i`m showing my ignorance here , not being an active member of any church before joining jw`s as a 19 yr old ,whenever i was ever confronted with the question of "grace" i was always at a loss to give an effective answer from a jw point of view.. was it just me ?
or did anybody else have a similar experience ?.
(ps , i dont think i ever heard the expression " grace" in a religious sense in all my 33 years in the borg.studying the wt.).
Amazing Grace!
One of the most-loved Christian hymns, recognized throughout the inhabited Earth.
Who can sing it, hum it, play it, and not be moved?
Only those whose hearts have hardened by the teachings of a misguided organization such as the WT.
Sylvia
http://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/new-jehovahs-witness-headquarters-hosts-first-open-houses.
new jehovah’s witness headquarters hosts first open houses.
28 apr 2017 posted by nathan glover .
ROFL!!!
Laughter is good for the soul.
Sylvia
this is obviously a question for the older generation.
i'm really curious what it was like to be a witness in the 60's and 70's?.
was the society as strict as it is today?.
Amen, TD.
The word religion comes from a root meaning to bind.
Like in a family, a community.
Bound in love, not fear.
I was baptized in 1974, and I remember a loving brotherhood.
Came the 80's, and all havoc broke loose.
Sylvia
http://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/new-jehovahs-witness-headquarters-hosts-first-open-houses.
new jehovah’s witness headquarters hosts first open houses.
28 apr 2017 posted by nathan glover .
LOL.
Who said thinkingest?
Must have been Mark Stephen Lett from Alabama.
Foley, in Baldwin County, down the road a ways.
Also home to Julio Jones.
Woot!
Sylvia
you, my beloved, dearest soul ever to touch a foot .
on this hallowed earth upon which now i kneel,.
it's but the memory of you, that fading recollection of .
Oh, but the heart begs to differ.
Spring 1971 was the happiest I ever remember, and I continue to measure each milestone in my life against that season.
I used to feel a slight twinge of guilt that even my baptism as a JW didn't measure up to it.
LOL.
Love and blessings.
Sylvia
greetings, word lovers:.
in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.
one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.
you, my beloved, dearest soul ever to touch a foot .
on this hallowed earth upon which now i kneel,.
it's but the memory of you, that fading recollection of .
Ahhh, CoCo, I feel you.
His name was Sam.
I say was because even though he still lives, he's not MY Sam anymore.
Am I making sense?
Sylvia
good morning, all.. it is good to be here.. thanks to all for your contributions.. love and blessings.
sylvia.
Awwww, Shirl.
Outlaw!!!
Sylvia
uc berkeley administrators canceled a scheduled speech by right-wing pundit ann coulter, saying they can’t protect participants from rioting if it goes ahead.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/uc-berkeley-orders-cancellation-of-ann-coulter-11084299.php.
now i am no ann coulter fan (although the sjw police on here will accuse me of being a fan shortly after posting this), but i am a fan of free speech!
Mercy, Simon!
I do agree with your assessment of the Democrats' pandering to minorities.
Even during the height of Jim Crow, we were, for the most part, self-reliant and resourceful.
Now, we've become fat and lazy and sorry, with the resultant deterioration of our communities.
Sylvia
good morning, all.. it is good to be here.. thanks to all for your contributions.. love and blessings.
sylvia.
Woo hoo hoo.
I started a thread about your avatar.
Sylvia
