Posts by Mickey mouse

18 Most in attendance respectfully abstain from partaking of the emblems as they are passed because Jesus indicated that only those who will reign in his heavenly Kingdom are to partake. (Read Luke 22:28-30; 2 Tim. 4:18) All others present will be respectful observers. Still, being at the Lord’s Evening Meal is important, for being there shows how highly they value Jesus’ sacrifice. During the Memorial, they can reflect on the blessings that they can have on the basis of Jesus’ ransom sacrifice. They have the prospect of being among the “great crowd” who survive the coming “great tribulation.” Those are worshippers who will have “washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”—Rev. 7:9, 14-17.

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20131215/memorial-is-a-remembrance/

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Pyschology reveals the comforts of the apocalypse

by fresh prince of ohio in

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http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/12/18/psychology-reveals-the-comforts-of-the-apocalypse/.

don't know if this was posted here when this article was current (2012).. .

although i have left jwism far behind me, i still live with very strong, sometimes almost unbearable, fears of catastrophic events leading to complete societal breakdown..

Mickey mouse

Marking, thanks.

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The December 2013 study WT is up at JW.org

by Mickey mouse in

http://www.jw.org/download/?fileformat=pdf&issue=20131215&output=html&pub=w&langwritten=e.

here's one extract:.

9. why should we be on guard if someone begins to speculate or to speak critically?.

Mickey mouse

http://www.jw.org/download/?fileformat=PDF&issue=20131215&output=html&pub=w&langwritten=E

Here's one extract:

9. Why should we be on guard if someone begins to speculate or to speak critically?

9 We are nearing the outbreak of the great tribulation and the end of this wicked system, so those inspired warnings given in the first century take on greater significance. We definitely do not want to ‘miss the purpose’ of Jehovah’s undeserved kindness and lose out on the promise of everlasting life, be that in heaven or on earth. (2 Cor. 6:1) If ever someone attending our congregation meetings would try to entice us into discussions of personal speculations or critical conversations, we should definitely be on guard.—2 Thess. 3:13-15.

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20131215/avoid-being-shaken-from-reason/

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Members who spam threads with the same post over and over

by Apognophos in

how do you guys feel about someone who gets an idea in his head that we want to hear the same phrase, often a nonsensical one, repeated in a dozen or more threads which may not have anything to do with the phrase in question?

it seems to me that we already have a rule, #5, about this..

Mickey mouse

This is where an ignore button would come in handy.

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Cognizant Dissident says Hi!

by cognizant dissident in

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just thought i'd pop in after a couple of years and say hi to all my old discussion mates if any are still posting on here.. how you all doing?

anything new in jwdland i should know about?.

cheers.

Mickey mouse

Hi cog. You have my favourite username on JWN.

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I have been asked to submit work for next year's open studio exhibit

by nugget in

my husband showed some of my work to artists exhibiting in this years open studio event and i have been asked to submit work for next year.

as soon as the children go back to school i will be busy with the isograph pens.

as a witness i gave up my art studies and my dream of fine art because it was not appropriate for a witness.

Mickey mouse

Wow, you have a real talent.

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Please Share one of your Favourite Quotations

by cofty in

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have you ever come across words that resonate with you?

it doesn't have to be a great gem of wisdom, just something that is meaningful to you.. please share, and if you want to, tell us why it's meaningful to you.. here is something that made me nod when i first read it.... .

"fortunate are those who have learned to see, in the wild things of nature, something to be loved, something to be wondered at, something to be reverenced, for they have found the key to a never-failing source of recreation and refreshment".

Mickey mouse

This too shall pass.

And Gopher's.

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"Whether These Appear Sound From a Strategic or Human Standpoint or Not." - What do YOU think?

by jw07 in

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20131115/seven-shepherds-eight-dukes/.

paragraph 17.

"at that time, the life-saving direction that we receive from jehovahs organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.

Mickey mouse

Jimmy Page said:

I'm almost certain a similar statement was published around 2005-ish and it was related to the Israelites crossing the Red Sea.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/152151/1/Alarming-statement-in-todays-study-article-in-WT

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Movie BLACKFISH Reminds Me of Watchtower Corporation

by OnTheWayOut in

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you can google it to learn more but blackfish is a documentary about killed whales in captivity.

particularly a male named tilicum who wound up killing trainers, the last one in 2010.. i had to bite my tongue when my jw wife said "whad did ya think?".

i answered but wanted to say that seaworld giving the impression that trainers were most highly educated was a lie, telling the public these were isolated instances of trainer error was a lie, and all their actions and area tions made me think of wts.. trainers were typically not marine biologist but just young eager excellent swimmers.

Mickey mouse

Very interesting. Thanks for posting about it OTWO