good morning, all.. it is good to be here.. thanks to all for your contributions.. love and blessings.
sylvia.
Hi, TD.
Every time I see your letters, TD, I smile because it takes me back to when I worked for the County Health Department.
One particular division was known by the acronym *TD.
The director of that division had such a calm, soothing voice that it was an absolute pleasure to field his calls.
20+ years later, I can still hear him, "This is B**** L*********, *TD."
I'm smiling right now.
Love.
Sylvia
good morning, all.. it is good to be here.. thanks to all for your contributions.. love and blessings.
sylvia.
Good mid-morning, Non.
We are under a severe weather watch.
Storm clouds rolling in from the West all morning.
Blech.
Believe me, I know all about soggy yards.
Sylvia
over many years i have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon jw's due to the effects of indoctrination.
in my case; when i was 21 i had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks.
i was diagnosed with anxiety tension state disorder.
NJWS, thanks for that geography lesson.
Somewhere here, I've got a list of the counties in AL, FL, GA, MS, and TN that share the same name.
Astounding!
CoCo, you are just too good for this no-account world.
Sylvia
the congregation i attend had it's watchtower study on thursday night because of l.d.c work this week-end, and another congregation i have some not very spiritual friends in had their watchtower study on wednesday.
from what i have delicately prised out of people, the congregations loved the watchtower study this week, saying it was so encouraging and all the usual stuff, with no-one seeming to realise the g.b.
said they're not inspired, so the spirit int he past has moved them to teach wrong things, and all the other ideas excellently summed up on reddit.. today's watchtower will wash over the heads of most j.w's like it never even happened, the all remaining as loyal as ever, and it makes me so, so sad..
LOL @ Tor.
Girl, you got that up in you again!
Sylvia
over many years i have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon jw's due to the effects of indoctrination.
in my case; when i was 21 i had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks.
i was diagnosed with anxiety tension state disorder.
Back at you, NJWS.
I am in Alabama.
From the Black Belt area.
Poor, but loving people
Sylvia
the congregation i attend had it's watchtower study on thursday night because of l.d.c work this week-end, and another congregation i have some not very spiritual friends in had their watchtower study on wednesday.
from what i have delicately prised out of people, the congregations loved the watchtower study this week, saying it was so encouraging and all the usual stuff, with no-one seeming to realise the g.b.
said they're not inspired, so the spirit int he past has moved them to teach wrong things, and all the other ideas excellently summed up on reddit.. today's watchtower will wash over the heads of most j.w's like it never even happened, the all remaining as loyal as ever, and it makes me so, so sad..
For all their talk about the GT (including ArmaG), the JW's are terrified of the prospect.
I know my JW sister is - she doesn't even want to discuss it.
Come to think of it, she was always a 'fraidy cat.
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.
Being geeky can be a good thing.
Portmanteau
Sylvia
with respect to christ being the "redeemer" and of having "paid the ransom", i would like to know:.
(1) what is your technical understanding of each term?.
(2) what is the watchtower's understanding of each term?.
Agreed, except for one point.
There was no block between God and man until sin entered the picture.
By His death, Christ removed that block forever.
I believe that is why when He comes again, EVERY eye will see Him.
I like to think of Jesus of Nazareth as the Big Brother who stands up to the bully - sin.
Of course, He's going to deal with the Evil One, but first things first.
I like these discussions.
Sylvia
good morning, all.. it is good to be here.. thanks to all for your contributions.. love and blessings.
sylvia.
4-30-17
Mornin', y'all.
My oldest granddaughter has a birthday today.
Thanks for reading.
Sylvia
my oldest daughter once worked at a convenience store/gas station for a muslim gentleman.. he had two sons - the older one @ university, and the younger worked with my daughter.. well, my daughter said the younger was blackmailing the older because the older was in possession of a bible!.
she also said the young man confessed to her that he often times went to a soul food joint way out in the country and ordered pork chops.
she said he told her they tasted soooo good.. lol.. sylvia.
Thanks for the replies.
In that particular family, the Bible was forbidden.
Sylvia
