but it better be worth my time, or i'll be back to a loner once more.

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  Fred E Hathaway

  Christ is the "Leader". Some say I follow, some say I don't. I just like to have my say when I think it can make a difference for the better. I can be with others when there's something good that I can get involved with, or I can go and find something to fill in the time if there's not.
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  It's renewal time-Spring time Makeup with anyone on the Board! Anyone else?

  by restrangled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i would like to send my apologies to zico and leolia.

  never meant any harm and if your feelings were hurt i am truly sorry.. .

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  Fred E Hathaway

  I would like to send my apologies to Junction-Guy, junctions-wife, AuldSoul, Zico, and everyone else who feels I may be have strayed onto their turf uninvited.
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  Its about the giving. . .

  by JWdaughter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i saw this on newsday.com today.

  this is an excerpt of a former jws take on holidays and their experience with learning to celebrate the.

  i am sharing what i think is the gist of the essay: .

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  Fred E Hathaway

  I like giving ... my time to worthy purposes, info to help others benefit from my experience, companionship to someone who is in distress, a challenge to someone who plays by friendly rules, a smile of welcome whenever possible ...
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  Name food/drinks JWs shouldn't have because of it's name

  by exwitless in

  1. social
  2. humour

  i saw another thread about "deviled eggs" and it made me think about this.

  i'll start:.

  deviled eggs.

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  Fred E Hathaway

  Coke (cocaine). Fudge (lying). Christmas cake, Halloween candy (worldly holidays). Mars bars (false deity). Tarts, Suckers (derogatory terms). Blood sausage (blood).
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  IN YOUR OPINION...

  by LittleToe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...what kind of thread topic produces the longest threads?.

  what interests you, and are you put off once the thread reaches ten pages??.

  lt, of the "starting a minimus-style thread" class.

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  Fred E Hathaway

  some of the word games go on for a while, and the threads with ask in them.
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  Are you comfortable knowing, that what you write here will stay forever

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let it be this board or any other board, are you comfortable with the fact that whatever you post on the internet will be viewable for a long time.. maybe when you'll be very old, you'll find posts that you made a very long time ago..

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  Fred E Hathaway

  Your avatar is very appropriate to this thread, Blueblades. Keep what still works. Toss what doesn't. Beware of garbage collectors, who might just remind you of what you've tossed, even months or years ago, like they do sifting the remnants of handwriting long discarded.
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  Counting Time

  by Xena in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't know about anyone else but this could be the source of major contention between dubs in my halls.

  you had those who started their time as soon as you pulled out of the hall parking lot (me), those who counted from the first knock at the door or laundry mat visited, and the die hards who didn't start until they actually spoke to someone(my sister).

  my sister and i would go round and round about this, i finally just pretended to start my time when she did just to shut her up.

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  Fred E Hathaway

  I had a list of RVs' phone numbers, from doing street witnessing, etc, so I started my time with a call when the Service Group ended. I often ended my time with a phone call. And I've find a way of talking to someone during breaks, if at all possible. Cell phones, like I have now, would making it even easier.
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  So many JW coming to my door/Who is Mediator for Great Crowd?

  by Guest with Questions in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ive had a number of witnesses come to my door in the last year.

  i would guess that my mother requested the visits but i dont know for sure.

  i first had two young men come to the door last summer and we talked for quite a while.

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  Fred E Hathaway

  to Guest with Questions:

  If you answer the door, that's a good start. But it's easier to make sense of the Bible in a discussion with JWs if you have a NWT, try to find to answers for yourself using the cross-references and the Index at the back of it. Also, sitting in the meetings with a notebook and pen helps. As well, if you're at a meeting, you are welcome to arrive 15 minutes early and stay at least 15 minutes late talking with them and having them show you around. I hope these tips help. After all, Keep on ASKING, SEEKING, and KNOCKING (Matthew 7:7-12) is a good way to get the answers we're looking for.
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  The Scofield 1907 Bible

  by Sasha in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  or it may be the 1908 or 09 version.

  anyone out there use it, or recommmend it?

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  Fred E Hathaway

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scofield_Reference_Bible tells more about its history, in case anyone's still interested.