sandy banks of pine barren creek, north wilcox county in alabama.. when?
saturday, june 12, 2010, sunup to sundown.. what to bring?
fishing pole, pam spray oil, seasoning, loaves of bread, lemonade, insect repellent, matches, jovial disposition.. what not to bring: fishing reels, powerboats, alcoholic beverages, sour disposition.. see you there.. syl.
Nah, just bring a few fish and and loaves of bread and I'm sure Debator or Bane can miraculously multiply them for us all.
Sweet home Alabama is too far away for me, but I will be at my cabin with some friends that day, so I'll be thinking of y'all. Have one for me snowbird!!!
JediMaster
Dang it!!! I'll miss it. I invited some friends up to my cabin. Totally slipped my mind. I actually wanted to make that meeting to see what the general reaction was. Though I'm pretty sure it's already been covered pretty well in this thread. Looking 4ward to see what those who go to the meeting have to say.
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i cannot begin to tell you how grateful i am to you!
you reassured me while i was one of the walking wounded.
you know that line from the movie "shadowlands", when the student says to c.s.
Nice story. Welcome. You'll find peace and support here. Join the fun.
JediMaster.
my experience is in no way remarkeable but i felt like sharing it anyway.
i was raised a jw.
my mom became one the year i was born.
Welcome!! I've had a very similar experience to yours. Still feel stuck and torn between two worlds. Was also able to see first-hand the lack of love and lame excuses for the lack of humility when it comes to admitting we've been wrong in the past and that people sometimes are really just plain evil. That's also one of the reasons I decided to join this post. I needed a place to rant and just talk. Feel free to check my first post or to PM if you wanna talk more. Later
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1. young man and young woman, do give your heart to me.. my foe who now taunts me will then be made to see.. your youth and devotion to me you freely give;.
you show all the world that for me you really live.. (chorus).
2. rejoice and take pleasure in giving me your all,.
Correction: "I sense a plot to destroy the witnesses". Man I'm losing my connection.
sd-7, wouldn't that be fun!!!!
1. young man and young woman, do give your heart to me.. my foe who now taunts me will then be made to see.. your youth and devotion to me you freely give;.
you show all the world that for me you really live.. (chorus).
2. rejoice and take pleasure in giving me your all,.
LOL Sacolton!!! I always disliked that song. And brothers who didn't bother to look up an appropriate song would always use it as a wild card. Heard it for everything from meeting attendance and field service, to give-more-money and Caring for the elderly.
Jedi Master
1. young man and young woman, do give your heart to me.. my foe who now taunts me will then be made to see.. your youth and devotion to me you freely give;.
you show all the world that for me you really live.. (chorus).
2. rejoice and take pleasure in giving me your all,.
sd-7
Yeah, I do have the old songbook. I was actually pretty excited when they released it last year. Then once I went through it and made all the comparisons, boy was I disappointed!!!! Once I had actually examined it I saw the whole "songs were too difficult and outdated doctrine" explanation was not really accurate. The great songs they left out alltogether, the good ones they changed, the bad (boring) ones they carried over. With a few exceptions all the completely new ones are not really that great. Mostly of the new songbook is just plain BLA! Not really my idea of singing to the Creator... The old one at least had some more juice to it. Makes me think back to the Psalms, some are vey long while other are very short. And they talk about nearly everything. I agree with B447, something just doesn't feel right in the last few years, a great disturbance in the force indeed. In the words of Mace Windu: "I sense a plot to kill the Witnesses"...
JediMaster
TTWSYF -
The old Testament does contain numerous examples of wars fought by God's people. The difference, as you yourselft said it, is that they were being fought at God's command, at a time when God was directly dealing with the Israelites. However, no one going to war today can make such a claim. Jesus commended the centurion on his faith, not on his career. And Cornelius' convertion, being a Gentile and a high-ranking member of the army, was to prove that God's salvation was now available to people of all nations and ways of life, not to prove He now backed the Roman army. I will kill and die to defend my family and friends from anything/anyone that might harm them. But not because of political differences between countries. Even when thugs break into the house, usually keeping quiet and cooperating yields better results than trying to retailate. Wars are once again the result of people in power manipulating those they're supposed to protect. I will not follow Mr President off to war any more so than I would follow th GB off a cliff. If they don't see eye to eye, they can settle it personally on the rink.
Jedi Master
1. young man and young woman, do give your heart to me.. my foe who now taunts me will then be made to see.. your youth and devotion to me you freely give;.
you show all the world that for me you really live.. (chorus).
2. rejoice and take pleasure in giving me your all,.
The chorus of this song in Spanish is actually a lot worse. Though at the same time I can't believe they let this one slip through their fingers.
(Chorus)
Me alegraras querido hijo, Si lo mejor de ti me das
You will bring me joy beloved son, If you give me your best
Si me sirves con toda el alma, Prometo amarte sin final
If you serve me whole-souled, I promise to love you endlessly
Even though I'm still somewhat a "believer" (though inactive), this is one of the songs that really jsut doesn't sit well with me. So who determines what's "my best" and whether my service is "wholesouled"??? And SOOOOOOOO conditional. As someone who grew up in a very disfuctional family and was never showed any "real" "unconditional" love, singing this only makes me more depressed.
Jedi Master
That's like asking what the strong points are of a pedophile!
Blondie I beg to differ: Just qualifying the entire Organization as being a Pedophile is not fair. Just as it wouldn't be fair to dub the entire Roman Catholic Church as such just because so many cases have emmerged. There are good people with good qualities in both (and all) religions. That a few nutcase/disturbing individuals pop up here and there.....well..... Let he who is not a little insane cast the first stone.
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