i once new a elder and family that did not celebrate birthdays of course, but did give the kids gifts for their 'personal anniversary' !
on the day.. so i was wondering if some jw do this little trick at christmas time and give it some name twist as well.. oz.
I once new a elder and family that did not celebrate birthdays of course, BUT did give the kids gifts for their 'personal anniversary' ! On the day.
so i was wondering if some JW do this little trick at christmas time and give it some name twist as well.
Oz
this evening the wife and i went for a walk on the beach, something that never fails to make me feel small and insignificant.
i stand on the edge of this huge island called australia looking out to the curve of the horizon.
this is a small planet, floating in its own blue atmosphere, floating in our tiny galaxie, in its own little solar system, in its slightly larger section of the unmeasurable universe.. we are as tiny, even tinier than a fine grain of sand in the universe, we are, essentialy, nothing.
WOW, WOW and double WOW!
While the WT tells us to admire the creator of all this, they wont let us use our logic to see the truth of how noyhing we are.
thankyou Madgiant for that video link
Oz
for me positives;.
getting married again.
having a lovely baby daughter.
@Leolaia
the noughties
or as i called it, the NAUGHTY"S
oz
one of the benefits of mentally breaking free of jwism is that, if you allow it, at least twice a year you are provided with an external prodding to take stock of your life: your birthday and new year's.
so, what single good habit would you most like to cultivate in the near future?.
also, if you're so inclined, share the good habits that have benefited you most.
well, really, i dont want to change a thing.
I like my good habits of working hard, saving, doing the dishes and loving my wife, being kind, polite and punctual
I like my bad habits of getting tattoos, customs and hotrods, swearing and looking at pretty women
I dont make or need new year resolutions.
I AM FREE
Oz
for me positives;.
getting married again.
having a lovely baby daughter.
Started with divorce and disfellowshipping. Lost wife kids house car and friends. full of judgement.
Ended with new wife, kids doing well, self empoyment, no debt, real friends and love and acceptance
What a ride and worth it all
5/1 1959 wt.
taking pauls illustration of the organization as a human body with its great variety of functions, it can readily be appreciated that the head does not do everything, but it does direct.
it employs the members of the body to do its bidding.
any thoughts on this bit?
I personally dont see where Paul was talking about a human based organization, the members of the body of christ is all the annointed is it not? (or have they changed that?) The governing body would seem to have little interest in the remnant at all. The few men at the top sure dont represent the whole body, in a way they have actually chopped of most of the body (annointed) below the neck by also telling them what to do and think.
never was the sharpest tool in the shed but i think i understand Pauls illustration ok, and i think the WT has twisted it.
Oz
this evening the wife and i went for a walk on the beach, something that never fails to make me feel small and insignificant.
i stand on the edge of this huge island called australia looking out to the curve of the horizon.
this is a small planet, floating in its own blue atmosphere, floating in our tiny galaxie, in its own little solar system, in its slightly larger section of the unmeasurable universe.. we are as tiny, even tinier than a fine grain of sand in the universe, we are, essentialy, nothing.
JAFO. you have a PM
Once upon a time, when the earth was a frozen brick, all the ice melted and here we are.
what nobody can tell us is who caused global warming a million trillion whatever years ago in the first place. Did all the Mamoths fart all at once?
Humans causing global warming has as much truth to it as the JW.
GLOBAL WARMING WOULD NOT EXIST IF THERE WAS NOT MONEY TO BE MADE FROM IT.
my wife told me that at the last meeting, the elders announced that youngsters going to the skateboarding park were no longer to have any privileges in the congregation.
this is to prevent jw youngs to be rounded up if a drug raid was made at the skateboarding park.. also because of individuals requesting that they be friends on facebook that contain bad pictures, that anyone with a facebook account will automatically have their privileges removed.. sounds like the pharasees protecting the people by adding additional traditions upon them.. .
lovely!
i hope its a letter re facebook, coz i just told my son to question why religions or governments try to control their subjects use of the internet.
As, for facebook Jw sites, i have noticed a big slowdown on the discussion pages lately.
oz
5/1 1959 wt.
taking pauls illustration of the organization as a human body with its great variety of functions, it can readily be appreciated that the head does not do everything, but it does direct.
it employs the members of the body to do its bidding.
@Atlantis, good to see a scanned 'hard copy',
thanks
Oz
