"ask and you shall receive.
" 1 john 3:22, .
the joke of the day.
My favorite scripture... 2 Timothy 3:16-17 "(16) All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, (17) that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work."
Yeah, right. I wonder how many Judicial Committees rely solely on the advice of the bible before they destroy lives.
my youngest son joshua had autistic tendencies and speech delay, he's four.
he can't start a conversation and he often does not respond when someone tries to talk to him.
but he's been repeating more words and he can read quite a few words too.
A friend of ours has a daughter that is autistic (among some other things). Sometimes she goes days without acknowledging the outside world. But, when she's good and ready, she can repeat everything said or done within the last week like she was a tape recorder. I call her "The Answering Machine" because it's like her brain only checks it's messages a couple of times a week. We know that she hears and understands, but she only responds when she's ready. It always makes you feel good when they let you know that they're in there somewhere.
the po talked about "obeying those who take the lead" one too many times last night so i point-blank asked him who was the leader of christianity during biblical times.
i couldn't get him to say "jesus" which is of course the correct answer, so i had to answer for him.
i then added that he would have had assistance from the apostles making them de facto "leaders" as well.
I would just thumb my nose at him and prance around saying "Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah.... you're not the boss of me!" What don't they understand about being SERVANTS?? They are to serve the flock, not rule it. Whatever happened to "not lording it over them"? Too many people get carried away with having a position of authority or a title attached to their names. Just look at all the crooked cops out there! The same thing applies to religious appointees. Usually they are ass-kissing myrmidons with little to no education who have nothing else going for them who crave recognition and power. My dad was an elder for a couple of years and he saw this very thing! He got tired of being associated with this group of men who "lorded it over" the flock and abused their positions of authority rather than using their positions to help people. He stepped down from being an elder and to this day he refuses to serve as an elder even though he's in a congregation that has a shortage of elders.
no wishing for more wishes.
no wishing to know what to wish for.
i, the genie, have the authority to grant your wish or not to grant your wish as i so choose.
1. I wish I had an unlimited source of money.
2. I wish I were the best looking person in the history of man.
3. I wish I had unlimited power.
That about covers all of the bases.
have you ever noticed how jws look at each other through rose coloured glasses.
no jw can do any wrong in the eyes of other jws.
even when its obvious that a jw has done wrong, they are always righteous to other jw"s, as long as a jw gos to meeting and does field service then he must be right with god and therefore must be right in the eyes of others jws.
I think JWs can see other JWs doing wrong. Hell, sometimes they reprove or disfellowship somebody just for the hell of it!
ever see those two british women on tv that go into some slob's home that looks like something out of a stephen king novel?
take their quiz to see if you're a neat-freak, or a sloth-in-waiting: http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/100/quiz.jsp.
here's mine:.
| You are Gleaming. |
| Congratulations...you've earned your stripes, comrade. Your house is winning the war on terror--against dust mites, staph, E-coli, salmonella, and other vermin who seek to infiltrate your borders. Your Department of Homeland Security is nothing but a well-cleaned mop, a dishwashing sponge you replace biweekly, and some strategic enemy surveillance that prevents terrorist incidents before they occur. A little vigilance is always good for keeping your house protected; making the bed, disinfecting the fridge, organizing your mail, and dusting your book shelves all contribute to a safe zone. But look at us preaching to choir. For tips on how to keep your house from invasion, watch How Clean Is Your House? on Wednesday nights. |
We don't use sponges to wash dishes. Sponges have way too many germs. We use dish cloths and they are laundered in hot water and bleach after every use.
fedex: mr. miller can you please give us some directions to get to your house?
me: first, find your way to locust bayou.
fedex: wheres that?
It's kind of like when you call the bank or cable company or whatever.... and you get the automated system that makes you enter your account number, phone number, last four digits of your social security number, deposit a semen sample in the phone.... etc... and when a human being answers the phone (finally) they ask you for all of that @#$%%^ again! WHY DO I HAVE TO ENTER IT if nobody is paying attention to it? Just answer the phone to begin with and it wouldn't take so long!
Yeah, those are elusive little creatures! I learned how to find them, though. Get a big ass Dodge Ram and drive down the road in the middle of the night with your lights on and horn blaring! They'll come running, often right in front of your vehicle! I hit one on my wife's birthday comming home from dinner. I also learned that a full size pickup truck going about 70 can turn one of those suckers into a fine pink mist! Cost me several thousand dollars in damage, too. Oh well.
The kicker.... Are you ready for this..... you know it's comming...... wait for it..... here it comessssss.....
MY dad said "Well, if you were still a Witness you wouldn't have been out late celebrating a birthday and you wouldn't have hit that deer!"
Can you feeeeeel the love? I know I can!
my son was about 5 years old when we stopped going to the meetings.
the other day i asked him what he remembers about them (his now 14 years old).
he remembered the puzzles i bought him to play with during the meetings.. he remembered that i packed a sandwich and some juice for him to eat in case he got hungry.. when he got board i use to take him outside for a walk around the kh garden.
My little brother and I were masters at communicating with eachother without making noise or talking. Occasionally, something would be soooo funny that one of us would just have to laugh out loud and we'd get in trouble. We were always in trouble with dad because he wanted us to pay attention. But weekly meetings are NOTHING compared to assemblies! I HATED them! 3 days of crap! When we were really young, we lived up north where the summer district conventions were outdoors at Yankee Stadium or Veteran's Stadium in Philadelphia! 8 hours of sun exposure in the hot summer sun in a suit and having to be silent.... hmmmm.... can anybody say TORTURE!!!! I'm really fair-skinned, too so the sunburn was an added painful bonus. I would never make my kid stay outside in the hot summer sun for 8 hours, much less dressed up in a suit! That's gotta qualify as some sort of child abuse. I was releived when we moved to Georgia. At least the assemblies and conventions were indoors and air-conditioned.
i just read another one of obves posts.
hilarious.
has anyone ever heard of how several historical calendars end on the date december 21, 2012?
I just read another one of OBVES posts. Hilarious. But, seriously. Has anyone ever heard of how several historical calendars end on the date December 21, 2012? The ancient Mayan calendar ends on this date as well as the ancient Jewish calendar and the Chinese I-Ching. (I think I spelled that right). I think maybe the Watchtower should use that as the date for Armageddon. It might get the attention of a few people.
