Posts by Quarterback

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In your memory, what was the nicest day you had out in field service?

for me, that happy day was in morro bay, calif. it was the fall, oct 1958 or 9. gorgeous weather.

the sun was shining and the wind was coming off of the ocean.. at that time, morro bay was unassigned territory.. talesin on another thread was talking about a lovely day she had, going with her grandfather, talking with a mr languages.

lol.

Quarterback

I enjoyed many days in the early 70's when I was workin in FS with my wife to be. We had some nice walks in Autumn, in those small Quebec towns. We had great conversations with the simple people from those towns. Perhaps none of them became JW's, but, they were friendly to us. Was it a waste of time? Why do I look back at those days with pleasant thoughts? I often think about those small towns and want to revisit them.

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How stupid were we??

by Crazyguy in

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its unbelievable to me that one verse in the bible blows up the entire jw dogma and its amazing to me that with all this bible reading we jw's did we missed it.

even faders and people who quit for many reasons missed it.

what verse am i talking about it verse 9 of chapter 5 of revelations.

Quarterback

What's this? A new meaning for those two scriptures.

Now, we shall follow you, for now we know that you have the truth.

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some changes need to be made

by venting in

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but im still in and on the fence.

" remember who owns the fence?".

shunning needs to be tempered.

Quarterback

Amen, Venting.

A few other things.....

Women should have the right to wear pants.

Men should have the right to grow a beard

Those with hearing problems should have the right to masterbate, and they should announce that change with a new video, with the guy smiling this time.

Now I'm getting a headache.

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oh cr@p!! its my turn for "an elder called and wants to arrange a shepherding call" thread. Moral support please.

by MissFit in

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is coming and the elder wanted to set up a visit.

it's not like i wasn't warned.

there was a thread that talked about the push to call on inactive ones.. thanks to the heads up here, i knew the motive for the call.. i don't think i even know that eld.

Quarterback

He shouldn't be calling you at work. Calls from your work line should only be used on an emergency basis. That you should definitely tell him to never call you at work again.

I would imagine that if they do schedule a visit, it will be wednesday night. Find something else to do that night, if you don't want to have that visit.

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COBE cannot be 80 or more

by fader77 in

a new letter no longer allows an elder to be cobe if hes 80 or more.

Quarterback

Most of the COBE's in our area are pains in the but. They were all appointed by our last CO who really wanted to stir things up. That CO is now retired, thank god. But, we still have these pains in the but, COBE's. None of the Elders like these appointed guys as well. It really is a lonely job.

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Jehovah's Witnesses "New Donation" Arrangement Update!

by Littleleslie in

please check out this you tube video on the "new donation" arrangement update.

its pretty interesting.. see link below.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsodgtx6d58.

ll.

Quarterback

So help me out here. Is there really an update to the new donation? I'm too tired to watch a long video, but I bet it must be good.

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COBE cannot be 80 or more

by fader77 in

a new letter no longer allows an elder to be cobe if hes 80 or more.

Quarterback

So much for freedom 55

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What do you call a person who . . . ?

by Terry in

what do you call a person who keeps promising to do something for you--but won't get up off their ass and do it?.

what do you call a person who needs money from you all the time and doesn't pay it back?.

what do you call a person who keeps you waiting and waiting and then, they don't show up?.

Quarterback

Blues Brother, and Terry, I don't believe in all of the interpretations of men, or the GB. I don't even believe that I'm smart enough to interpret God to anyone. I just look at this planet, and wonder about how brilliant the Creator was. I think that we may be giving Him a bad rap.

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What do you call a person who . . . ?

by Terry in

what do you call a person who keeps promising to do something for you--but won't get up off their ass and do it?.

what do you call a person who needs money from you all the time and doesn't pay it back?.

what do you call a person who keeps you waiting and waiting and then, they don't show up?.

Quarterback

What do you call someone who created the human race?

What do call someone who allowed the human race to exist and to prove that they are worthy of living on this planet without harming it?

What do you call someone who has the ability to give mankind a gift of living forever, that is something that animal kind doesn't posses, nor do they instintively want to?

What do you call someone who created the many Galaxys, Stars, planets, living organisms etc?

What do you call someone who gets accused for everything bad by some humans, and he still wants to save the human race?

Some call him, Jehovah

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Anyone recall a time when your congregation came to the aid of a Brother or sister in need??

by jam in

i'm not talking about a individual, but a congregation as a whole.. i'm talking about a brother or sister that really hit hard times.. have there ever been an occasion where the brothers (elders).

decided to dip into the kh funds and help one in need????.

example, brother loose his job, get evicted, family of four or.

Quarterback

Most who are generous do not wish to advertise their gifts. That's why it's not visible.

I saw at a grocery store someone who got to the counter with her food, and when it came down to purchase them she reached in her purse and couldn't locate her wallet. She told the clerk to leave the bag of groceries aside and she would return later after she had located her wallet. When she returned and offered to pay for her groceries, the clerk told her that it was already paid by the person who was behind her in the line. That grocery bill was approx $100.00. The purchaser didn't want to be identified.

These acts of kindness are being conducted by many and not just JW's. But, in this case, it was a JW who did this to a stranger.